Bernie Sanders calls on Silicon Valley to ‘pause AI development’ in interest of humanity
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Senator Bernie Sanders has written to the CEOs of Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic asking them to stop developing AI, arguing that these AI models have become too powerful and unpredictable for companies to control safely. He warned that if the companies do not pause development, the US Senate will create new laws to regulate AI.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/10/bernie-sanders-ai-development-pause-letter
First tracked: August 11, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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