What people think about the risks from AI

We could find that we have handed the most dangerous knowledge on earth to the people most determined to use it, with the safety switches turned off. “There is a second front that deserves the same attention. The United States leads the world in the most advanced frontier models, and those models are largely closed, proprietary, and expensive. China has taken the opposite path. Chinese labs are releasing open-weight models that anyone can download for free, that run at a fraction of the cost, and that are now good enough for most of what an ordinary developer or business needs to do. Here is what concerns me. When the cheap, capable, easy option for an AI model is Chinese, the rest of the world will build on it. Developers and companies in the United States, in Europe, in South America, in Asia, and across Africa are making that choice right now. If we do nothing, Chinese models become the default foundation of the global digital economy, carrying embedded censorship, uncertain security, and capabilities distilled from our own laboratories with the safety guardrails stripped out. We cannot let the world grow dependent on Chinese AI the way it grew dependent on other Chinese technologies we are now scrambling to address. The United States needs a serious strategy to ensure capable American models, especially open-weight models that developers, companies, and governments can deploy and adapt, are a real alternative.” Finally, I want to name the issues practitioners care about, because getting them right is how we secure the country.

U.S. Representative from Tennessee and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection · June 4, 2026 · Prepared opening statement for the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing, “The AI Security Landscape”

… held roundtables, hearings, and briefings with the leading AI laboratories and cyber companies in the country, and we have opened a joint investigation with the Select Committee on China into the proliferation of Chinese AI models. “On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Secretaries of the Treasury, Homeland Security, and War to develop a classified benchmarking process for advanced AI cyber capabilities and to design a voluntary framework for early government access to covered frontier models. The President is right to act. These models are already reshaping the threat landscape, and the federal government cannot be the last to understand what they can do. I want to be clear that this Subcommittee intends to watch closely how CISA carries out its responsibilities under that framework. CISA has statutory authorities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, operates the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and serves as the lead civilian agency for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. How CISA fulfills its role under this order, especially in translating early model access into practical guidance and vulnerability remediation for critical infrastructure operators, will be a central oversight question for this Subcommittee in the months ahead.” To understand why that matters, consider what these models can now do. Until recently, finding a serious unknown flaw in widely used software took skilled researchers months of painstaking work.

U.S. Representative from Tennessee and Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection · June 4, 2026 · Prepared opening statement for the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection hearing, “The AI Security Landscape”

Big Tech companies are fighting regulation because they want to maximize their profits by addicting our kids to their technology, no matter the cost. “Our bill forces these greedy AI companies to take responsibility and implement common sense protections to keep kids from accessing these dangerous chatbots and holds those companies criminally accountable when their product pushes minors to self-harm.” “In their race to the bottom, AI companies are pushing treacherous chatbots at kids and looking away when their products cause sexual abuse, or coerce them into self-harm or suicide.

United States Senator for Connecticut · Published October 28, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Murphy, Blumenthal, Hawley, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Bill Protecting Children From AI Chatbots

Murphy acknowledged the potential benefits of this transformational technology: “It will likely turn out to be one of the most socially and economically disruptive technologies ever. It's probably going to be bigger than the printing press or advanced medicine or the internet. And there's also no doubt that it has enormous practical upsides. Medical advances will come more quickly. Production will be cheaper. Administration will become more efficient. Complex societal problems will be solved more easily.” But Murphy warned the Trump administration is downplaying the potential risks of unregulated AI technology, evidenced by a speech given earlier this year by Vice President J.D. Vance: “The current U.S.

United States Senator for Connecticut · June 19, 2025 · The Future of US-Europe Relations, Paris Institute of Political Studies

“People across the nation — including myself — have become increasingly concerned with AI companies’ failure to protect children who interact with their chatbots. “We need policies governing emerging AI technology that put consumer protection — especially when it comes to our most vulnerable consumers — front and center. I thank Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan for introducing this legislation, a much needed first step to ensure that our children are not treated as test subjects as AI innovation moves quickly.” "Our children deserve a future where technology isn’t designed to exploit their vulnerabilities for profit," said Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda).

Attorney General of California · September 12, 2025 · State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

… may be possible to see the emergence of fully autonomous corporations that are run by AI systems themselves, which would exacerbate all of the above issues, while also posing many novel governance challenges. Staring into the black hole: “Given all of this, I think there’s a ~60% chance we see automated AI R&D (where a frontier model is able to autonomously train a successor version of itself) by the end of 2028. Based on the above analysis, you might ask why I don’t expect this in 2027? The answer is that I think AI research contains some requirement for creativity and heterodox insights to move forward - so far, AI systems haven’t yet displayed this in a transformative and major way (though some of the results on accelerating math research are suggestive of this). If you had to push me for a 2027 probability, I’d say 30%. If we don’t see it by the end of 2028, then I think we will have revealed some fundamental deficiency within the current technological paradigm and it’ll require human invention to move things forward.” have written this essay in an attempt to coldly and analytically wrestle with something that for decades has seemed like a science fiction ghost story.

Anthropic co-founder and Head of Public Benefit · Published May 4, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Import AI 455

Jack Clark signed “Pacing the Frontier,” which asked the U.S. government to support an international effort to build tools for slowing automated AI development when needed.

Co-Founder and Head of Public Benefit, Anthropic · Date not established · Pacing the Frontier

Jack Clark was listed as a signer of “We Must Act Now,” which called for guardrails and institutions to steer powerful AI toward complementing people and benefiting society.

Date not established · We Must Act Now

What has happened in the intervening years to move you personally away from arguments that are of this illiberal or authoritarian category? Was it just that the situation didn’t play out how you thought it would, or did you change? Jack: “I think that the older you get you learn how distributed and emergent the world is, and how in many senses the world is more antifragile than people think. I think when you’re younger, at least my experience being younger, you think that there must be many pivotal acts that can happen in the world. But it’s quite difficult to do pivotal acts in the world. The world’s a very complex system, and pivotal acts in the name of safety or in the name of violence do get done but rarely. They’re very hard to do. And it’s more that by building some system of interlocking stacks of different interventions on safety, you end up in a world that captures this dynamic ecosystem of AI agents and also has some amount of safety.” Where I feel most confused, though, is how you scale this into the future.

Anthropic co-founder · May 20, 2026 · Fireside chat following the 2026 Cosmos HAI Lab Lecture, University of Oxford

… think about the connection between, say, the role of a central agency that will be on point for certain things, as well as the obligations that, frankly, will be part of the work of many agencies and, indeed, our courts as well. “And let's do one other thing, as well--maybe it's one of the most important things we need to do so that we ensure that the threats that many people worry about remain part of science fiction and don't become a new reality. Let's keep AI under the control of people. It needs to be safe. And to do that, as we've encouraged, there need to be safety breaks, especially for any AI application or system that controls critical infrastructure. If a company wants to use AI to, say, control the electrical grid, or all of the self-driving cars on our roads, or the water supply, we need to learn from so many other technologies that do great things but also can go wrong. We need a safety break. Just like we have a circuit breaker in every building and home in this country to stop the flow of electricity if that's needed.” Then I would say let's keep one third goal in mind, as well. This is the one where I would suggest you maybe consider doing a bit more to add to the framework. Let's remember the promise that this offers.

Vice Chair and President, Microsoft Corporation · September 12, 2023 · U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law

And like previous general purpose technologies, AI will displace some jobs, even as it creates others and changes many of the ways we currently work. “But it takes time for technology to diffuse across an economy and around the world. There are some who look at the power of AI and predict its massive diffusion in just a few years. It’s always possible that this time will be different, but the world has never previously seen technology diffusion at that pace. The reason is not grounded in technology. It’s people.” As Professors Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor have written, “diffusion is limited by the speed of human, organizational, and institutional change.”

Vice Chair & President, Microsoft · Published June 10, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Person-authored Microsoft essay

They will literally send you a vial of the 1980 virus that caused that flu. And now they shouldn't send to you . They should do a background check and so on, but the capability is there and it's much easier. “And so, we want to make sure that generative AI is not going to allow terrorist groups and nonstate actors to know how to make viruses much easier.” 4 Second bucket is the AI that's not going to destroy the world but can kill you individually. So, when your cell phone malfunctions, it's not going 50 miles per hour.

Member, U.S. House of Representatives · September 14, 2023 · Frontier AI regulation: Preparing for the future beyond ChatGPT

Ted Lieu signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which says reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

Congressman, US House of Representatives · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

There's precedents for this. There was AI commission on the military side that made recommendations, a number of which were adopted. So, this is on the civilian side. And there are some reasons why I think this would make sense. “First of all, if you were to say, "Hey, let's regulate AI next week," I don't even know if we would be able to define what that is. So, I think we need to get more understanding from experts and also have some time pass so that we actually see, do all 67 harms predict from AI in fact happen. Maybe none of them do. Or maybe it's three harms and one really huge harm we haven't even thought of.” And then another reason is, it's going to be fully transparent.

Member, U.S. House of Representatives · September 14, 2023 · Frontier AI regulation: Preparing for the future beyond ChatGPT

Frank Wilczek coauthored “Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI,” which said creating AI could be the biggest event in human history but also the last unless people learn how to avoid the risks.

a physics professor at the MIT and a 2004 Nobel laureate for his work on the strong nuclear force. · Date not established · Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI

Robyn Williams: Thought experiment; if Stephen Hawking were here still, and he asked you to sign a letter with him about AI and its dangers, would you? Frank Wilczek: “Well, if I wrote the letter, which is what happened the first time around, though it got edited. Well, it depends what it says. It's a nuanced question. To me, I don't think we should be too frightened and hide under our desks like in fallout shelters because the AIs are out to get us. But I do think there are real issues, they're addressable issues, and I think if they're attended to, AI will be very beneficial.” Robyn Williams: As long as they don't go to war. Frank Wilczek: Well, one of the essential things is that we pay special attention to military uses of AI.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist affiliated with Arizona State University · Published August 5, 2023 · date of remarks not established · The Science Show, ABC Radio National

Your opponent, [Sen. Markey], has been vocal about data center harms, but he has stopped short of endorsing a moratorium. Where do you stand: Should Congress pause data center construction? SM: “Pretending that AI is not going to happen is an incredibly backwards way to look at the world. AI is here. You all know that; it’s the reality of the future and America should lead in AI. That doesn’t mean that we should give free reign to the AI companies. I think there should be tight restrictions on what they’re able to do in our communities. And we can’t have data centers coming in and just raising everybody’s electricity bills and taking everybody’s water and everything else. But to basically cede leadership on AI to China would be incredibly dangerous to the United States of America, and that’s what we would be doing if we just prevented any data centers from being built here. We don’t need authoritarian regimes running AI.” TD: Massachusetts is being threatened by [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] activity. How are you preparing to lead the state in an adverse situation?

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and candidate for the U.S. Senate · March 1, 2026 · Original interview with The Tufts Daily

The bill was previously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in May 2024. “In America, public input should play a crucial role in shaping federal policy,” said Rep. Higgins. “As AI and other technologies advance, it is important that we preserve the integrity of constituent interactions. This legislation will ensure that Americans’ voices are not drowned out by automated content generated by bad actors.”

U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd District · Published July 16, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Official congressional press release

Watch that committee clip here. “Congress is behind in putting left and right limits on the use of AI, and the first place to start should be at the Pentagon,” said Senator Slotkin. “My bill ensures a human is involved when deadly autonomous weapons are fired, AI cannot be used to spy on the American people, and that a human is on the switch to launch nuclear weapons. AI is going to shape the future of America’s national security, and we must win the AI race against China. But to do that, we need action that puts limits on AI in the Department of Defense. This is just common sense. ”The AI Guardrails Act codifies common-sense rules in the following areas: The launch of lethal strikes using autonomous weapon systems. Human responsibility is at the core of military command and control.

U.S. Senator from Michigan · March 17, 2026 · Official Senate office press release

I really want to hear how the people affected feel about it.” “America should lead the world in artificial intelligence, not regulate ourselves into falling behind China through a patchwork of fifty different state laws,” said Congresswoman Houchin. “That approach would make it harder for American companies to innovate and compete while doing little to improve consumer protections.

U.S. Representative for Indiana's 9th Congressional District · Published June 4, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Official congressional co-release of the Great American AI Act discussion draft

Bill Gates signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which said reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

Gates Ventures · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

That’s a scary thought, but we have history to guide us. Although the world’s nuclear nonproliferation regime has its faults, it has prevented the all-out nuclear war that my generation was so afraid of when we were growing up. “Governments should consider creating a global body for AI similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency.” AI will take away people’s jobs. In the next few years, the main impact of AI on work will be to help people do their jobs more efficiently.

Gates Ventures · Published July 11, 2023 · date of remarks not established · The risks of AI are real but manageable

I’ll have more to say in the future about the benefits of AI, but in this post, I want to acknowledge the concerns I hear and read most often, many of which I share, and explain how I think about them. “One thing that’s clear from everything that has been written so far about the risks of AI—and a lot has been written—is that no one has all the answers. Another thing that’s clear to me is that the future of AI is not as grim as some people think or as rosy as others think. The risks are real, but I am optimistic that they can be managed. As I go through each concern, I’ll return to a few themes:” - Many of the problems caused by AI have a historical precedent. For example, it will have a big impact on education, but so did handheld calculators a few decades ago and, more recently, allowing computers in the classroom.

Gates Ventures · Published July 11, 2023 · date of remarks not established · The risks of AI are real but manageable

This leads me to believe that large scale digital computation is probably far better at acquiring knowledge than biological computation and may soon be much more intelligent than us. “The fact that digital intelligences are immortal and did not evolve should make them less susceptible to religion and wars, but if a digital super-intelligence ever wanted to take control it is unlikely that we could stop it, so the most urgent research question in AI is how to ensure that they never want to take control.”

University of Toronto · Date not established · Lecture abstract hosted by the MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2023 'Statement on AI Extinction Risk,' which said reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

Emeritus Professor of Computer Science, University of Toronto · May 30, 2023 · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2024 'IDAIS Beijing Statement,' which proposed international red lines for AI development to reduce catastrophic and existential risks from misuse and loss of control.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science · March 11, 2024 · IDAIS Beijing Statement

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2017 'Open Letter to the UN CCW,' which urged countries to prevent an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons, protect civilians from their misuse, and avoid their destabilizing effects.

founder of DNNResearch Inc, Canada. · August 20, 2017 · 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW

Geoffrey Hinton was listed as a member of the working group that drafted the 2025 'Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence,' which called for AI to remain under human control and for binding international red lines and oversight.

September 12, 2025 · Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2025 'IDAIS Shanghai Statement,' which called for safety requirements for frontier AI developers, globally agreed behavioral red lines, and research on AI systems that are safe by design.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science · July 25, 2025 · IDAIS Shanghai Statement

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2024 'IDAIS Venice Statement,' which called for treating AI safety as a global public good and building international systems for emergency preparedness, safety assurance, and independent verification.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Computer Science · September 8, 2024 · IDAIS Venice Statement

Geoffrey Hinton signed the 2015 statement 'Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI,' which called for expanded research to ensure increasingly capable AI systems are robust, beneficial, and do what people want them to do.

University of Toronto and Google Inc. · January 11, 2015 · Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI

The Sectoral AI Governance Act would allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require safeguards, such as testing rental screening tools for discriminatory patterns before they are used. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: “Federal laws shouldn’t become optional just because technology is new. AI is already helping make life-altering decisions for millions of Americans – whether they get a loan, a job, or health care coverage – but too often, it’s operating in a gray area. My Sectoral AI Governance Act gives federal agencies clearer authority to write and enforce rules when AI is used to break existing federal laws. We can’t let the American people’s rights and protections become meaningless the moment a company outsources a decision to an algorithm and my bill is part of the solution.” Owen J. Daniels, Associate Director of Analysis and Andrew W. Marshall Fellow at CSET, said: “Frameworks for responsible AI deployment do not need to be entirely built from scratch, as our research at CSET has outlined in detail.

U.S. Representative for California's 51st Congressional District · Published June 3, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Official House office press release announcing the Sectoral AI Governance Act

Scientists are profoundly religious in their commitment to ideologies that guide how they engage in this age of intelligence. “There are risks that require moral leaders to demand our political leaders protect us. We want AI to give us new tools to improve the world, maximizing the potential of this technology, but we want those tools always under human control.” At the same time, these religious warnings mustn’t devolve into “the world is flat” pronouncements.

President of JDA Worldwide and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council for Faith in Action · Published April 15, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Deseret Magazine

Johnnie Moore was listed as a signer of the “Pro-Human AI Declaration,” which called for human control over AI and independent safety standards.

President, The Congress of Christian Leaders · Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

There are risks that require moral leaders to demand our political leaders protect us. We want AI to give us new tools to improve the world, maximizing the potential of this technology, but we want those tools always under human control. “At the same time, these religious warnings mustn’t devolve into “the world is flat” pronouncements. No, they would provide a guiding hand, and sometimes a gut check, to those who are leading us into this profound new period of human history.” Simply put: Corporate boards and universities need to find faith again, for their own good, before the age of intelligence leaves us all to contend with whatever it has decided to create for us based upon how we designed it.

President of JDA Worldwide and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council for Faith in Action · Published April 15, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Deseret Magazine

Emad Mostaque signed the “Statement on AI Extinction Risk,” which says reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

CEO, Stability AI · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

Pausing AI should be this major policy on the table, if not now, then soon or sometime. Do you think that would be a valuable international treaty to have? Emad 1:36:48 “I think it would be. I think it’s probably too late, to be honest. And I think it just won’t work from my geopolitical hat. I used to be a geopolitical advisor to multiple governments. The race is on. Everyone knows this is the big thing. No one’s gonna do it.” Liron 1:37:04 I agree. When you and I put on our geopolitical hats, we say pausing sure is hard, especially because you get so much benefit from not pausing. I agree. Geopolitical consensus here, okay?

Founder and CEO of Intelligent Internet · Published April 21, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Doom Debates

Here we go. Emad 00:09:34 P(Doom). P(Doom). What’s your P(Doom)? What’s your P(Doom)? What’s your P(Doom)? Liron 00:09:40 And Emad Mostaque, remind us, what is your P(Doom)? Emad 00:09:44 “My P(Doom) is fifty percent.” Liron 00:09:46 Okay. Can you unpack that for us? Emad 00:09:48 I think that artificial intelligence as we see it is the most capable technology we’ve ever built, and maybe the final technology we build. The outcomes are just very binary.

Founder and CEO of Intelligent Internet · Published April 21, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Doom Debates

Max Tegmark co-authored “Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI,” an article saying AI could bring enormous benefits or become humanity’s worst mistake unless its risks are avoided.

physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the author of 'Our Mathematical Universe' · May 1, 2014 · Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI

Max Tegmark was listed as one of the 18 people who drafted the “Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence,” which says AI must remain under human control and calls for limits on superintelligence until it is broadly judged safe and controllable.

September 12, 2025 · Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence

Max Tegmark signed the “IDAIS London Statement,” which calls on governments and AI developers to prevent AI-enabled cyberattacks and biological attacks.

Professor, Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President and Co-founder Future of Life Institute · Date not established · IDAIS London Statement

Max Tegmark signed the “IDAIS Oxford/Ditchley Statement,” which calls for international coordination, independent safety checks, shutdown rules, and more research to keep advanced AI under human control.

Professor, Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President and Co-founder Future of Life Institute · Date not established · IDAIS Oxford/Ditchley Statement

Max Tegmark signed the “IDAIS Shanghai Statement,” which calls for independent safety checks, enforceable limits on AI behavior, and research to keep advanced AI under human control.

Professor, Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) President and Co-founder Future of Life Institute · Date not established · IDAIS Shanghai Statement

Max Tegmark was listed as an individual endorser of the “Pro-Human AI Declaration,” which says people must remain in control of AI and calls for limits and oversight to keep AI serving humanity.

Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

Max Tegmark signed the “National AI Reliability and Control Initiative” letter, which asked Congress to fund $2 billion in research to make military AI trustworthy.

Co-founder, Future of Life Institute · Date not established · National AI Reliability and Control Initiative

Max Tegmark signed “Urging an International AI Treaty,” which calls on governments to negotiate a treaty limiting advanced AI capabilities and establishing international oversight.

Professor, Future of Life Institute, MIT Center for Brains, Minds & Machines · Date not established · Urging an International AI Treaty

Max Tegmark signed “Foresight in AI Regulation,” which urges the European Commission to regulate high-risk AI and account for how more capable systems may affect people’s rights and safety.

MIT, Professor of Physics, co-founder of Future of Life Institute and Foundational Questions Institute · Date not established · Foresight in AI Regulation

Max Tegmark was listed as a signer of “We Must Act Now,” a statement calling for incentives, guardrails, and institutions to steer powerful AI toward complementing people and benefiting society.

Date not established · We Must Act Now

Bruce Westerman: Yeah, probably Eric Schmidt, who was the CEO of Google, he's written a book called Genesis. I went to a presentation that he did, it was very eye-opening. I've been to a lot of briefings on AI. “The thought is that if we lose on the battle to AI, then everything we've got can be undermined: our financial systems, our defense systems. It's that big of a deal, who gets to AI first.” st. But AI uses energy in ways that we've never dreamed of energy usage. And on top of that, as we have more economic expansion, it takes energy to do all the things we've been using energy for in the past.

U.S. Representative and Chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources · April 9, 2025 · Power Map — Unleashing America's Natural Resources with Bruce Westerman

This bipartisan legislation would guarantee common-sense testing and oversight of the most advanced AI systems, so Congress and the American people can be better informed about potential risks,” said Senator Hawley. “AI companies have rushed to market with products that are unsafe for the public and often lack basic due diligence and testing. Our legislation would ensure that a federal entity is on the lookout, scrutinizing these AI models for threats to infrastructure, labor markets, and civil liberties—conducting vital research and providing the public with the information necessary to benefit from AI promises, while avoiding many of its pitfalls,” The Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act would: - Establish an “Advanced Artificial Intelligence Evaluation Program” within the DOE to evaluate advanced AI systems and collect data on the likelihood of

U.S. Senator · September 29, 2025 · Official joint bill announcement for the Artificial Intelligence Risk Evaluation Act of 2025

As advances in AI move at a breathtaking speed, consumers need assurances that their data and intellectual property will be safeguarded. Blumenthal’s bill provides serious safeguards and accountabilities for bad actors who use AI. “AI has tremendous promise but also huge pitfalls. The dangers need to be addressed, because if not, the promise will be outdone by the pitfalls. And so, we are working on a bipartisan basis in the Congress to develop standards and approaches, remedies and rights, that will give people control over their data and protect privacy and creation of new works,” Blumenthal further highlighted the need for his legislation bolstering safeguards against the harmful misuse of AI on Twitter/X. “AI has promise but also huge pitfalls.

U.S. Senator for Connecticut · Published August 8, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Official Senate office weekly review, section 'Demanding Guardrails for Artificial Intelligence'

“Hundreds of thousands of Teamsters turn a key for a living, so we are fiercely committed to working with Congress and federal regulators to get AV policy right,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “Strong federal AV policies must prioritize both workers and safety. Any legislation that puts workers and the general public at risk will be met with aggressive opposition by the Teamsters and our allies.” The Teamsters have outlined five key principles for Congress and federal regulators to follow for a federal AV policy that protects workers and enforces safety standards, including: Regulating the vehicle: The federal government

General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Published September 12, 2023 · date of remarks not established · International Brotherhood of Teamsters

The AI revolution has the potential to unleash broad based prosperity that improves working conditions and lifts us all up. “But if left unchecked, AI can increase economic inequality and undermine job security.” An estimated 300 million jobs are at risk of automation by AI including nearly half of all jobs in the United States.

Secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO · August 3, 2023 · AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch press conference call

That’s what they think about us. That’s how much they care about us. Does anyone here want these billionaires deciding our future for us? Hell no. “We’re not against technology if it makes our lives better and safer. We’re not anti-innovation. What we are is anti-greed. We’re against these forces being used without our input and our consent—putting our jobs and lives at risk. There is a better way forward. Where we come together—labor, business, our politicians, industry experts, academics, everyone—and put the guardrails in place on AI to make it work for working people.” We're already proving that it can be done. In states like Massachusetts and California, we’re introducing laws to ban robo-bosses, stop machines from hiring and firing us.

President of the AFL-CIO · June 7, 2026 · AFL-CIO 30th Constitutional Convention

Lori Trahan (Mass.) and Jay Obernolte (Calif.): “While we would applaud any serious effort to regulate potentially dangerous AI technologies, any attempt to tie the hands of states in their efforts to keep working people safe is not acceptable. We oppose preemption of state authority to regulate the development and implementation of AI.” We’d welcome the opportunity to work with the bill sponsors and share our concerns, and appreciate the outreach we've already received.

President of the AFL-CIO · June 4, 2026 · AFL-CIO statement on the Trahan-Obernolte AI discussion draft

What I see at Microsoft and Anthropic convinces me that the pace and scale of what’s coming will dwarf the industrial revolution. How countries adapt will decide who succeeds and who doesn’t. “A transformation of our public services is essential. Government must help people develop the skills they need to benefit from this technology. Without that, there is a danger we get drawn into a vicious cycle: AI leads to job losses that trigger a backlash and more regulation, which in turn results in us becoming less competitive and poorer as a nation.” Burnham may want to be the devolution PM, but the world will have other ideas. How he handles these geopolitical and technological shifts will determine his and our success.

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · Published July 12, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Rishi Sunak's official LinkedIn account

Every day, I get people asking me whether their job is safe or not. “The truth is, it’s complicated. Millions of people are going to be employed for years to come. But 44% of American jobs are either manual repetitive or cognitive repetitive and many of them are going to disappear. AI is to office parks what machines were to factories in the ‘80s and ‘90s.” A bunch of firms have come out with ratings and reports of how replaceable a job is by AI given the nature of the tasks involved. Here’s one from Microsoft, for example.

Founding Co-Chair, Forward Party · Published March 23, 2026 · date of remarks not established · What Jobs Are Safe?

Indeed, Oracle and Amazon just announced that they would likely cut more than 30,000 workers between them. One of the anchors, Becky Quick, asked me, “So what do we do?” I answered, “We generally tax things we want less of. In this situation, we want to preserve labor in every corner and environment. So we should stop taxing labor and instead take the advice of Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, and start taxing AI.” This could be used to fund Universal Basic Income among other measures.

Founding Co-Chair, Forward Party · Published March 16, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Tax the Bots

Adam Grant: I'm curious about what that means for the future of creative careers in your view. It sounds like you don't think writers should be worried. Margaret Atwood: Depends what kinds of writers we're talking about. “If you mean writers of ad copies, I think they should be worried. If people are still even writing ad copy and not just making pictures. Ads used to be very verbal and now it's, it is really billboards a lot, without many words on them at all. So those kinds of writers have already been expelled from their ad copy jobs. Or if you're thinking of newspaper writers, people writing stuff up, I think they might be worried. But you know, I think people are still interested in hearing personal points of view from real people.” You could, of course, invent a person who was the purported writer. I think the Nancy Drew books were written that way, but not by AI, by ghost writers. And there have, of course been a lot of ghost writers.

Author · Published December 16, 2025 · date of remarks not established · ReThinking with Adam Grant

Senator Markey’s agenda proposes a comprehensive framework and common-sense legislation to address the harms that the American people are facing every day from AI. Senator Markey said, “For too long, the conversation about artificial intelligence has been about what’s next — the next breakthrough, the next headline, the next promise of the future. But the American people need more than future promises; they need answers to what’s happening right now. From discriminatory algorithms deciding who gets a home or a loan, data centers invading their neighborhoods, employers using AI to surveil and control workers, or kids turning to chatbots in moments of crisis and getting coached toward harm instead of help, AI is defining daily life right now, and people need protections.” Senator Markey continued, “The risks are the lived reality of AI for millions of Americans — and they deserve policymakers who are paying attention to their lives, not Big Tech’s bottom line.

U.S. Senator for Massachusetts and member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · July 10, 2026 · Official Senate office release of the AI Accountability Agenda

Bannon, a first-term Trump official who hosts the influential "War Room" podcast, has been warning MAGA for more than a year about possible job devastation from AI. "This letter takes us next level," Bannon tells Axios. "The letter lays out [that] we must have mandatory testing and government approval." What they're saying: The letter — organized by Humans First, a conservative group whose tagline is "technology should serve humans ...

Host of the War Room podcast; former first-term Trump official · Published May 18, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Axios interview

Steve Bannon was listed as an endorser of the Pro-Human AI Declaration, which calls for AI to remain under human control and for AI companies to be held accountable.

Fmr Executive Chairman of Breitbart News; fmr chief strategist to President Donald Trump; Host of War Room podcast · Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

And so these people are some of the worst people on Earth. They are amoral, and right now they are totally in charge. “I’m not so sure the answer is having states do fifty different, you know, state requirements, but this is a forcing function to make people come to the table to have some, you know, some logical regulations here.” What they do not want, what Ted Cruz and this crowd wants, is they just run like total free birds, and that cannot happen.

Host of War Room · November 26, 2025 · WarRoom morning show

… chatbots from engaging in harmful behaviors with minors, including encouraging self-harm, generating sexual content, impersonating humans or licensed professionals and engaging in emotionally manipulative or romantic interactions. “We need to protect children in the digital world the same way we do in the physical world. As AI becomes more advanced and more accessible, we have a responsibility to make sure these tools are not exposing children to dangerous, manipulative or inappropriate interactions. The CHAT Act 2.0 would put guardrails in place to keep parents informed, protect children from harm and ensure their safety comes before unchecked technology”,” said Husted. “We all just want peace of mind that our kids will be okay growing up in this era of algorithms and AI.

U.S. Senator from Ohio · July 29, 2026 · Official Senate press release

WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the Ratepayer Protection Act to ensure American families and small businesses aren’t left paying for the energy infrastructure needed to support new data centers. “If America wants to lead the world in AI and strengthen our national security, we have to build the energy infrastructure to support it. But we must do that without passing the costs on to working families and small businesses. The Ratepayer Protection Act would keep America globally competitive while protecting Ohioans and Americans from higher electricity bills”,” said Husted. The Ratepayer Protection Act would require states to consider establishing standards for states and Public Utility Commissions when connecting large electricity users—such as data centers—to the grid.

U.S. Senator from Ohio · July 20, 2026 · Official Senate press release and attached bill text

Mira Murati signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which says reducing extinction risk from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

CTO, OpenAI · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

We can and must choose a different path. Most Americans want the opportunity to work hard at jobs worth doing, and we should make a commitment now to making sure the AI revolution does not leave Americans with a higher unemployment rate. “As a first step, Congress should pass a new AI tax, both to slow down job loss and to fund a jobs program that makes sure we do not leave millions without work.” We can respond to the prospect of Great Depression–level unemployment with the kind of mass employment–creating program that Franklin Roosevelt spearheaded.

U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th Congressional District and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus · Published May 28, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Person-authored op-ed

America can lead the world by showing that we can prevent mass unemployment in the age of AI. “In recent weeks, some corporate leaders, realizing that marketing a new technology as sure to eliminate every job in America may not have endeared them to the nation, have taken to arguing that AI will not in fact cause mass job loss. I hope this is true. Yet I would much rather have the infrastructure in place to deal with a job crisis that does not emerge than fail to prepare for a job crisis that does.” Congress should act now, and not wait to see if the worst-case scenario arrives. AI companies are already pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into elections to try to shape what regulations get considered.

U.S. Representative for Texas's 35th Congressional District and Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus · Published May 28, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Person-authored op-ed

… no one on either side of the aisle that I know of, Republican or Democrat, brought up this particular clause on one single page in an over 1,000-page bill, and I want to bring this up because I think AI is incredibly important. “I support AI and many different faculties. However, I think that at this time, as our generation is very much responsible, not only here in Congress, but leaders in tech industry and leaders in states and all around the world have an incredible responsibility of the future and development, regulation and laws of AI. It is such an important responsibility, it literally affects our children and grandchildren's future.” So, I take this responsibility incredibly sincere, so much so that this past week I have come out in full transparency and said when I voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill, I did not know about this clause.

U.S. Representative from Georgia; presiding at the hearing · June 5, 2025 · House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Greene of Georgia was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the House about a clause that is in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. “This clause would take away States' rights to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years. I think federalism is something that must always be protected, and I warn against the dangers of protecting a tech industry where we have no idea what the future of this industry will hold. AI is rapidly developing. AI has developed quickly over the past few years. Imagine what it will be 1 year from now, 5 years from now, and 10 years from now. When people look to the future, they cannot take away States' rights to regulate or make laws to protect the people in their State or to regulate businesses that operate in their State. That would be destroying the very foundation of this country, which is federalism. Federal power must always be limited and State power protected.” Now, the pushback and the reasons that I have been told about this is that American tech and AI companies must be able to compete with China. Well, American tech and AI companies can compete with China, and they should compete with China.

U.S. Representative from Georgia · June 4, 2025 · U.S. House floor, Protecting Federalism five-minute speech

Now this is global. The connections online are global, too. And yet the understanding of how they work is so muted. Let’s take a look at 2023. After the release of ChatGPT, about 23 billion dollars was invested. That became an arms race. “LLMs are imperfect and have an error rate as high as 79% and at best, maybe 16%. The chatbot we built in Rappler, which is anchored in the content we own, has an error rate below 2%.” You can actually anchor it in facts, but they don’t have the incentive. This year determines if journalism will survive In 2023, with all that investment, startups began crawling news sites.

Co-Founder and CEO of Rappler; Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University · August 2025 · Portraits of FoE Defenders interview

Maria Ressa signed the Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence, which calls for AI to remain under human control and for binding international red lines and oversight.

Date not established · Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence

Maria Ressa was listed as a signer of the Global Call for AI Red Lines, which calls for international cooperation to set clear limits that prevent unacceptable AI risks.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate · Date not established · Global Call for AI Red Lines

Maria Ressa was listed as a signer of the Joint Statement on AI Safety and Openness, which calls for open, transparent, and broadly accessible approaches to AI to help address current and future harms.

Rappler, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate · Date not established · Joint Statement on AI Safety and Openness

… digital information systems should be an object demonstration that it is exceedingly costly, perhaps impossible, to attempt to counter loss of control after we have become dependent on a new technology, rather than at the time of design. “Most demandingly, the United States also must work with its opponents to facilitate their control and minimize their risks of accidents. Twenty-first century technologies are global not just in their distribution, but also in their consequences. Pathogens, AI systems, computer viruses, and radiation that others may accidentally release could become as much our problem as theirs. Agreed reporting systems, shared controls, common contingency plans, norms, and treaties must be pursued as means of moderating our numerous mutual risks.” The difficulty of taking these important steps should remind us that our greatest challenges are not in constructing our relationships to technologies, it is in constructing our relationships with each other.

Former Secretary of the Navy and Senior Advisor for the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · Published May 30, 2018 · date of remarks not established · Technology Roulette: Managing Loss of Control as Many Militaries Pursue Technological Superiority

Are we allowed to really censor them, remove them, remove their voice from social media? Yuval Noah Harari “I’m not saying they shouldn’t have a voice, they shouldn’t talk with us. I’m just saying, when they talk with us, it should be clear that they are AI. That’s it. You can have your voice as an AI. Again, I have some medical problem. I want to get advice from an AI doctor. That’s fine as long as I know that I’m talking with an AI. What should be banned is AI pretending to be a human being.” This is something that will erode trust and, without trust, society collapses. This is something that especially will endanger democracies because democracy is a conversation basically and it’s a conversation between people.

Historian, philosopher, and author · Published July 17, 2023 · date of remarks not established · Lex Fridman Podcast #390

Yuval Noah Harari signed the Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence, which calls for AI to remain under human control and for binding international limits enforced by an independent oversight institution.

Date not established · Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence

Yuval Noah Harari was listed as a signer of the Global Call for AI Red Lines, which asks governments to agree by the end of 2026 on enforceable limits to prevent unacceptable AI risks.

Author of 'Sapiens' · Date not established · Global Call for AI Red Lines

That’s not realistic — and it’s not responsible. Parents should decide what apps their kids can download, what content they can see, and how they interact online — not algorithms or tech companies.” Gottheimer continued, “As a parent, don’t you want the power to decide if your kid should access these apps and how they interact with an AI chatbot? It should be up to you. The bottom line is: parents get to have a final say over what their kids are seeing, not algorithms or tech companies, protecting them from harmful or explicit content. This puts parents back in charge – where you belong.” Gottheimer continued, “Here’s what I believe: Tech companies shouldn’t be deciding what your kids can or can’t access. It should be parents making that choice. Let’s be honest — the rules we have now don’t work. Parents are often helpless.

U.S. Congressman (NJ-5) · April 2, 2026 · Official congressional office release and full remarks announcing the Parents Decide Act in Ridgewood, New Jersey

Stuart Russell signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which says reducing the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the IDAIS London Statement, which recommends that states recognize the threat from AI-enabled cyberattacks and biological misuse and commit to preventing it.

Professor and Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering · Date not established · IDAIS London Statement

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the IDAIS Beijing Statement, which proposes international red lines to prevent catastrophic risks from AI misuse and loss of control.

Professor and Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering · Date not established · IDAIS Beijing Statement

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the IDAIS Oxford/Ditchley Statement, which calls for coordinated global action to prevent uncontrolled advanced AI from posing unacceptable risks to humanity.

Professor and Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering · Date not established · IDAIS Oxford/Ditchley Statement

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW, which asks governments to prevent an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons and protect civilians from their misuse.

founder & VP of Bayesian Logic Inc., USA. · Date not established · 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW

Stuart Russell co-wrote "Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI," which says advanced AI could bring enormous benefits or catastrophic risks and calls for more work to make it safe.

computer-science professor · Date not established · Transcendence Looks at the Implications of AI

Stuart Russell helped draft the Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence, which calls for AI to remain under human control and for binding international red lines with independent enforcement.

Date not established · Global Appeal for Peaceful Human Coexistence

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the IDAIS Shanghai Statement, which calls for safety guarantees, verifiable global limits, and research designed to keep advanced AI under human control.

Professor and Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering · Date not established · IDAIS Shanghai Statement

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the Global Call for AI Red Lines, which calls for international red lines to prevent serious and irreversible harm from AI.

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley · Date not established · Global Call for AI Red Lines

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the Pro-Human AI Declaration, which calls for AI to remain under human control and serve people rather than replace them.

Professor of Computer Science, Berkeley, Director of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence (CHAI); Co-author of the standard textbook 'Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach' · Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of the IDAIS Venice Statement, which calls for treating AI safety as a global public good and building international systems to address catastrophic AI risks.

Professor and Smith-Zadeh Chair in Engineering · Date not established · IDAIS Venice Statement

Stuart Russell signed Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI, which calls for more research to ensure increasingly capable AI systems are robust, beneficial, and do what people want them to do.

Berkeley, Professor of Computer Science, director of the Center for Intelligent Systems, and co-author of the standard textbook Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach. · Date not established · Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI

Stuart Russell was listed as a signer of Foresight in AI Regulation, which urges the European Commission to regulate high-risk AI with future capabilities and citizens' rights and safety in mind.

Berkeley, Professor of Computer Science, director of the Center for Intelligent Systems, and co-author of the standard textbook "Artificial Intelligence: a Modern Approach" · Date not established · Foresight in AI Regulation

Particularly, CAISI has published research on significant security vulnerabilities found within DeepSeek open-source models so AI researchers, developers, and businesses seeking to incorporate AI can avoid unsafe Chinese platforms. “I agree with the Administration’s efforts to secure critical infrastructure and information systems. The NSA’s world-class cybersecurity expertise and resources are critical in addressing the potential significant national security vulnerabilities and implications of leading models. We can’t ignore the risk of exfiltration of technology by our adversaries or how targeted, malicious prompt injections or data poisoning attempts by state actors could disrupt American technology infrastructure. CAISI’s mission of facilitating collaborative research fosters and expands the capacity of nongovernmental AI research organizations and AI companies to monitor and understand frontier AI developments. By allowing NSA and CAISI to work together, the Administration can help position AI innovators in the private sector more effectively, especially as AI capabilities improve rapidly. To continue to build on the groundbreaking innovation of America’s AI industry, I request that you continue to allow CAISI to perform its important mission in conjunction with the AI missions of other components of the government and, to the extent possible, allow its research to be published. More high-quality research conducted by CAISI’s informed experts deepens America’s AI competitive ecosystem for model and benchmark developers. Leveraging the strength of both America’s public and private sector capacity to evaluate, monitor, and understand frontier AI development will only become more critical as industries in every sector of our economy continue to embrace AI technology.” ncerely, /X/ ###

U.S. Senator · Published June 30, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Letter to the National Cyber Director and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Upon announcing this hearing, Sen. Budd said: “To win the AI race against China, we must unleash the full potential of American innovation. “As the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, prioritizing AI advancement without subjecting this technology to overregulation is critical to maintaining America’s competitive edge.” I look forward to hearing from Director Kratsios as we examine how the White House’s AI Action Plan will allow Congress to collaborate with the administration on AI policy to accelerate innovation to create new jobs, improve our nation’s

U.S. Senator from North Carolina and Chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness · Published September 3, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Senate Commerce Committee press release announcing the AI've Got a Plan: America's AI Action Plan hearing

The tools these data centers enable are really powerful. They’ve made their way into businesses, hospitals, and also into the hands of our kids. “Today, new technologies are allowing students to be creative, build worlds, and explore their own power to innovate and problem solve. We want to encourage them to do that — but we’ve got to ensure they’re safe and protected.” Because these new technologies also present a host of new risks. Here’s one example — AI companion bots are proliferating across the internet.

Governor of Pennsylvania · February 3, 2026 · 2026-27 Pennsylvania Budget Address as prepared for delivery

The bills include the Protect Elections from Deceptive AI Act, AI Transparency in Elections Act, and Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act. “AI can have serious consequences for our democracy and we must work with urgency to put guardrails in place. That is why we advanced three bipartisan bills out of the Rules Committee today to take on the use of AI in our elections. Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, no one wants to see fake ads or robocalls where you cannot even tell if it’s your candidate or not, and I will continue to work across the aisle to pass these bills,” As Chair of the Rules Committee, Senator Klobuchar has worked on a bipartisan basis to address the threat of misleading AI-generated content in our elections and safeguard our democracy.

U.S. Senator for Minnesota and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · May 15, 2024 · Official Senate office news release

The bipartisan legislation establishes a framework to bolster innovation while bringing greater transparency, accountability, and security to the development and operation of the highest-impact applications of AI. “Artificial intelligence comes with the potential for great benefits, but also serious risks, and our laws need to keep up,” said Klobuchar. “This bipartisan legislation is one important step of many necessary towards addressing potential harms. It will put in place common sense safeguards for the highest-risk applications of AI – like in our critical infrastructure – and improve transparency for policy makers and consumers.” “AI is a revolutionary technology that has the potential to improve health care, agriculture, logistics and supply chains, and countless other industries,” said Thune.

U.S. Senator for Minnesota and member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · November 15, 2023 · Official Senate office news release

Now, we might not be able to do a thing about that, but we can certainly keep that from accidentally occurring in our own society through the right kinds of legislative and regulatory processes. “I'm not afraid of the technology. I've seen it applied. I've seen it where it can be used for good. And I have great confidence that with the right kinds of constructive leadership in principle based societies, that we can use this generally for the good. And I, so I'm optimistic, frankly.” Patrick Spero: I was going to ask you if you could imagine the future of the military with AI assistance, how is that going to affect leadership? General Allen: Yeah, look, it's a really important issue.

Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star general · Published October 15, 2024 · date of remarks not established · Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library

NNU has also launched a national A.I. nurse survey to give us more data in our fight. “We’re also calling on Congress — including in October testimony that I gave to a U.S. Senate committee — to ground all A.I. statutes and regulations in the precautionary principle, which says that until something has been scientifically proven to be safe, we must use the greatest level of precaution, not the least. And we’re committed to protecting patient privacy, strengthening RNs’ right to bargain over A.I. in the workplace, and protecting workers from A.I. surveillance and data mining.” As nurses, our partnership is with our patients and with all working people. We are all about prevention, and that means shining a light on what’s already been happening and taking strong action to prevent future harm.

Executive director of National Nurses United · March 29, 2024 · National Nurses United

… nurses, hundreds of RNs rallied and marched on April 22 in San Francisco outside a Kaiser Permanente’s International Integrated Care Experience conference that featured the system’s use of advanced analytics and A.I. “We’re all for tech that enhances our skills and the patient care experience,” said Bonnie Castillo, RN and executive director of NNU and CNA/NNOC to a boisterous crowd of nurses holding placards reading “Patients are not algorithms” and “Trust nurses, not A.I.”

Executive director of National Nurses United and CNA/NNOC · April 22, 2024 · National Nurses United

On his very first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order revoking excessive regulatory constraints on AI development set by President Biden. That was the right call. “Government-mandated red tape and free-speech constraints do not make AI safer, they just make American companies slower while our adversaries sprint ahead unchecked.” The Trump Administration followed that initial action by launching the Stargate Initiative, a joint public-private effort to accelerate the construction of AI infrastructure in the United States.

U.S. Representative from Missouri and Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs · April 16, 2026 · Joint subcommittee roundtable, Artificial Intelligence and American Power: Leadership, Security, and Prosperity

The development of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be the source of enormous blessing to our world by augmenting human capacity, and not by replacing it. “But the central imperative is clear: this extraordinary technology must be harnessed to serve us, rather than the reverse. It is therefore essential that these questions are discussed openly and transparently by governments and ethicists across the world rather than behind the closed doors of private corporations.” Eliezer Yudkowsky, founder of the Machine Intelligence Research Unit in California and passionate advocate of the benefits of AI, put it like this: “By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people might conclude too

Chief Rabbi · Published March 25, 2019 · date of remarks not established · Office of the Chief Rabbi

If AI is already finding application in military technology, the decision to take another person’s life might one day be made by a computer. “The development of Artificial Intelligence has the potential to be the source of enormous blessing to our world by augmenting human capacity, and not by replacing it.” But the central imperative is clear: this extraordinary technology must be harnessed to serve us, rather than the reverse.

Chief Rabbi · Published March 25, 2019 · date of remarks not established · Office of the Chief Rabbi

This is why The Elders, the group of independent global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela of which I have the honour to be Chair, have dedicated programmes of work on both AI and the nuclear threat. “We are deeply concerned that there is currently no binding global governance mechanism for AI. Without effective governance, it will be difficult, impossible, to ensure that AI becomes a force for good, guided by human dignity, responsibility, accountability, and the rule of law. We applaud the Holy Father’s call to disarm AI, and his moral leadership. It is only by acting in a similar spirit that we can hope to tackle all the existential threats facing humanity, and bequeath a peaceful and sustainable world for future generations.”

Chair of The Elders · July 2026 · Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear War, Vatican

They aspire to walk and work as global citizens. The world need s to ensure that no youth in countries like Bangladesh get left behind in meaningfully reaping benefits out the AI -led transformation. “The world simualtenouly needs to ensure that the development of artificial intelligence does not diminish the scope or demand for human labour.”. As the the scientific community and the world of technology keeps moving on developing ‘autonomous intelligence’ – artificial intelligence that propagates on its own without any human intervention – we all need to be cautious of

Chief Adviser, Government of Bangladesh · September 27, 2024 · United Nations General Debate

Sam Altman signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which says reducing the risk of human extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

CEO, OpenAI · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

Let me cut---- Professor Marcus [continuing]. Models to be more trustworthy. Senator Kennedy [continuing]. You off, Professor, because I want to hear from Mr. Altman. Mr. Altman, here's your shot. Mr. Altman. “Thank you, Senator. Number one, I would form a new agency that licenses any effort above a certain scale of capabilities and can take that license away and ensure compliance with safety standards. Number two, I would create a set of safety standards focused on what you said in your third hypothesis, as the dangerous capability evaluations. One example that we've used in the past is looking to see if a model can self-replicate and self-exfiltrate into the wild. We can give your office a long other list of the things that we think are important there, but specific tests that a model has to pass before it can be deployed into the world. And then, third, I would require independent audits, so not just from the company or the agency, but experts who can say the model is or isn't in compliance with these stated safety thresholds and these percentages of performance on question X or Y.” Senator Kennedy. Can you send me that information? Mr. Altman. We will do that. Senator Kennedy. Would you be qualified, if we promulgated those rules, to administer those rules? Mr. Altman.

Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI · May 16, 2023 · U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Oversight of A.I.: Rules for Artificial Intelligence

Altman— rules and guardrails are necessary. Are you saying that self-regulation is sufficient at the current moment? Mr. A LTMAN. “No. I think some policy is good. I think it is easy for it to go too far, and as I have learned more about how the world works I am more afraid that it could go too far and have really bad consequences.” But people want to use products that are generally safe. You know, when you get on an airplane you kind of do not think about doing the safety testing yourself.

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI · May 8, 2025 · U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation

Do you still feel that way? What might that strategic cooperation look like? Buolamwini: “The “x-risk” I am concerned about, which I talk about in the book, is the x-risk of being excoded—that is, being harmed by AI systems. I am concerned with lethal autonomous weapons and giving AI systems the ability to make kill decisions. I am concerned with the ways in which AI systems can be used to kill people slowly through lack of access to adequate health care, housing, and economic opportunity.” I do not think you make change in the world by only talking to people who agree with you.

Founder, Algorithmic Justice League · Published November 27, 2023 · date of remarks not established · Why AI Should Move Slow and Fix Things, email Q&A

Though these research findings can be discouraging, at least we’re paying attention now. This gives us the opportunity to highlight issues early and prevent pervasive damage down the line. “Computer vision experts, the ACLU, and the Algorithmic Justice League, which I founded in 2016, have all uncovered racial bias in facial analysis and recognition technology. Given what we know now, as well as the history of racist police brutality, there needs to be a moratorium on using such technology in law enforcement—including in equipping drones or police body cameras with facial analysis or recognition software for lethal operations.” We can organize to protest this technology being used dangerously. When people’s lives, livelihoods, and dignity are on the line, AI must be developed and deployed with care and oversight.

Founder, Algorithmic Justice League · Published February 7, 2019 · date of remarks not established · TIME Ideas, 2019 Optimists issue

Joy Buolamwini was listed as a signer of the “Joint Statement on AI Safety and Openness,” which said open, responsible, and transparent approaches are critical to AI safety and security.

Date not established · Joint Statement on AI Safety and Openness

Now we can simply look people in the eye and say the cheapest electrons are generated from clean and renewable sources. And so we’re going to lean very heavily into that. “One piece about AI, because I think there’s lots of justified worry about what it’s going to do to intellectual property, to the education system, to energy use, to people’s sense of what it means to be a creative person. But two positive use cases that I’m very excited about. One is there are incredible opportunities in medical treatment, medical research, and we should lean as heavily into that as we can. And the other is that AI, as it relates to interacting with bureaucracies, can cut both ways.” And let me give you an example. We now know that some insurance companies are using AI to reject claims without having them even be reviewed by a medical professional.

U.S. Senator for Hawai‘i · Published May 10, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Original in-person interview in Schatz's Honolulu office

But we do know where to start. This issue of distinguishing whether content is made by a human or made by a machine actually has a very straightforward solution. “Content made by AI should be clearly labeled as such so that people know what they're looking at. That's exactly what the bipartisan AI Labeling Act that Senator Kennedy and I introduced calls for.” It puts the onus where it belongs – on the companies and not the consumers. Very straightforward, because people shouldn't have to double and triple check or parse through thick lines of code to find out whether something was made by AI.

U.S. Senator for Hawai‘i · October 24, 2023 · U.S. Senate floor remarks transcribed by Schatz's official office

It is terrifying that the U.S. government is paralyzed when it comes to passing legislation that protects all of its citizens against the imminent dangers of A.I." The statement concluded, "I urge the U.S. government to make the passing of legislation limiting A.I. use a top priority; it is a bipartisan issue that enormously affects the immediate future of humanity at large." West, 47, was not named in her statement. The rapper made headlines on Sunday, Feb.

actor · Published February 12, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Statement to PEOPLE

Scarlett Johansson signed Stealing Isn’t Innovation, which says AI companies should license creators’ work instead of using it without authorization.

Date not established · Stealing Isn’t Innovation

In contrast, the integration of human assumptions into the internal workings of AIs—including AIs that are programmed to govern other AIs—seems to us more reliable. “We confront a choice—between the comfort of the historically independent human and the possibilities of an entirely new partnership between human and machine. That choice is difficult. Instilling a bracing sense of apprehension about the rise of AI is essential. But, properly designed, AI has the potential to save the planet, and our species, and to elevate human flourishing. This is why progressing, with all due caution, toward the age of Homo technicus is the right choice. Some may view this moment as humanity’s final act. We see it, with sober optimism, as a new beginning.” The article was adapted from the forthcoming book Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit. One of the authors, Henry Kissinger, died before publication.

Former U.S. Secretary of State (served 1973–1977) · Published November 12, 2024 · date of remarks not established · AI Can Save Humanity—Or End It

While China still lags in the technology to make advanced semiconductors, it possesses the essentials to power ahead in the immediate future. “Biden and Xi should thus meet in the near future for a private conversation about AI arms control. November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in San Francisco offers that opportunity. Each leader should discuss how he personally assesses the risks posed by AI, what his country is doing to prevent applications that pose catastrophic risks, and how his country is ensuring that domestic companies are not exporting risks.” To inform the next round of their discussions, they should create an advisory group consisting of U.S. and Chinese AI scientists and others who have reflected on the implications of these developments.

Former U.S. Secretary of State (served 1973–1977) · Published October 13, 2023 · date of remarks not established · The Path to AI Arms Control

David Pocock signed Australia Must Act on AI Risks Now, which asks the Australian government to create an AI Safety Institute and require safety standards for powerful AI systems.

Independent Senator for ACT · Date not established · Australia Must Act on AI Risks Now

… consideration of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2024 with amendments that would see the use of artificial intelligence banned in electoral matter with effect prior to the next federal election. - “The Government fund a national AI safety centre in the next federal budget - this was one of the most consistently raised recommendations from witnesses during the inquiry and I was disappointed to not see it in the committees report” - The Government should urgently bring forward a bill to amend the Copyright Act to strengthen prohibitions on copyright infringement, clarify how copyright law applies to generative AI, and separately to fund the establishment of a

Independent Senator for the Australian Capital Territory · Published December 4, 2024 · date of remarks not established · Official senator website update

Multinational gas companies are masters at tax minimisation and offshoring profit but when it comes to the big tech companies it’s clearly a case of “hold my beer”. “This is a case of two things being true. The prime minister articulated an ambitious vision for Australia as a world leader on AI. He said he wants to protect creatives and safeguard society, the environment and the economy. He should be commended for that.” At the same time, it’s unclear how he plans to achieve those ambitious aims. There are many parts of the AI story he did not address. It’s our job, as parliamentarians and citizens, to keep demanding answers to those questions.

Independent Senator for the Australian Capital Territory · Published July 16, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Authored opinion article

The bill would require the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to lead its member agencies in responding to artificial intelligence (AI) manipulation of financial markets. “AI is moving quickly, and our laws should do the same to prevent AI manipulation from rattling our financial markets. Our bill would help ensure that AI threats do not put Americans’ investments and retirement dreams at risk,” said Kennedy. “AI has tremendous potential but also enormous disruptive power across a variety of fields and industries—perhaps none more so than our financial markets. The time to address those vulnerabilities is now,” said Warner.

U.S. Senator from Louisiana · December 19, 2023 · Official press release announcing the Financial Artificial Intelligence Risk Reduction Act

… of most Senators' knowledge in terms of the nuances of AI, their general impression is that AI has extraordinary potential to make our lives better if it doesn't make our lives worse first. And that's about the extent of it. “And in my judgment, we're not nearly ready to be able to craft a bill that looks like somebody designed it on purpose. I think we're more likely to take baby steps.” And I ask you those questions, predictably, because Senator Schatz and I have a bill. It's very simple.

U.S. Senator from Louisiana and member of the Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law · September 12, 2023 · Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing, Oversight of A.I.: Legislating on Artificial Intelligence

However, the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention came into force to regulate them more strongly. The Convention was signed and ratified by the United Kingdom. 4.4. “In a similar way, we need new regulation around autonomous weapons systems, both to clarify how such weapons violate IHL, and also to address other concerns such as accountability, proliferation and global security.” Question 5: What are your views on the Government's AI Defence Strategy and the policy statement ‘Ambitious, safe, responsible: our approach to the delivery of AI-enabled capability in Defence’?

Chief Scientist of UNSW's AI Institute · Published April 2023 · date of remarks not established · House of Lords AI in Weapon Systems Committee, written evidence AIW0026

The financial and geopolitical incentives to win the “AI race”, and to ignore such risks, are worrying. The benefits of super intelligence “Putting agency aside, super intelligence doesn’t greatly concern me for a bunch of reasons. Firstly, intelligence brings wisdom and humility. The smartest person is the person who knows how little they know.” Secondly we already have super intelligence on our planet. And this hasn’t caused the end of human affairs, quite the opposite. No one person knows how to build a nuclear power station. But collectively, people have this knowledge.

Professor of AI and Research Group Leader at UNSW Sydney · Published February 14, 2025 · date of remarks not established · UNSW Newsroom republication of Toby Walsh's authored Conversation essay

Toby Walsh signed Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI, which calls for more research to ensure increasingly capable AI systems are robust, beneficial, and do what people want them to do.

Univ. of New South Wales & NICTA, Professor of AI and President of the AI Access Foundation · Date not established · Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI

Toby Walsh was listed as a signer of Foresight in AI Regulation, which asks the European Commission to take a future-oriented approach to regulating AI's effects on EU citizens' rights and safety.

UNSW Sydney, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence · Date not established · Foresight in AI Regulation

The United States has rallied nearly 60 Governments to commit to guidelines for militaries, too. “For example, we want to make sure that senior officials oversee the development and deployment of AI, including in weapons systems, and that those tools are used in ways that follow international humanitarian law.” Separately, at a meeting in November, President Biden and President Xi Jinping affirmed that only humans should control the decision to use nuclear weapons.

U.S. Secretary of State · December 19, 2024 · United Nations Security Council

… every single Republican on this commitee voted just a few months ago to prevent States from regulang these danger bots, including the companion bots that kids can access, and programs marketed to adults suffering from mental illness. “And so we have to do something. We should not be discouraging States from saving kids' lives.” And Dr. Wright, in your tesmony you spoke about the danger of unregulated products giving harmful advice to people searching for help, and in some cases, treatment for their mental health.

U.S. Representative from Texas · September 3, 2025 · Subcommittee on Health hearing, Examining Opportunities to Advance American Health Care through the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies

Although much has been said about the arrival of AI, in particular about its destructive consequences, not enough of the discussion has been dedicated to considering this fundamental question: What does coevolution with AI look like? “We believe that we’re on the cusp of an epoch of coexistence and coevolution with AI—and that is more likely than doomsday scenarios of extinction or the loss of control, if and only if we act now.” While the recent U.S. election was a turning point in many ways, it’s easy to ignore how it coincided with a watershed moment for our society: AI is already here, and we’ll likely see the dawn of artificial general intelligence, or AGI,

President of Mundie & Associates · Published November 21, 2024 · date of remarks not established · TIME100 Voices

Craig Mundie signed the IDAIS London Statement, which calls on governments to prevent AI-enabled cyberattacks and biological misuse.

President Mundie & Associates · Date not established · IDAIS London Statement

Finally, undesirable behavior by a machine—whether due to accidental mishaps, unexpected system interactions, or intentional misuses—must be not merely prohibited but entirely prevented. Any punishment would come too late. “How might we get there? Before any AI system gets activated, a consortium of experts from private industry and academia, with government support, would need to design a set of validation tests for certification of the AI’s “grounding model” as both legal and safe. Safety-focused labs and nonprofits could test AIs on their risks, recommending additional training and validation strategies as needed. Government regulators will have to determine certain standards and shape audit models for assuring AIs’ compliance. Before any AI model can be released publicly, it must be thoroughly reviewed for both its adherence to prescribed laws and mores and for the degree of difficulty involved in untraining it, in the event that it exhibits dangerous capacities. Severe penalties must be imposed on anyone responsible for models found to have been evading legal strictures.” Documentation of a model’s evolution, perhaps recorded by monitoring AIs, would be essential to ensuring that models do not become black boxes that erase themselves and become safe havens for illegality.

former chief research and strategy officer at Microsoft · Published November 12, 2024 · date of remarks not established · The Atlantic (Ideas), essay adapted from the book Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit

… select and attack targets without further human intervention, countries must draw the line against unchecked autonomy in weapon systems,” said Jody Williams, 1997 Nobel Peace Laureate and co-founder of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. “With adequate political will, governments can negotiate an international treaty and ban killer robots—fully autonomous weapons— within two years time.” The Campaign to Stop Killer Robots is a global coalition co-founded by nongovernmental organizations in October 2012. It is working to preemptively ban fully autonomous weapons, also known as lethal autonomous weapons systems.

1997 Nobel Peace laureate and co-founder, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots · November 13, 2017 · Campaign to Stop Killer Robots

But this knowledge by itself is not enough to check the momentum towards an even greater technological performance, if it is not accompanied by a deep moral awakening. “Consequently, the demand for the establishment of a robust regulatory framework for Artificial Intelligence is not an act of technophobia or of anachronistic conservatism. On the contrary, it is an act of the highest responsibility and of foresight. We do not seek to limit the development of this new and much-promising technology, but to frame it, to orient it, to integrate it within a humanistic and spiritual horizon. Such a framework cannot be a product only of technocrats and of entrepreneurs. It must be the result of a broad and polyphonic conversation, where theologians, philosophers, sociologists, lawyers, artists shall participate. We must ensure that Artificial Intelligence will be placed in the service of man and of creation, and not in the service of impersonal mechanisms of profit which are indifferent to the environmental and social cost.” The Ecumenical Patriarchate, from its See in the Phanar, has for a long time been proclaiming the need of bridging the gap between faith and science, ethics and technology.

Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch · September 12, 2025 · Public lecture at the University of Latvia, Riga

In this constantly changing environment, we are called to make rational and prudent use of technological achievements, such as artificial intelligence, so that humanity as a whole may benefit. “Artificial intelligence in particular is a significant, promising, and multidimensional development; yet it must not become a factor in the marginalization of the human person, as many fear. We are confident that all the relevant institutions will cooperate in ensuring the ethical and legal framework for the development and application of artificial intelligence.” With regard to the journalistic vocation, we hope that your role will not be replaced by texts — perhaps technically flawless, but certainly without soul — or by visual and audio reports generated by digital programmes.

Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch · June 20, 2026 · Message to journalists at the Ecumenical Patriarchate

And finally, as we race to keep up with the breakneck pace of AI research and the accompanying risk, our discussion must be centered around the real-world risks and safety concerns that arise from AI systems. “The debate over AI risk management has an unfortunate tendency to become fixated on dramatic existential risks like the end of human civilization, which are based in speculation. Those risks are legitimate subjects for research inquiry, but they should not be elevated over concrete, tangible concerns in areas such as equity, bias, privacy, cybersecurity, and disinformation.” These are the existing fact-based risks to real people in the real world, not distractions pulled from the world of science fiction, and they deserve to be prioritized in the AI Risk Management Framework to come.

U.S. Representative from North Carolina and Ranking Member, House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight · October 18, 2023 · House Science, Space, and Technology joint subcommittee hearing, Balancing Knowledge and Governance: Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial Intelligence

I have met with these researchers. Their work is exciting, and their brilliance, ingenuity, and commitment to developing AI applications that serve the public good are second to none. “At the same time, there is no escaping the reality that certain kinds of AI systems and their applications could pose grave risks in the absence of clear, rigorous oversight rooted in practical and ethical considerations.” AI risk management is a complex subject that defies easy answers, but there are some guiding principles that should be at the front of our minds as we think about these issues.

U.S. Representative from North Carolina and Ranking Member, House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight · October 18, 2023 · House Science, Space, and Technology joint subcommittee hearing, Balancing Knowledge and Governance: Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial Intelligence

Among the promise artificial intelligence presents is the opportunity to unleash a technological revolution that the world has not seen since the creation of the internet, and it could impact every sector of our economy. “A 2016 Accenture report predicted that artificial intelligence could double annual economic growth rates by 2035 and boost labor productivity up to 40 percent. So these are exciting new opportunities for our economy, but at the same time, this technology produces challenges that could have very significant impacts in labor markets and a real need to secure the privacy of individuals and to guard against threats, in particular, in the cybersecurity space.” In an interview with Wired magazine last year, President Obama stated, ``Then there could be an algorithm that said, `Go penetrate the nuclear codes and figure out how to launch some missiles.' If that's its only job, if

U.S. Senator from Texas · March 22, 2017 · Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing, The Promises and Perils of Emerging Technologies for Cybersecurity

These are often cumbersome and infeasible, especially for the startups so common in the tech sector. “I don’t discount that there are some risks associated with the rapid development and deployment of AI. But we must be precise about what these risks are. I’ve heard concerns from my colleagues about misinformation, discrimination, and security. These certainly present challenges, but I have a hard time viewing them as existential risks, or even worthy of new regulation. “To me, the biggest existential risk we face is ourselves. At this point, Congress understands so little about AI that it will do more harm than good.

U.S. Senator from Texas and Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member · September 12, 2023 · Prepared statement submitted to The Need for Transparency in Artificial Intelligence hearing

I am in favor of banning smartphones in schools, as governments are increasingly recognizing, and as Orthodox Jewish communities the world over have always understood. Professor Jonathan Haidt, for decades, has advocated this. “But still, humankind does not need to be afraid. We should, of course, maintain our agency, decision-making and brains.” As the Lithuanian rabbis of previous generations were wont to remark: “The Torah’s first mitzvah is to think!” Torah study and Jewish legal decisions should remain in our hands and heads.

President of the Conference of European Rabbis · Published May 20, 2025 · date of remarks not established · JNS

Attorney General James and the coalition argue that blocking states from regulating AI poses serious risks to children, public health, the economy, and national security. “Every state should be able to enact and enforce its own AI regulations to protect its residents”,” said Attorney General James . “Certain AI chatbots have been shown to harm our children’s mental health, and AI-generated deepfakes are making it easier for people to fall victim to scams.

Attorney General of New York · November 25, 2025 · Office of the New York Attorney General

With AI advancing at a staggering speed, we must ensure its development is for the positive, for good and for humanity. “We must make its oversight and governance precise and effective, and constantly refine measures to forestall loss of control.” We should always guide AI development with human wisdom and international consensus, so that AI can truly become a mighty force that increases the well-being of humanity and advances human civilization.

President of the People's Republic of China · July 17, 2026 · Opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, Shanghai

Our intention is for the ASL system to strike a balance between effectively targeting catastrophic risk and incentivising beneficial applications and safety progress. “On the one hand, the ASL system implicitly requires us to temporarily pause training of more powerful models if our AI scaling outstrips our ability to comply with the necessary safety procedures.” But it does so in a way that directly incentivizes us to solve the necessary safety issues as a way to unlock further scaling, and allows us to use the most powerful models from the previous ASL level as a tool for developing

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Anthropic PBC · December 6, 2023 · AI Insight Forum: Risk, Alignment, & Guarding Against Doomsday Scenarios

Jared Kaplan signed “Pacing the Frontier,” which asked the U.S. government to support an international effort to build tools for slowing automated AI development when needed.

Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Anthropic · Date not established · Pacing the Frontier

“If all of our competitors are transparently doing the right thing when it comes to catastrophic risk, we are committed to doing as well or better,” he said. “But we don't think it makes sense for us to stop engaging with AI research, AI safety, and most likely lose relevance as an innovator who understands the frontier of the technology, in a scenario where others are going ahead and we're not actually contributing any additional risk to the ecosystem.”

Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder, Anthropic · Published February 24, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Exclusive interview with Billy Perrigo

Mary Robinson signed the IDAIS Venice Statement, which calls for international institutions, independent research, and safety requirements to prepare for advanced AI systems that could cause catastrophic harm.

Former President of Ireland Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Adjunct Professor in Climate Justice Trinity College Dublin · Date not established · IDAIS Venice Statement

Decision-making on AI’s rapid development sits disproportionately within private companies without significant checks and balances. “AI risks and safety issues cannot be left to voluntary agreements between corporations and a small number of nations. Governance of this technology needs to be inclusive with binding, globally agreed regulations.” The recent AI Seoul Summit saw welcome collaboration, particularly between the US and China, but the commitments made remain voluntary.

Chair of The Elders; former President of Ireland · Published May 29, 2024 · date of remarks not established · Mary Robinson media release

If carefully maintained, MAIM can both discourage destabilizing AI projects while also preventing escalation. - 7. How do we prevent an erosion of control? “First and foremost, AI systems must remain under direct human control—they should not be autonomous entities independent from human operators.” This establishes a clear line that AI systems are tools controlled by humans, not independent actors. This control needs to be made meaningful through clear fiduciary obligations.

Chair, Special Competitive Studies Project; former CEO and Chairman of Google · Published April 14, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Superintelligence Strategy: Expert Version

Eric Schmidt was listed as a signer of “We Must Act Now,” a statement calling on economists, policymakers, and technology leaders to build incentives, guardrails, and institutions that steer AI toward complementing people and benefiting society.

Former CEO of Google · Date not established · We Must Act Now

Therefore, I am making two calls on all States. First, to make IHL a priority, and reaffirm their commitment to its universally accepted principles. More specifically, “Conclude a new treaty regulating autonomous weapon systems. Such a treaty must prohibit unpredictable autonomous weapons and those that target humans; and place strict constraints on all others.” Together with the Secretary General of the United Nations, I made a call on States to urgently negotiate and conclude by 2026 a treaty regulating autonomous weapon systems.

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross · June 1, 2024 · International Committee of the Red Cross

Mustafa Suleyman signed the Statement on AI Extinction Risk, which says reducing extinction risk from AI should be a global priority alongside pandemics and nuclear war.

CEO, Inflection AI · Date not established · Statement on AI Extinction Risk

Mustafa Suleyman signed the 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW, which asks governments to prevent an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons and protect civilians from their misuse.

Head of Applied AI, DeepMind, UK. · Date not established · 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW

It needs them to agitate for and expect responsible technology, just as growing demand for green energy and environmentally friendly products has spurred corporates and governments into action. Steering without a map “Containment will require hard technical questions to be answered by international treaties and mass global movements alike. It must encompass work on AI safety, as well as the audit mechanisms needed to monitor and enforce compliance. The companies behind AI will be critical to this effort and will need to think carefully about how to align their own incentives with government regulation. Yet containing AI will not be the sole responsibility of those building its next generation. Nor will it rest entirely on national leaders. Rather, all of those who will be affected by it (that is, everyone) will be critical to creating momentum behind this effort. Containment offers a policy blend capable of working from the fine-grained details of an AI model out to huge public programs that could mitigate vast job destruction. Collectively, this project may prove equal to this moment and capable of counteracting the many risks that AI poses. The cumulative effect of these measures—which must include licensing regimes, the staffing of a generation of companies with critics, and the creation of inbuilt mechanisms to guarantee access to advanced systems—is to keep humanity in the driver's seat of this epochal series of changes, and capable, at the limit, of saying no. None of these steps will be easy.” fter all, uncontrolled proliferation has been the default throughout human history. Containment should therefore be seen not as the final answer to all technology's problems but rather, the first critical step.

Co-Founder and CEO, Inflection AI · Published January 23, 2024 · date of remarks not established · Mustafa Suleyman official website; linked source is Foreign Affairs

We are not building an ill-defined and ethereal superintelligence; we are building a practical technology explicitly designed only to serve humanity. “In doing this we reject narratives about a race to AGI, and instead see it as part of a wider and deeply human endeavour to improve our lives and future prospects. We also reject binaries of boom and doom; we're in this for the long haul to deliver tangible, specific, safe benefits for billions of people. We feel a deep responsibility to get this right.” The history of humanism has been its enduring ability to fight off orthodoxy, totalitarian tendencies, pessimism and help us preserve human dignity, freedom to reason in pursuit of moral human progress.

Leader of the MAI Superintelligence Team at Microsoft AI · Published November 7, 2025 · date of remarks not established · Mustafa Suleyman official website

Mustafa Suleyman signed Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI, which calls for research to ensure increasingly capable AI systems are robust and beneficial.

co-founder of DeepMind · Date not established · Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI

“The out-of-control development and proliferation of increasingly powerful AI systems could inflict terrible harms, either deliberately or accidentally, and will be weaponized by the worst actors in our society,” Wozniak explains. “Leaders must step in to help ensure they are developed safely and transparently, and that creators are accountable for the harms they cause. Crucially, we desperately need an AI policy framework that holds human beings responsible, and helps prevent horrible people from using this incredible technology to do evil things.” “It’s been encouraging to see public sector leaders step up to the enormous challenge of Future of Life Institute www.futureoflife.org governing the AI-powered social and economic revolution we find ourselves in the

Apple co-founder · Published September 21, 2023 · date of remarks not established · As Six-Month Pause Letter Expires, Experts Call for Regulation of Advanced AI Development

Steve Wozniak signed Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI, which calls for expanded research to ensure increasingly capable AI systems are robust, beneficial, and do what people want them to do.

co-founder of Apple · Date not established · Research Priorities for Robust and Beneficial AI

You have a lot of people who study the brain, and all they can say is some processes are governed in certain places. But they don’t know how all those processes are wired together. They don’t even know where memory is stored! “So, I’m not convinced that we’re really going to get to the point where they really can make an artificial brain. Not at the general level human brains work, like with intuition. A computer could figure out a logical endpoint decision, but that’s not the way intelligence works in humans. Well, I’m not gonna say they cannot do it. But every bit of tech we’ve ever built is for helping people in different ways. Technology is designed to be something good in life. So, I believe optimistically that the robots we’re building are going to help us have better human lives.” You are famous for kicking off the PC revolution, which kicked off the smartphone revolution. What do you see as the next culture-sweeping technological innovation?

Apple co-founder · Published April 19, 2017 · date of remarks not established · Original WIRED Q&A with Steve Wozniak

I therefore believe we should model AI regulation on agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “Frontier AI models, like airplanes, should be required to go through technical testing and auditing, and their release should be blocked or reversed as a threat to public safety if they do not meet high standards of safety.” I am grateful to see the Trump administration’s Executive Order move incrementally towards a greater role for government in AI, though Anthropic’s proposal recommends even further action.

CEO of Anthropic · Published June 2026 · date of remarks not established · Policy on the AI Exponential

… from fiction or pre-training) that makes them power-hungry or overzealous—in the same way that some humans simply enjoy the idea of being “evil masterminds,” more so than they enjoy whatever evil masterminds are trying to accomplish. “I make all these points to emphasize that I disagree with the notion of AI misalignment (and thus existential risk from AI) being inevitable, or even probable, from first principles. But I agree that a lot of very weird and unpredictable things can go wrong, and therefore AI misalignment is a real risk with a measurable probability of happening, and is not trivial to address.” Any of these problems could potentially arise during training and not manifest during testing or small-scale use, because AI models are known to display different personalities or behaviors under different circumstances.

CEO of Anthropic · Published January 2026 · date of remarks not established · The Adolescence of Technology

Dario Amodei signed Pacing the Frontier, which asks the U.S. government to support an international effort to develop tools for deliberately pacing automated AI development.

CEO, Anthropic · Date not established · Pacing the Frontier

… 119TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 4214 “To impose a moratorium on the construction of new data centers until legislation is enacted that safeguards the public from the dangers of artificial intelligence.” IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 25, 2026 Mr.

U.S. Senator from Vermont · March 25, 2026 · S. 4214, Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

“Between climate alarmism, wokeism and draconian COVID lockdowns, we have seen coastal elites try and weaponize information and technology to destroy the Wyoming way of life,” said Lummis. “Artificial intelligence is a transformative technology with incredibly positive potential for our country, but I am gravely concerned Google’s Gemini is being cultivated to tilt the political scales and rewrite history. It is imperative that Gemini, and other powerful systems like it, are developed as tools for human advancement and not for ideological influence and control.” “The use of major search engines and AI to manipulate public opinion or spread blatantly inaccurate historical information for political purposes is deeply concerning,” said Lee.

U.S. Senator from Wyoming · June 3, 2024 · Official Senate office press release

“Wyoming values both innovation and accountability; the RISE Act creates predictable standards that encourage safer AI development while preserving professional autonomy,” said Lummis. “This legislation doesn’t create blanket immunity for AI – in fact, it requires AI developers to publicly disclose model specifications so professionals can make informed decisions about the AI tools they choose to utilize. It also means that licensed professionals are ultimately responsible for the advice and decisions they make. This is smart policy for the digital age that protects innovation, d” emands transparency, and puts professionals and their clients first.” Background: - This is the first targeted liability reform legislation for professional-grade AI.

U.S. Senator from Wyoming · Date not established · Lummis Senate office press release

Beatrice Fihn was listed as a signer of the Pro-Human AI Declaration, which said humans must remain in control of AI and called for safety rules and oversight.

Nobel Peace Laureate, Founder of Lex International · Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

“The use of AI is only growing, and Congress must catch up with common sense, common ground regulations,” Rep. Dean said. “By granting every person a clear, federal right to control digital replicas of their own voice and likeness, the NO FAKES Act will empower victims of deep fakes; defend against sexually explicit deepfakes; and safeguard human creativity and artistic expression. We must support technological innovation while preserving the privacy, safety, and dignity of all Americans.” “In this new era of AI, bad actors are quickly and easily profiting from the creativity of others. Our laws must catch up,” said Rep. Salazar.

U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's Fourth Congressional District · May 20, 2026 · Official House office press release reintroducing the NO FAKES Act

I was thinking and taking a look at some of the growing pains that we are going through: “Unchecked photorealistic deep fakes risk public deception, as we have talked about; eroding people's faith in real evidence, facts and reporting, critically important in this day and age;” ge; the very graphic and sexually exploitive deep fakes, encompassing everything from revenge porn to child pornography, and we know a great percentage of these deep fakes tap into that gross and dark vein; and most pertinent today,

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania and member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet · February 2, 2024 · House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet field hearing, Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part II-Identity in the Age of AI

… from Meta Platforms, Inc. after disturbing reports that Meta’s social media artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, known as Meta AI , may expose children to sexually explicit content and allow adults to simulate the grooming of kids. “As AI approaches a historical inflection point, we must take every necessary step to ensure that our kids are protected from AI-driven sexual exploitation”,” said Attorney General Skrmetti. “Meta needs to get this fixed immediately, and every other company deploying AI chatbots should take heed.

Tennessee Attorney General · May 28, 2025 · Tennessee Attorney General press release

Click here to read the updated bill text. “AI should empower innovation – not give scammers and online predators a free pass to exploit someone’s voice and visual likeness without permission,” said Senator Blackburn. “From artists and songwriters to students and everyday Americans, people deserve meaningful protections against deceptive deepfakes and digital impersonation. The NO FAKES Act would establish clear guardrails that protect the creative community in Tennessee and nationwide, and we are grateful to have more support than ever before for this bipartisan and bicameral legislation.” “Whether they’re Tom Hanks or an 8th grader in Wilmington, no one should worry about someone stealing their voice or likeness,” said Senator Coons.

U.S. Senator from Tennessee · Date not established · Marsha Blackburn Senate office press release announcing a revised NO FAKES Act

… race for AI supremacy: “Instead of pushing AI amnesty, President Trump rightfully called on Congress to pass federal standards and protections to solve the patchwork of state laws that has hindered AI innovation,” said Senator Blackburn. “Now, Congress must answer his call to establish one federal rulebook for AI to protect children, creators, conservatives, and communities across the country and ensure America triumphs over foreign adversaries in the global race for AI dominance. The TRUMP AMERICA AI Act is the solution America needs.” TRUMP AMERICA AI ACT Below is a summary of how The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry (TRUMP AMERICA AI Act) would protect the “4

U.S. Senator from Tennessee · Date not established · Marsha Blackburn Senate office press release announcing a discussion draft of the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act

For the AI generation, speed and scale are only part of the story. Our race must be towards a deeper, more nuanced and shared understanding of AI. That means upskilling ourselves enough to understand the risks and reap the benefits. “It means making AI governance inclusive so that everyone can seize the incredible opportunities before us, while protecting the most vulnerable.” Let's take this moment to pause, breathe, and reflect on what comes next. We often hear that AI is a mirror. It reflects human ingenuity — but also reveals our deepest biases and flaws.

Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) · July 8, 2025 · International Telecommunication Union

CISA’s roadmap lays out the steps that the agency will take as part of our Department’s broader efforts to both leverage AI and mitigate its risks to our critical infrastructure and cyber defenses.” “Artificial Intelligence holds immense promise in enhancing our nation’s cybersecurity, but as the most powerful technology of our lifetimes, it also presents enormous risks,” said CISA Director Jen Easterly. “Our Roadmap for AI, focused at the nexus of AI, cyber defense, and critical infrastructure, sets forth an agency-wide plan to promote the beneficial uses of AI to enhance cybersecurity capabilities;

Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency · Published November 14, 2023 · date of remarks not established · CISA press release: DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Releases Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence

For decades, we’ve assessed cyber risk by asking: What could a determined human adversary accomplish? Increasingly, the question is what thousands—eventually millions—of highly capable AI systems can accomplish at machine speed. “That’s why meaningful guardrails matter—not to slow innovation, but to ensure it advances securely and responsibly. The developers of the most capable systems should be held to the highest standards for rigorous evaluation, secure test environments, independent red teaming, clear release criteria, continuous monitoring, and transparent disclosure when something goes wrong.” But guardrails at a handful of leading American companies will not, by themselves, be enough. Increasingly capable models are proliferating around the world, including powerful Chinese open-weight models.

CEO, RSAC · Published July 22, 2026 · date of remarks not established · RSAC Conference blog

Unregulated AI is not just a job issue; it's a civil and human rights issue. Without transparency, human oversight, and guardrails, we risk flawed AI being used to shape a person’s everyday life. “Collective bargaining over AI tools across workplaces, supported by government regulations, is vital for protecting people as individuals and members of communities, not just as employees.” Communications Workers of America 501 3rd Street NW Washington, DC 20001 (202) 434-1100 Search About Workers' Rights For Locals For Members Join the Union Contact CWA Careers at CWA Get Email Updates Receive Text Alerts Find Your

President of the Communications Workers of America · Published April 2, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Communications Workers of America

CWA has a long and proud history of bargaining over new technologies, limiting their negative impacts on workers, customers, and the public while ensuring that workers win their fair share of the economic gains that new innovations bring. “We are not opposed to the use of new technologies like artificial intelligence. We recognize its potential for scientific advancement and economic benefit. Like all tools, the outcome depends on who is allowed input.” The best way to protect people—as workers, customers, voters, parents, and members of their communities—is for all of us to have a say in how these tools are used. Workers impacted by technology must guide how it is implemented.

President of the Communications Workers of America · Published March 18, 2026 · date of remarks not established · Communications Workers of America

Voluntary commitments are neither sufficient nor reliable. We need prevention, rather than cure, if we want to stop people getting hurt. “We need enforceable safety standards and risk mitigation for powerful AI from the start.” So why the objection? Holdouts claim that it will hinder innovation for businesses who want to adapt and use AI, but this simply isn’t true.

Former President of the Republic of Estonia · Published November 28, 2023 · date of remarks not established · TIME Ideas

Walter Kim was listed as a signer of the Pro-Human AI Declaration, which says AI should serve humanity, remain under human control, and strengthen rather than replace people and communities.

President, National Association of Evangelicals, board member, Christianity Today · Date not established · Pro-Human AI Declaration

Elon Musk was listed as a signatory of the “2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW,” which urged governments to prevent an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons and protect civilians from their misuse.

founder, CEO & CTO of SpaceX, co-founder & CEO of Tesla Motor, USA. · Date not established · 2017 Open Letter to the UN CCW

So you are basically trying to knock out one great filter at a time. Elon Musk “Digital super intelligence is possibly a great filter. I hope it isn’t, but it might be.” Guys like say Jeff Hinton would say, he invented a number of the key principles in artificial intelligence. I think he puts the probability of AI annihilation around 10% to 20%, something like that.

Member of the Neuralink team · Date not established · Lex Fridman Podcast #438

How can you help ensure with xAI and Tesla AI work that it doesn’t become a competitive race to AGI, but that is a collaborative development of safe AGI? Elon Musk “Well, I mean I’ve been pushing for some kind of regulatory oversight for a long time. I’ve been somewhat of a Cassandra on the subject for over a decade. I think we want to be very careful in how we develop AI. It’s a great power and with great power comes great responsibility. I think it would be wise for us to have at least an objective third party who can be like a referee that can go in and understand what the various leading players are doing with AI, and even if there’s no enforcement ability, they can at least voice concerns publicly.” Jeff Hinton, for example, left Google and he voiced strong concerns, but now he’s not at Google anymore, so who’s going to voice the concerns? So I think there’s, Tesla gets a lot of regulatory oversight on the automotive front.