U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5493: Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
A bill to establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 23, 2026:
A BILL To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds that leading experts and industry leaders have warned about catastrophic consequences from unchecked artificial intelligence development and deployment, including the following: (1) Geoffrey Hinton, considered to be the godfather of artificial intelligence, stated that he believes there is a 10 to 20 percent chance [for artificial intelligence] to wipe us out . (2) Dario Amodei, the Chief Executive Officer of Anthropic, said that modern artificial intelligence research could outrun our ability to understand and control these systems, and so must be pursued very carefully, if at all . (3) Elon Musk, the head of xAI, said there was only a 20 percent chance of annihilation when discussing the potential risks of superintelligence and that it is unlikely that humans are still in control in 10 years. (4) Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, said that we could lose control of the future to AI . (5) Mustafa Suleyman, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Artificial Intelligence, said that superintelligence should be considered an anti-goal because it doesn't feel like a positive vision of the …
Sponsors
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is SB5493?
- SB5493 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026.
- What does SB5493 do?
- In its own words: To establish the Department of Artificial Intelligence and to provide for the regulation of advanced artificial intelligence systems, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of SB5493?
- In committee as of September 23, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (September 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5493?
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT).
- Where is the official record for SB5493?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5493
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