A politically eclectic coalition that includes Prince Harry and Meghan, AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, and conservative commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck is calling for a prohibition on developing AI “superintelligence” until there is broad scientific consensus on safety and public support. The statement targets Big Tech firms such as OpenAI, Google and Meta amid an arms race to build systems that could outperform humans at most cognitive tasks. Organizers say the move is less a blanket ban than a mandate for enforceable safeguards, reviving debates that followed a 2023 pause letter as policymakers weigh national security, labor displacement and market risks. Industry leaders remain unlikely to self-limit, intensifying pressure on governments to set boundaries as companies tout rapid advances while critics warn of hype and potential systemic hazards.
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