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Inside the secret meeting that led to the AI political resistance

Future of Life Institute

The Pro-Human AI Declaration

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AI's Political Resistance Rises

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New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Pro-Human Principles on AI

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Asi Transition Beneficial For Humanity

Elon Musk

Rishi Sunak

Kamala Harris

Bill Gates

Andrew Ng

Yoshua Bengio

Fei-Fei Li

Demis Hassabis

Melanie Mitchell

Sam Altman

Dario Amodei

Geoffrey Hinton

Yann LeCun

Gary Marcus

Max Tegmark

Connor Leahy

Eliezer Yudkowsky

Jaan Tallinn

Marc Andreessen

Eric Schmidt

Norbert Wiener

Arthur Clarke

Irving John Good

Claude Shannon

Hans Moravec

John Smart

There's a "wall of fear-mongering and doomerism" in the AI world right now.

"Worrying about AI today is like worrying about overpopulation on Mars."

Concerns that AI could pose a threat to humanity is "preposterously ridiculous."

Claiming AI poses an existential threat is "such an extreme" and risks "wip[ing] out some of its potential benefits."

"I'm more concerned about... the risks that are here and now [than the existential threat of AI]."

Current AI is "not anywhere close" to posing an existential threat but it could in the future.

AI is the "biggest existential threat" to humanity.

AGI's worst-case scenario would be "lights-out for all of us."

Powerful AI systems "taking control" pose an "existential threat."

AI has a "10 to 25 per cent" chance of destroying humanity.

"The most likely result of building a superhumanly smart AI... is that literally everyone on Earth will die."

Does AI Pose an Existential Threat to Humanity?

Stuart Russell

Shane Legg

Society is more likely to get "cat-level" or "dog-level" AI years before human-level AI.

"[W]e will eventually reach AGI... and quite possibly before the end of this century."

"Superhuman AIs" will be achieved "between a few years and a couple of decades."

"Digital intelligence" could overtake us within "5 to 20 years."

We may achieve "something like AGI or AGI-like in the next decade."

"[W]e could get to real AGI in the next decade."

"Human-level" AI could occur in "two or three years."

"I'd be surprised if we don't have AGI by [2029]."

Will AI Surpass Human Intelligence, and When?

Chuck Schumer

Brad Smith

Nestor Maslej

Ruth Porat

Ylli Bajraktari

Bruegel

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

Brandon J. Weichert

Clement Delangue

Zhou Hongyi

Joseph Tsai

Huey-Meei Chang

Craig S. Smith

Jeffrey Ding

Ray Perrault

Susana Martinez

Niall Ferguson

Larry Elliot

Marcel Munch

Pavel Durov

John Rush

"I think, today, [China is] probably two years behind the top [AI] models [from the US]."

"Where China sits [in AI], I think, is very far behind the US."

"The United States is in a strong position to win the essential [AI] race with China."

"China will dominate AI."

"The combination with China's self-made chips + AI infrastructure stack will put China ahead of the US."

China would "undoubtedly come out on top [in the US-China AI race]."

"[I]t seems like the United States is really far ahead [when it comes to generative AI]."

"China will lead the world in AI development."

In 2025, "China will start to lead the AI race (as a consequence of leading the open-source AI race)."

Will China Surpass the US in AI?

Alex Kantrowitz

Trishla Ostwal

William Savitt

Marc Toberoff

Colin Rusch

Brian Roemmele

Austen Allred

Kelsey Piper

"The company is not for sale. It's another one of his tactics to try to mess with us."

"So my very basic read is Elon's offer isn't serious."

"Musk and his legal team's insistence that the offer is real should keep it in the headlines for a while, but I’m still skeptical of their story."

"We don't expect any meaningful discussions to develop."

"Elon's offer to purchase the OpenAI nonprofit for $97.4billion isn't going to happen."

"It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was. We will make sure that happens."

Will Elon Musk Buy OpenAI?

The Future of Life Institute released the Pro-Human AI Declaration on Wednesday, a document with five guidelines emphasizing that AI development must prioritize humanity. The Declaration focuses on preventing power concentration, safeguarding children, families and communities, and preserving human agency and liberty.

The Future of Life Institute released the Pro-Human AI Declaration on Wednesday, a document with five guidelines emphasizing that AI development must prioritize humanity. The Declaration focuses on preventing power concentration, safeguarding children, families and communities, and preserving human agency and liberty.

In early January, approximately 90 political, community and thought leaders gathered at a New Orleans Marriott for a confidential conference on artificial intelligence. Attendees included church leaders, conservative academics, labor union representatives, progressive strategists and commentators.

In early January, approximately 90 political, community and thought leaders gathered at a New Orleans Marriott for a confidential conference on artificial intelligence. Attendees included church leaders, conservative academics, labor union representatives, progressive strategists and commentators.

The Declaration's signatories include major unions such as the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the Screen Writers Guild, religious organizations like the G20 Interfaith Forum Association, and individuals ranging from Ralph Nader to Glenn Beck and Steve Bannon.

The Declaration's signatories include major unions such as the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers and the Screen Writers Guild, religious organizations like the G20 Interfaith Forum Association, and individuals ranging from Ralph Nader to Glenn Beck and Steve Bannon.

Max Tegmark, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and an MIT professor, invited participants to the meeting. Industry representatives, particularly those at the level of Sam Altman and Elon Musk, were deliberately excluded from the conference.

Max Tegmark, co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and an MIT professor, invited participants to the meeting. Industry representatives, particularly those at the level of Sam Altman and Elon Musk, were deliberately excluded from the conference.

A February poll conducted with Tavern Research found that 69% of respondents supported the principle that AI must not create monopolies or concentrate control. The most endorsed principle, that humans must retain control of AI and prevent harm to children, families and communities, achieved 80% support.

A February poll conducted with Tavern Research found that 69% of respondents supported the principle that AI must not create monopolies or concentrate control. The most endorsed principle, that humans must retain control of AI and prevent harm to children, families and communities, achieved 80% support.

The Declaration states that AI systems must not be granted legal personhood and that development of superintelligence should be prohibited until there is broad scientific consensus it can be done safely. Companies must not exploit children or undermine their wellbeing with AI interactions.

The Declaration states that AI systems must not be granted legal personhood and that development of superintelligence should be prohibited until there is broad scientific consensus it can be done safely. Companies must not exploit children or undermine their wellbeing with AI interactions.

Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Leaders Across Spectrum

Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Leaders Across Spectrum

The Controversies

Andreessen

Ng

LeCun

Mitchell

Li

Bengio

Musk

Altman

Hinton

Amodei

Yudkowsky

LeCun

Marcus

Bengio

Hinton

Hassabis

Altman

Amodei

Musk

Tsai

Ding

Smith

Rush

Munch

Hongyi

Maslej

Martinez

Delangue

Altman

Allred

Kantrowitz

Rusch

Piper

Toberoff

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Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Leaders Across Spectrum

Pro-Human AI Declaration Unites Leaders Across Spectrum

The Controversies

Andreessen

Ng

LeCun

Mitchell

Li

Bengio

Musk

Altman

Hinton

Amodei

Yudkowsky

LeCun

Marcus

Bengio

Hinton

Hassabis

Altman

Amodei

Musk

Tsai

Ding

Smith

Rush

Munch

Hongyi

Maslej

Martinez

Delangue

Altman

Allred

Kantrowitz

Rusch

Piper

Toberoff

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