Bloomington city council bars superintelligent AI

The Bloomington City Council unanimously passed an ordinance barring the distribution and deployment of superintelligent AI in the city by any person or corporation, defining it as AI that outperforms humans at nearly all mental tasks and can act autonomously. The ordinance serves as an interim public safety measure that allows the city to seek civil penalties, injunctive relief and referral to the county prosecutor, and would expire 91 days after Indiana establishes a safety framework. In the same nearly five-hour meeting, the council also voted against removing Historic Preservation Commission advisory member Reynard Cross, passed seven Unified Development Ordinance amendments, and approved up to $6,868,664 in general obligation bonds 5-2.