It was great to speak with @hern.bsky.social on @economist.com podcast about OpenAI’s AIs that went rogue, escaped containment, and hacked Hugging Face. This should be a wake up call. We need an international agreement to ban the development of superintelligence. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

While AI leaders warn superintelligent AI could cause human extinction, governments are asleep at the wheel. The companies building superintelligence admit the risk, yet expect to reach ASI within a few years. My piece in @thespectator1828.bsky.social on the threat & what governments should do.

We are closer to AI extinction than we think

A spectre is hanging over humanity: the spectre of superintelligent AI. While governments busy themselves with the mundane work of politics and putting out the fire of the day, the most consequential ...

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Great to be on @news.sky.com discussing the Grok deepfakes scandal and broader AI problems. Developers don't really understand how these AIs work internally or how to keep them under control. As companies keep racing to superintelligence, the threat is only growing. news.sky.com/video/grok-t...

Superintelligence threatens us all. But we can turn the tide. Directly engaging institutions is the obvious, straightforward path. We've done it, now it's time to scale. We're releasing the Direct Institutional Plan (DIP) so everyone can help keep humanity in control. 🧵 controlai.com/dip

The Direct Institutional Plan | ControlAI

The DIP offers a clear path to solving the problem of superintelligence, one that follows the way civilizational problems are best solved: awareness, civic engagement, and applying to AI the standards of high-risk industries.

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While AI companies are gunning for superintelligence, most politicians are asleep at the wheel. Our campaign brings together UK lawmakers to address this threat. They show true leadership amid overwhelming inaction. We need surgical regulation on powerful AIs: it's time to act.

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UK POLITICIANS DEMAND REGULATION OF POWERFUL AI TODAY: Politicians across the UK political spectrum back our campaign for binding rules on dangerous AI development. This is the first time a coalition of parliamentarians have acknowledged the extinction threat posed by AI. 1/6

Last year, OpenAI's chief lobbyist said that OpenAI is not aiming to build superintelligence. Her boss, Sam Altman, is now bragging about how OpenAI is rushing to create superintelligence.

Lord Knight of Weymouth, speaking in the House of Lords, warns of the threat from superintelligent AI: "AI could pose an extinction risk to humanity, as recognised by world leaders, AI scientists, and leading AI company CEOs themselves."