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{"id":27284,"date":"2026-09-24T21:49:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/aoc-nine-other-house-dems-sign-on-to-ai-superintelligence-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T21:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:49:43","slug":"aoc-nine-other-house-dems-sign-on-to-ai-superintelligence-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/aoc-nine-other-house-dems-sign-on-to-ai-superintelligence-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC, nine other House Dems sign on to AI superintelligence ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A group of 10 Democrats has signed on to Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/418214\" data-person-id=\"418214\">Greg Casar<\/a>\u2019s (D-Texas) bill that would ban superintelligence and pause advanced AI development until a vetting regime could be stood up.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/304452\" data-person-id=\"304452\">Alexandria Ocasio Cortez<\/a> (D-N.Y.) and <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/218327\" data-person-id=\"218327\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-Calif.), both of whom are mulling a 2028 presidential run, are cosponsoring the bill, named the <a href=\"https:\/\/legislation.politicopro.com\/bill\/US_119_S_DRAFT34?q=%22Ban+Artificial+Superintelligence+Act%22\" target=\"_blank\">Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna, in a statement, noted that he convened a hearing this week on AI safety cooperation between the U.S. and China as ranking member of the House China Select Committee with AI experts who underscored the need for a verifiable pause on superintelligence.<\/p>\n<p>AI superintelligence is an as-yet hypothetical form of the advanced technology that surpasses humans\u2019 cognitive capabilities, but exactly when AI crosses the threshold into superintelligence remains contested. The bill would subject violators to a 20-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The support from prominent progressives in the Democratic caucus comes as the party is navigating how they would approach AI regulation should they retake control of one or both chambers in November.<\/p>\n<p>Other cosponsors include Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/574892\" data-person-id=\"574892\">Analilia Mejia<\/a> of New Jersey, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/478829\" data-person-id=\"478829\">Yassamin Ansari<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/513356\" data-person-id=\"513356\">Adelita Grijalva<\/a> of Arizona, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/194048\" data-person-id=\"194048\">Val Hoyle<\/a> of Oregon, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/51495\" data-person-id=\"51495\">Stephen Lynch<\/a> of Massachusetts, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/304652\" data-person-id=\"304652\">Chuy Garc\u00eda<\/a> of Illinois, <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/410426\" data-person-id=\"410426\">Chris Deluzio<\/a> of Pennsylvania and <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/51659\" data-person-id=\"51659\">Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez<\/a> of New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe absolutely have to slow down and regulate the advancement of dangerous AI technologies that have the potential to spiral out-of-control and threaten humanity,\u201d Ansari said.<\/p>\n<p>To Lynch, a string of recent AI-led cyberbreaches has \u201cshown us that the advanced forms of this are out of control,\u201d he said in an interview. \u201cWe haven\u2019t really solved that control problem yet, nor have we got the alignment problem right yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casar\u2019s bill, introduced this week with Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/directory.politicopro.com\/member\/51605\" data-person-id=\"51605\">Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-Vt.), is among the most stringent AI regulations proposed by either party.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than focusing on bans as Casar and his progressive allies have done, centrist Democrats are looking to legislative proposals they say can address the technology\u2019s risks without stifling innovation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of 10 Democrats has signed on to Rep. 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