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# Ansari: day-one Democratic agenda should be an AI pause and a superintelligence ban

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari), X, 2026-11-04.
Source: https://x.com/RepYassAnsari/status/2118054336077127797

## Why it matters

5.9M-view call by a House Democrat, the day after the midterms, for a pause on advanced AI and a ban on superintelligence.

## Summary

5.9M-view call by a House Democrat, the day after the midterms, for a pause on advanced AI and a ban on superintelligence.

## Archived text

> Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out of control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence.

Archived 2026-11-06 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 17,949,739 views, 21,730 likes, 2,938 reposts, 22,790 replies (at fetch time)

## Cited in

- 2026-11-04: [Rep. Yassamin Ansari](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-04-ansari-day-one-superintelligence-ban-pause/)