David Sacks (@DavidSacks) says if Bernie Sanders' superintelligence ban passed tomorrow, AI development would stop. "If Bernie's bill passed tomorrow, everything would stop because the way he defines artificial superintelligence in his bill, you could argue we've already hit those thresholds." "It's basically just saying that models at a certain capability level, and I think it's arguable whether we've already reached it or not. And so it's a very loose definition." "And then on top of that, he's got 20-year prison sentences for developers who violate the law. So no one's going to want to take the chance." - David Sacks, White House AI and crypto czar, on the All-In Podcast. Uploaded September 26, 2026. Sanders' bill (S.5493, introduced September 23) pauses AI trained above a compute threshold and bans systems with listed precursor traits. Its 20-year maximum applies to reckless violations by policymaking staff or rogue actors.