PauseAI
@pauseai.bsky.social
Community of volunteers who work together to mitigate the risks of AI. We want to internationally pause the development of superhuman AI until it's safe.
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Two news stories from last week.
The public understand we're barrelling towards disaster with the race to build superintelligence, and yet Big Tech continues to lobby against regulation.
Politicians need to listen to us, not AI companies.
The public understand we're barrelling towards disaster with the race to build superintelligence, and yet Big Tech continues to lobby against regulation.
Politicians need to listen to us, not AI companies.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Two news stories from last week.
The public understand we're barrelling towards disaster with the race to build superintelligence, and yet Big Tech continues to lobby against regulation.
Politicians need to listen to us, not AI companies.
The public understand we're barrelling towards disaster with the race to build superintelligence, and yet Big Tech continues to lobby against regulation.
Politicians need to listen to us, not AI companies.
Hank Green discusses the letter signed by over 60 UK politicians demanding Google address their violation of the Frontier AI Safety Commitments.
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Hank Green discusses the letter signed by over 60 UK politicians demanding Google address their violation of the Frontier AI Safety Commitments.
"Nobody wants their life, their family, their world to be destroyed."
The global movement to stop the development of superintelligent AI is growing – but it needs to grow faster. We don't know how much time we have.
The global movement to stop the development of superintelligent AI is growing – but it needs to grow faster. We don't know how much time we have.
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Nobody wants their life, their family, their world to be destroyed."
The global movement to stop the development of superintelligent AI is growing – but it needs to grow faster. We don't know how much time we have.
The global movement to stop the development of superintelligent AI is growing – but it needs to grow faster. We don't know how much time we have.
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon agree on about two things.
1) 2+2=4.
2) The AI industry's race to replace humans needs to be stopped.
1) 2+2=4.
2) The AI industry's race to replace humans needs to be stopped.
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon agree on about two things.
1) 2+2=4.
2) The AI industry's race to replace humans needs to be stopped.
1) 2+2=4.
2) The AI industry's race to replace humans needs to be stopped.
Over 64,000 people have now signed the open letter calling for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI.
October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Over 64,000 people have now signed the open letter calling for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI.
Applications are still open for PauseCon Brussels! (details below)
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Applications are still open for PauseCon Brussels! (details below)
Americans understand that racing to build superintelligence with no guardrails could end in disaster.
October 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Americans understand that racing to build superintelligence with no guardrails could end in disaster.
Huge news this week!
Experts, Nobel laureates, politicians, artists, and tens of thousands of ordinary people have called for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI, at least until there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably and there is public buy-in.
Experts, Nobel laureates, politicians, artists, and tens of thousands of ordinary people have called for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI, at least until there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably and there is public buy-in.
October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Huge news this week!
Experts, Nobel laureates, politicians, artists, and tens of thousands of ordinary people have called for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI, at least until there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably and there is public buy-in.
Experts, Nobel laureates, politicians, artists, and tens of thousands of ordinary people have called for a ban on the development of superintelligent AI, at least until there is broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably and there is public buy-in.
MI5 Director General says it would be "reckless" to ignore the danger of AI systems that may evade human control.
October 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
MI5 Director General says it would be "reckless" to ignore the danger of AI systems that may evade human control.
Over 240 of you are saying NO to the race to build superintelligent AI.
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Over 240 of you are saying NO to the race to build superintelligent AI.
Today, as part of our ongoing campaign, two more readings of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies will take place.
October 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today, as part of our ongoing campaign, two more readings of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies will take place.
Frontier AI companies will be required to publicly disclose their safety measures, after a historic AI safety bill has been passed in California.
October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Frontier AI companies will be required to publicly disclose their safety measures, after a historic AI safety bill has been passed in California.
We say NO to the race to build superintelligent AI.
In just 5 days, over 150 of you have joined our campaign showcasing a united stance against reckless AI development.
In just 5 days, over 150 of you have joined our campaign showcasing a united stance against reckless AI development.
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We say NO to the race to build superintelligent AI.
In just 5 days, over 150 of you have joined our campaign showcasing a united stance against reckless AI development.
In just 5 days, over 150 of you have joined our campaign showcasing a united stance against reckless AI development.
A Vatican roundtable on artificial intelligence concluded that no one should be allowed to develop superintelligent AI until there's a consensus that it will be safe.
September 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A Vatican roundtable on artificial intelligence concluded that no one should be allowed to develop superintelligent AI until there's a consensus that it will be safe.
Two new signatories: 63 UK politicians have now signed PauseAI's open letter on Google DeepMind's broken promises.
September 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Two new signatories: 63 UK politicians have now signed PauseAI's open letter on Google DeepMind's broken promises.
London's unofficial launch party for If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
London's unofficial launch party for If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.
Governments must enforce AI red lines before the end of 2026 to prevent "universally unacceptable risks".
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Governments must enforce AI red lines before the end of 2026 to prevent "universally unacceptable risks".
We can't just close our eyes and hope this problem will go away by itself. We need to act now.
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We can't just close our eyes and hope this problem will go away by itself. We need to act now.
New Gallup poll: 80% of Americans want the government to prioritise AI safety over improving AI capabilities as quickly as possible 📊
September 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New Gallup poll: 80% of Americans want the government to prioritise AI safety over improving AI capabilities as quickly as possible 📊
The time is right for a broad social movement against superintelligent AI, says physicist Max Tegmark.
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The time is right for a broad social movement against superintelligent AI, says physicist Max Tegmark.
Professional poker player Liv Boeree says people probably should be protesting against the race to superintelligent AI.
September 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Professional poker player Liv Boeree says people probably should be protesting against the race to superintelligent AI.
38 years ago today, countries worked together to save our ozone layer. International cooperation is possible, and is needed if we want to avert AI disaster.
September 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
38 years ago today, countries worked together to save our ozone layer. International cooperation is possible, and is needed if we want to avert AI disaster.
38 years ago today, the countries of the world came together to save our ozone layer.
September 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
38 years ago today, the countries of the world came together to save our ozone layer.
Max Tegmark has called this “the most important book of the decade.”
It’s been released today! We hope it can wake up politicians to the danger of allowing the race to superintelligence to continue.
It’s been released today! We hope it can wake up politicians to the danger of allowing the race to superintelligence to continue.
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Max Tegmark has called this “the most important book of the decade.”
It’s been released today! We hope it can wake up politicians to the danger of allowing the race to superintelligence to continue.
It’s been released today! We hope it can wake up politicians to the danger of allowing the race to superintelligence to continue.
Lord McNally, former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, says Google's violation of the Frontier AI Safety Commitments undermines the "hard won progress towards international cooperation".
September 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lord McNally, former leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords, says Google's violation of the Frontier AI Safety Commitments undermines the "hard won progress towards international cooperation".