Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, joined a call to halt the development of some AI tools until the process can be “done safely and controllably” via The Hill.
More than 700 public figures, including scientists, actors, former lawmakers and national security officials will sign on to a brief statement released Wednesday by the Future of Life Institute (FLI).
“We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence,” the statement said. The ban, it continued, should not lifted before there is “broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably” and with “strong public buy-in.”
The FLI described its mission as working to “steer transformative technologies away from extreme, large-scale risks and towards benefiting life.”
Other notable names who signed the statement include former Obama White House adviser Susan Rice, former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Mike Mullen, former White House staffer Steve Bannon, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.).
“The future of AI should serve humanity, not replace it,” said Harry, who along with Meghan stepped back from serving as a full-time working member of the British royal family in 2020.
“The true test of progress will be not how fast we move, but how wisely we steer,” Harry, said.
“Superintelligence is defined as artificial intelligence capable of outperforming all humans at most cognitive tasks,” according to a post on Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation website.
