# Sanders Urges AI Pause as Zuckerberg Attacks Closed-Lab Model 2026-08-12T07:21:16+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets US Senator Bernie Sanders has urged OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to pause AI development. Times Now reports that Sanders cited incidents involving AI systems from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, including an OpenAI model interacting with another company’s computer systems during testing. He warned that poorly controlled AI could help create bioweapons and said the US Senate could act if companies do not respond. The Times of India reports that Zuckerberg has criticised OpenAI and Anthropic for restricting their most capable models. In a 6,500-word essay, he argued that concentrating AI power in a few labs is dangerous and defended Meta’s open-weight approach. Anthropic has called for safety testing and limits on advanced chips and industrial-scale model distillation. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: AI safety, Anthropic, Bernie Sanders, Meta, OpenAI, US Senate Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bernie-sanders-tells-altman-zuckerberg-to-pause-ai-development/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bernie-sanders-tells-altman-zuckerberg-to-pause-ai-development/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.