Australians Join Global Call for AI Superintelligence Ban
Australian AI safety activists and academics have signed an open letter demanding a ban on superintelligent AI systems until they can be developed safely.
- Over 800 people have signed the letter, including Geoffrey Hinton, Steve Wozniak, and Yoshua Bengio.
- The letter was published by the Future of Life Institute, a US not-for-profit working to reduce extreme risks from transformation technologies.
- In 2023, the AI safety group called for a moratorium on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.
The letter demands a ban on superintelligent AI systems until there is broad consensus they can be developed safely.
Author's summary: Australians join global call to ban superintelligent AI systems.
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InnovationAus.com — 2025-10-22