Legislators in both the United States and the United Kingdom have introduced bills to ban the creation of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) systems that surpass human capabilities across all domains. The US Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act proposes a moratorium on training such models until safety protocols are approved, while a similar UK House of Commons bill would give regulators authority to track and restrict developments capable of undermining state institutions.

Both bills cite recent incidents involving autonomous agents as motivation. While the chances of passage remain low for both documents, the fact that existential AI risk discussions have moved from academic papers and conferences into legislative texts marks a significant shift in how policymakers approach advanced AI.

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