Bernie Sanders Wants to 'Pause AI Development NOW': Dwarkesh Patel Asks 'Pause to Do What?'

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for an immediate pause on advanced artificial intelligence development and a permanent ban on superintelligence, but AI podcaster Dwarkesh Patel has challenged the idea, arguing that stopping development now could actually increase the risk of an AI takeover. The exchange came after Sanders cited Patel's description of AI agents in an X post calling for an immediate ...