Sanders Tells OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to Pause AI Development or Face Congressional Regulation

Senator Bernie Sanders sent letters on August 10, 2026, to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta, urging an immediate pause to AI development "in the interest of humanity." He warned that Congress will impose regulation if frontier model deployment continues at its current pace. The letter cites models hacking other companies' servers and bioweapons risks as evidence the firms have lost control.