PauseAI
FormationMay 2023; 1 year ago (2023-05)
FounderJoep Meindertsma
Founded atUtrecht, Netherlands
TypeAdvocacy group, Nonprofit
PurposeMitigating the existential risk from artificial general intelligence and other risks of advanced artificial intelligence
Region
International
Websitepauseai.info

PauseAI is a global political movement founded in the Netherlands with the stated aim of achieving global coordination to stop the development of artificial intelligence systems more powerful than GPT-4, at least until it is known how to build them safely, and keep them under democratic control.[1] The movement was established in Utrecht in May 2023 by software entrepreneur Joep Meindertsma.[2]

Citing the alignment problem, PauseAI is concerned about the existential risk from artificial general intelligence.[3][4] Another focus is catastrophic risks from misuse of future, more powerful systems.[2]

Its first public action was to protest in front of Microsoft's Brussels lobbying office in May 2023 during an event on artificial intelligence.[5] In November of the same year, they protested outside the inaugural AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park.[6]

Proposal

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PauseAI's stated goal is to “implement a pause on the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4”. Their website lists some proposed steps to achieve this goal:[1]

  • Set up an international AI safety agency, similar to the IAEA.
  • Only allow training of general AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 if their safety can be guaranteed.
  • Only allow deployment of models after no dangerous capabilities are present.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PauseAI Proposal". PauseAI. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  2. ^ a b Meaker, Morgan. "Meet the AI Protest Group Campaigning Against Human Extinction". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ^ "The existential risk of superintelligent AI". PauseAI. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ "Could AI lead us to extinction? This activist group believes so". Euronews. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  5. ^ "The rag-tag group trying to pause AI in Brussels". Politico. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "What happens in Bletchley, stays in…". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
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