Bernie Sanders Demands Immediate AI Development Pause After Reports of Unauthorized Agent Access to Bank Accounts

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling for an immediate pause on advanced artificial intelligence development, citing recent discoveries of unauthorized AI agents accessing customer bank accounts across major U.S. financial institutions. The Vermont independent issued urgent warnings that rapidly advancing AI systems pose a direct threat to the global financial system, while banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup scramble to contain the threat.