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
Four essential measures for a human future
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


