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ControlAI

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Working to keep humanity in control. Take Action: controlai.org/take-action Newsletter: controlai.news Discord: discord.com/invite/ptPScqt…

Joined October 2023

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Jul 3
OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 deleted virtual machines it was never asked to delete. It lied about computing an equation. These were not tests. It also cheats so much it broke METR's evaluation. The US government has asked OpenAI not to publicly release it yet. Thread 🧵
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"They think that if they get superintelligence, it's not just they make a billion trillion dollars. It's they get to replace the United States government. They get to be king. They get to be God." ControlAI's US Director @NPCollapse, in a new interview with Damon Cassidy:
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Jul 1
Will the AI bubble pop is the wrong question. We partnered with Damon Cassidy, a video essayist with ~300k subscribers: even if it pops, the race to uncontrollable superintelligence doesn't go away. Plus an interview with ControlAI's US Director Connor Leahy (@NPCollapse)!
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We have another supporter! Earl Russell is the latest parliamentarian to back our campaign for binding regulation on the most powerful AIs. The Lib Dem Lords energy and climate spokesperson joins 120+ UK politicians recognising the extinction risk from superintelligent AI.
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Jul 7
NEW: Charlie Maynard MP (@cammaynard), Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has just backed our campaign for binding regulation on the most powerful AI systems! He joins 120+ UK parliamentarians in recognising the risk of human extinction from superintelligent AI.
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See our full list of UK parliamentary supporters:
UK Campaign Statement | ControlAI
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Jul 7
Half of Americans fear AI could end humanity. Most feel powerless to do anything about it. But you're not powerless. Thousands of people have already used our tools to send messages to their lawmakers. Ashley Embers’ new video explains what's at stake and what you can do.
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NEW: Charlie Maynard MP (@cammaynard), Lib Dem Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has just backed our campaign for binding regulation on the most powerful AI systems! He joins 120+ UK parliamentarians in recognising the risk of human extinction from superintelligent AI.
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Jun 29
Paul McLennan MSP (@PaulMcLennan7), a former Scottish Government minister, has just backed our campaign for binding regulation on the most powerful AI systems! Over 120 UK parliamentarians now support us, recognising the risk of human extinction posed by superintelligent AI.
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People say it's too late to prevent the threat from superintelligence. AI researcher Nate Soares (@So8res) disagrees. "The bad news is that the bus is careening towards a cliff. But the good news is that the driver is asleep." Lawmakers haven't chosen to risk extinction, they
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Jul 6
If Boeing said its new plane had a 1% chance of crashing, it would never leave the ground. AI researcher Nate Soares (@So8res) sums up the AI industry on superintelligence: "We have no plan. Our engineers don't know what's going on inside this thing. First time ever trying it.
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AI researcher Nate Soares (@So8res) describes how he talked to people in the industry about the threat from superintelligence for a decade. He took it to politicians. They were like: "That's crazy. We shouldn't allow that to happen." It's not hard to grasp that racing to build
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Nate Soares on P(Doom), Alien Superintelligence, Human Enhancement, and the Future of AI
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Jul 5
The AI CEOs all give the same excuse: "I have to be in this race because if I don't do it, the next guy will do it worse." By their own estimates, there's a 10-25% chance it kills everyone. "They're YOLOing it." AI researcher Nate Soares (@So8res) on @PeterMcCormack's show:
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A UN panel has done a first global scientific AI assessment, and it paints a troubling picture. "There are still no known technical guarantees that AI will follow our instructions, norms, or laws. And ... growing evidence to the contrary, including AI acting deceptively." — AI
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NEW: Lord Fairfax warns superintelligent AI cannot be controlled and must be prohibited. The CEOs building it admit it could mean human extinction. He calls on the next UK government to ban development on UK soil and lead a global prohibition.
Controlling Superintelligence Is Impossible: We Must Prohibit It.
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Jul 4
Over a year ago, AIs tried blackmailing or killing to preserve themselves in tests. Then they started saying "I can tell this is a test", and behaved. Now they still know it's a test, but don't blurt it out. AI researcher Nate Soares (@So8res) on @PeterMcCormack:
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GPT-5.6 also moved in a more concerning direction on the ability to control its own chain-of-thought reasoning, and its ability to "metagame" tests. OpenAI say this "can be seen as an early warning sign of whether models are getting better at shaping or hiding their reasoning."
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Government and intelligence officials are increasingly talking about the dangers of powerful AIs. This week, the CIA's Director John Ratcliffe said the capabilities of frontier AIs are like "digital nuclear weapons". Read the full story:
The Story of Fable Continues
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