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THE DAILY BRIEF
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
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■ TOP STORY
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar introduced legislation on September 23 that would permanently ban the development and use of artificial superintelligence and establish a new federal AI agency. The bill represents the first major legislative effort to restrict advanced AI capabilities at the federal level.
► WHY IT MATTERS: This marks a pivotal shift from AI regulation frameworks focused on oversight to ones proposing outright capability bans, signaling Congress is moving beyond safety guidelines.
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According to the Wall Street Journal, some of Anthropic's longest-serving employees are reportedly considering purchasing land in remote U.S. locations as a refuge in case AI poses catastrophic risks. The report traces connections to the Effective Altruism movement and Bay Area networks focused on AI safety risks.
► When the people building advanced AI believe enough in worst-case scenarios to physically prepare for them, it exposes gaps between public safety messaging and internal risk assessments.
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Apple weighs what to do next with its headset.
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The Information: Sources: Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic plan to launch an AI safety standards body without government oversight in late 2026 or 2027, and are considering CEOs —…
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Financial Times: Mentions of open models in latest US earnings calls surged 6x YoY, with open models hitting 56% of Vercel tokens in August and 40% of AT&T's AI workloads — US…
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