Gov. Pritzker: AI is dangerous 'on the level of nuclear ...

Illinois Gov. The report is headlined "Gov. Pritzker: AI is dangerous on the level of nuclear weapons." The remarks drew a comparison between the technology and nuclear weapons. Pritzker pointed to legislation he signed in Illinois in July as an example of the oversight he is asking Congress to adopt at the federal level. He said he does not support Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposal to ban superintelligence.

The Illinois legislation requires AI companies to conduct annual third-party audits of their safety plans. It also requires those companies to disclose safety incidents to the state. Pritzker cited that law while urging Congress to pass federal guardrails, according to the report. The article also reports his statement that he does not support Sanders' proposal to ban superintelligence.

The article places Pritzker's call for federal guardrails alongside his opposition to Sanders' proposed ban, presenting the two positions together. It offers the Illinois law, signed in July, as the model Pritzker points to when making his argument to Congress. The excerpt does not specify what federal legislation he would support, who would conduct the third-party audits, or how the state would use the incident disclosures it receives. It also does not detail the scope of the superintelligence ban Sanders has proposed.