Stuart Russell OBE, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley; Director, Center for Human-Compatible AI
“Keep the Future Human makes three very simple points. First, creating artificial intelligence is suicidal. Second, we’re doing it because we think it will yield enormous benefits. Third, we can get those enormous benefits without creating artificial general intelligence. So let’s not. This essay is critical and urgent reading.”
Keep The Future Human by Anthony Aguirre
We must not build AI to replace humans.
Humanity is on the brink of developing artificial general intelligence that exceeds our own. It’s time to close the gates on AGI and superintelligence… before we lose control of our future. A new essay by Anthony Aguirre
The benefits of AI without unacceptable risks
We cannot prevent AI systems from being built and used – and we shouldn’t, because they can offer tremendous benefit. But systems that combine high levels of intelligence, generality, and autonomy are highly risky, and must not be built until we can guarantee they are secure.
Keep The Future Human explains why AGI poses unique risks, and defines the type of systems we should build to enhance our society, economy and wellbeing – ‘Tool AI’.
Four essential measures for a human future
Keep The Future Human proposes four essential, practical measures to prevent uncontrolled AGI and superintelligence from being built, all politically feasible and possible with today’s technology – but only if we act decisively today.
Compute oversight
- Standardized tracking and verification of AI computational power usage
Compute caps
- Hard limits on computational power for AI systems, enforced through law and hardware
Enhanced liability
- Strict legal responsibility for developers of highly autonomous, general, and capable AI
Tiered safety and security standards
- Comprehensive requirements that scale with system capability and risk
