Yassamin Ansari
US representative, Arizona
Worried, this week
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What they've said
- Wednesday, Nov 4Week 45
The day after the Democratic midterm sweep, the Arizona congresswoman posted
Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out of control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence.
Ansari is a cosponsor of the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act that Greg Casar and Bernie Sanders introduced in September, which would pause development of the most advanced systems until a federal regulator sets safety rules. Her post set out the bill's terms as the first order of business for the new Democratic House. Elon Musk shared it with the line
It's a Brave New World
, and Greg Casar endorsed it the next day.Details and sources
Cryptopolitan reports she first called for a superintelligence ban and an immediate pause at a September 9 press conference, and in mid-October posted that failing to regulate AI is
X, Tom's Hardware via Yahoo, CNBCa complete betrayal of the American people
; neither was re-checked here. Musk's reply is known only from news reports and is not included as his own entry, since it takes no clear position.