Holly ⏸️ Elmore

@ilex-ulmus.bsky.social

Dedicated to the protection and thriving of sentient beings. PhD in evo bio.🔸 Executive Director of @pauseaius.bsky.social. Opinions not necessarily those of the org.

I’m the founder and Executive Director of PauseAI US. Many donors are surprised by how much we have accomplished on our lean budget! With your donation, you could make a big difference to us and the AI Safety advocacy work we are pioneering. Donate below👇

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The WWI weapons and military arms race took war from an arena for masculine virtues to a tragedy no one wanted to be in. We're approaching a similar realization about tech with the AI arms race-- when you're playing with something powerful enough, it stops being a game.

In my latest for Foom, where I'm trying to provide free, high-quality, independent reporting on AI safety, I wanted to interview someone who could help me understand the challenging internal dynamics of the community. This was @ilex-ulmus.bsky.social. www.foommagazine.org/the-moral-cr...

The moral critic of the AI industry—a Q&A with Holly Elmore

An interview with Holly Elmore, a leading proponent of a non-technical solution to the existential risks of AI technology.

foommagazine.org

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PauseAI US ⏸️@pauseaius.bsky.social · last yr.

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🚨NEW YORKERS: Tell Governor Hochul to sign the RAISE Act 🚨 NY’s RAISE Act, which would require the largest AI developers to have a safety plan, just passed the legislature. Call Governor Hochul at 1-518-474-8390 to tell her to sign the RAISE Act into law.

Bluesky seems so much nicer than Twitter, but I had wondered if that’s just because I’m a small account here. Pretty sure the size of my account had nothing to do with twitter showing nothing about the No Kings protest, though…

Please call your Senators and tell them not to pass the AI preemption provision smuggled into the budget reconciliation bill! This provision would prevent state legislatures from regulating dangerous AI with no indication that Congress will provide that regulation instead.

PauseAI US ⏸️@pauseaius.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 We need YOUR help to stop a dangerous AI bill from passing the Senate. 🚨 tl;dr: Contact your Senators to tell them you oppose AI preemption, and ask them to raise a point of order that preempting state AI regulation violates the Byrd Rule. Take these 3 steps TODAY👇 1/

Being involved in AI Safety has been my first real brush w misogyny. The boys think AI is their domain. It feels too much like what I imagine would happen if I DEI’d my way onto the football team. I’m not trying to take your game. You’ve actually been playing w real life.

Please call your Senators and tell them not to pass the AI preemption provision smuggled into the budget reconciliation bill! This provision would prevent state legislatures from regulating dangerous AI with no indication that Congress will provide that regulation instead.

PauseAI US ⏸️@pauseaius.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 We need YOUR help to stop a dangerous AI bill from passing the Senate. 🚨 tl;dr: Contact your Senators to tell them you oppose AI preemption, and ask them to raise a point of order that preempting state AI regulation violates the Byrd Rule. Take these 3 steps TODAY👇 1/

🚨 We need YOUR help to stop a dangerous AI bill from passing the Senate. 🚨 tl;dr: Contact your Senators to tell them you oppose AI preemption, and ask them to raise a point of order that preempting state AI regulation violates the Byrd Rule. Take these 3 steps TODAY👇 1/

It’s been a wild other-side-of-clouds moment to see how some people react to my broadcast messages (i.e. YouTube comments). It’s an unintentional window directly into their souls and what is important to them about themselves.