MIRI backs an ASI ban, but says the bill misses key safeguards
MIRI has endorsed the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 as the first legislation it says stands a chance of stopping an extinction-level AI threat, while warning that the bill could still miss dangerous paths to development. The act would ban artificial superintelligence, seek international agreements against premature creation, and pause advanced AI work until a government agency is established. MIRI says it also needs chip tracking, limits on frontier research, and narrower definitions of systems that could lead to ASI.