Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
A letter by Future of Life Institute, Future of Life Institute, dated 22 March 2023. The letter page shows "22 March, 2023" (post date and datePublished metadata); the DAIR statement of 31 March 2023 says FLI published it on Tuesday 28 March.
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- Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter Future of Life Institute (futureoflife.org) · published 2023-03-22 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 83e3fb8e4b7ede9bc1b61e075b08ffca987432125df51ebe5eb568f7b6137b06). Current letter page, with footnotes, signatory list and later site material (including a 2025 statement banner), not quoted.
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- Statement from the listed authors of Stochastic Parrots on the "AI pause" letterThe DAIR statement of 31 March 2023 answers the Future of Life Institute letter, which it names.2023-03-31 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗DAIR, Statement on the "AI pause" letter (2023): document page →
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- Existential risk from misalignment or loss of controlThe Future of Life Institute open letter of 22 March 2023 states that AI labs are in an out-of-control race to build digital minds that no one can reliably control, and asks whether to risk loss of control of civilisation.2023-03-22 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Existential risk from misalignment or loss of control: propositions page →
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