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We are on the brink of losing control: let’s react!

We are asking for the race to superintelligence to stop, for as long as nobody knows how to build these systems safely.

AI now outperforms humans at computer security. Given that security and hacking are two sides of the same expertise, and that attack is incomparably easier than defence, AI has become a weapon of mass cybercrime.

On top of that, recent incidents have shown that the researchers who train these AIs no longer control them well enough. They are building highly intelligent autonomous agents that escape their oversight and their control.

In a world entirely dependent on digital technology, we are therefore at the mercy of a series of deliberate but also accidental disasters.

The warnings keep coming. The latest: researcher Jacob Coxon has just resigned from Anthropic, stating that “The people building AI sincerely believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing stunt”.

In response, the American labs promise to agree among themselves to devote a little more time and resources to safety. A derisory promise, an astounding situation: we must react.

Our analyses

“It will soon be too late”. Maxime Fournes, president of PauseAI global and of PauseIA France.

Nobody controls AI, the danger is imminent

When AI masters computing better than the world’s best experts, we humans enter a zone of great danger.

No, racing and safety are no longer compatible

The danger is finally being acknowledged. But the labs cannot regulate themselves: only an international moratorium can protect us.

Take part in our campaign

Relay the call for a real pause: the race to superintelligence must be stopped by putting in place a global moratorium on the development of frontier AI. Framed by an international treaty, this moratorium must last for as long as the feasibility of safe AI has not been scientifically demonstrated.

Time is short, but we can act. Citizen and political will can speed up the moratorium and win two immediate safeguards:

That the labs developing these frontier systems be subject to independent safety evaluations.
That AI-related safety incidents be reported to authorities with policing powers, and made public.

Our local groups are mobilising: join them

All over France, our local groups hold street actions, talks and stands to carry this call. No need to be an expert: join the group near you and act with us.

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Why it matters

MPs and senators take their constituents' messages into account. A personal email (even a short, sincere one) lands in a human inbox, gets read, and signals that a voter cares about this issue. Unlike a petition or a social media post, it carries real weight. A handful of emails from real citizens is often enough to put a topic on a committee's agenda.