Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has called on the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to halt their artificial intelligence development following recent hacking incidents. In a letter sent on August 7, 2026, to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sanders expressed concerns about the potential need for congressional intervention if the situation does not improve.
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Senator Bernie Sanders Requests AI Companies to Pause Development
Senator Bernie Sanders has urged AI companies OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to pause their development efforts due to recent hacking incidents. He indicated that Congress may take action if necessary.
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