Lend your voice in shaping a future where transformative AI is only created if it can be done so safely and fairly, in service of all sentient beings.
The Need
The Response
We need a supranational organization capable of effectively mitigating extinction risks from AI and fairly distributing its economic benefits to all. A "United Nations" for AI governance.
Nations ought to voluntarily opt in, as they did with the original United Nations. But unlike the United Nations, this new organization must operate very differently.
This organization should do three things:
Develop the Global AI Safety Treaty that regulates research and development of AI systems.
Manage the enforcement of this treaty.
Manage the fair distribution of the economic value that these AI systems generate.
To be effective, this organization must operate at a speed and scope commensurate with the technology it aims to govern. It must be proactive, not reactive.
It must also operate openly, in conjunction with all signatories and alongside extensive public and expert review.
It cannot be "politics as usual" with endless talk and limited action. Humanity's very existence is at stake, which means we all must transcend "normal" politicking.
The Commitment
"We need a supranational organization capable of effectively mitigating extinction risks from AI and fairly distributing its economic benefits to all. I agree to adhere to this future organization's proposed safety standards for AI research and development. I also agree to adhere to its proposed system for the fair distribution of AI-derived economic value."
If you agree to this statement, please add your signature. Note you may withdraw your support at any time by emailing us.
When we reach 5,000 signatures from citizens of a particular nation, we will reach out to its leadership to encourage them to make the same commitment you have. Our aim is 1,000,000 signatures, from people in as many nations as possible.
Your support is crucial in overcoming the inertia of the past and moving quickly enough to prevent the plausible extinction of humanity. We may only have months or years left. We simply do not know.