Michigan Senate candidate calls for pause on AI development
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- Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate, called for a pause on frontier AI development.
- He labeled artificial intelligence an 'existential threat' and advocated for a ban on artificial superintelligence.
- El-Sayed's platform includes support for an AI kill switch, aligning with Sen. Bernie Sanders's recent legislative efforts.
- He is the first Democrat in a battleground Senate race to publicly call for a pause on AI development.
- The announcement comes amid a tight race with former Rep. Mike Rogers.
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First reported by The New York Times El-Sayed, Releasing His Platform on A.I., Calls It an ‘Existential Crisis’
The Hill El-Sayed labels AI ‘existential threat’
Washington Examiner El Sayed calls for AI kill switch in move following Sanders’s footsteps