"The letter cites recent polling from FLI, which was cofounded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Max Tegmark, showing that only five percent of Americans are in favor of the rapid and unregulated development of advanced AI tools, while more than 73 percent support "robust" regulatory action on AI. Around 64 percent, meanwhile, said they felt that until superintelligence - or an AI model that surpasses human-level intelligence - could be proven to be safe or controllable, it shouldn't be built."
"Signatories include prominent tech and business figures like Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak and Virgin founder Richard Branson; influential right-wing media voices like "War Room" host Steve Bannon and talk radio host Glenn Beck, as well as left-leaning entertainers like Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex; Mike Mullen, the retired US Navy Admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under former presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama;"
Hundreds of public figures, including AI pioneers, religious, media, and tech leaders, signed a call for a prohibition on developing AI superintelligence. The prohibition should remain until broad scientific consensus exists that superintelligence can be developed safely and controllably, and until there is strong public buy-in. Polling from the Future of Life Institute indicates five percent of Americans favor rapid unregulated AI development, more than 73 percent support robust regulation, and about 64 percent oppose building superintelligence until proven safe or controllable. Signatories span tech founders, media personalities, entertainers, military leaders, religious advisors, and leading AI researchers.
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