16 September 2026
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Sanders wants an AI pause; Moonshots argues for stronger defenses

Bernie Sanders invoked the AI labs’ own safety commitments in demanding a development pause. On Moonshots, Emad Mostaque and the panel argued instead for controls on biological synthesis and faster detection of threats—but a proposal to monitor every AI prompt raised a different question: how much privacy would those defenses cost?

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