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A politically eclectic roster — from Prince Harry and Meghan to AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, and commentators Steve Bannon and Glenn Beck — signed a 30‑word letter urging a prohibition on developing AI “superintelligence” until there is broad scientific consensus on safety and strong public buy‑in. Aimed at firms like Google, OpenAI and Meta, the Future of Life Institute’s appeal warns of economic disempowerment, civil liberty losses, national security risks and even human extinction. Max Tegmark said criticism has gone mainstream, though a similar 2023 pause plea was ignored amid intensifying industry rivalry.

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