Sanders Urges Trump and Xi to Sign Treaty Pausing Advanced AI Development

US Senator Bernie Sanders has urged President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign a treaty that would pause the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems.

The call was made during a speech in Washington on Tuesday, according to wire reports. Sanders framed the proposal as a direct appeal to the leaders of the world's two largest economies, whose rivalry has increasingly extended into the race to build ever more capable AI.

The senator's remarks add a legislative voice to a growing international debate over how quickly advanced AI should be developed and whether governments can agree on common guardrails. A pause treaty between Washington and Beijing would mark a significant step in that direction, though no formal proposal or negotiation was announced.

Sanders did not offer further details on the scope or timeline of the proposed pause in the available account of his speech. Neither the White House nor the Chinese government has publicly responded to the call.