Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon joined forces at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., on the 15th local time, warning that unregulated artificial intelligence development could threaten humanity. Hosted by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute, the event brought together political figures from opposite ends of the US spectrum and featured labor and religious leaders, including AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler and National Association of Evangelicals president Walter Kim. Sanders said AI could eliminate tens of millions of jobs, destroy entire industries and escape human control. He plans to introduce legislation next week that would ban development and deployment of superintelligent AI, pause advanced AI development, and give a new federal regulatory agency authority to establish safety rules and model review systems. Bannon endorsed Sanders' risk assessment but favored executive action over legislation and called for cutting China off from the AI ecosystem. The pair also criticized major AI companies for publicly supporting regulation while spending money to oppose stronger safeguards. Their position conflicts with President Trump's characterization of AI-risk concerns as a HOAX and conspiracy theory. Polling cited at the event showed broad bipartisan support for a new federal AI regulator and government safety testing. Republican lawmakers remain divided over a moratorium, safeguards and China's access to advanced US chips. Concerns are also widening inside the industry, as Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned over fears AI could kill humanity within a decade, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned of damaging AI-agent attacks on the internet within 6 to 12 months. The political dispute over development speed and control is expected to intensify as AI development accelerates.