Sanders warns of AI disaster and calls for nationwide pause on development: Report

Sanders Calls on A.I. Companies to Pause Development to ‘Avoid Disaster’

Senator Bernie Sanders warned that corporations have already lost control of technology that could cause “potentially cataclysmic results” for millions of people.

Aug 10, 2026

Exclusive: Sanders calls for AI development pause

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging leading AI CEOs to pause AI development, warning that lawmakers will step in if no action is taken. Why it matters: Sanders is upping the ante on the AI industry ahead of the elections, building on his progressive playbook that is shaping how some candidates message around the issue. What they're saying: "Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: In the interest of humanity, stand by your words. Pause AI development. It is not too late to avoid disaster. St

Aug 10, 2026

Sanders warns of AI disaster and calls for nationwide pause on development: Report

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) penned a letter to CEOs of artificial intelligence companies and called for a nationwide pause on development, cautioning that Congress will take action tech leaders won’t. In a letter addressed to OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sanders urged tech giants to “stop building machines that humans […]

Aug 10, 2026