Top AI Scientists Just Called For Ban On Superintelligence

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The world’s top AI experts are calling for a global ban on superintelligent AI. This is obviously a good idea and I really don’t understand how anyone can oppose it.

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Sources:
FLI: Statement on Superintelligence - https://superintelligence-statement.org/

NPR: Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' - https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content

NBC News: Elon Musk's AI chatbot churns out antisemitic posts days after update - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/elon-musk-grok-antisemitic-posts-x-rcna217634

BBC: AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go

Time: AI Is Scheming, and Stopping It Won’t Be Easy, OpenAI Study Finds - https://time.com/7318618/openai-google-gemini-anthropic-claude-scheming/

FLI: Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter - https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/

FLI: Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial Artificial Intelligence: An Open Letter - https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/ai-open-letter/

CAIS: Statement on AI Risk - https://aistatement.com/