Business Leaders Call for Ban on AI Superintelligence
Hundreds of prominent business leaders, including Virgin Group's Richard Branson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, have signed a statement urging a halt to the development of AI superintelligence. The signatories warn of existential risks, citing potential human economic obsolescence and disempowerment.
The movement has garnered support from over 850 individuals, including AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton. Their concerns center on superintelligence—an advanced FORM of AI capable of surpassing human cognitive abilities—which they argue could lead to catastrophic outcomes for humanity.
Meta Platforms has already branded its AI division "Meta Superintelligence Labs," while startups like xAI and OpenAI race to develop more sophisticated large language models. The statement underscores the urgency of addressing these risks before unchecked advancement reaches a point of no return.
