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March 8, 2026
A roadmap for AI, if anyone will listen
The Pro-Human Declaration was finalized before last week's Pentagon-Anthropic standoff, but the collision of the two events wasn’t lost on anyone involved.
TL;DR
- A Pro-Human Declaration, a framework for responsible AI development, has been created by a diverse group of experts due to a lack of government regulation.
- The declaration prioritizes keeping humans in charge, avoiding power concentration, protecting the human experience, preserving individual liberty, and holding AI companies accountable.
- It proposes a prohibition on superintelligence development until safety is scientifically proven and democratic buy-in is secured, along with mandatory off-switches and bans on self-replicating or self-improving AI.
- Recent conflicts between the Pentagon and AI companies, like Anthropic, highlight the need for AI governance.
- Child safety is identified as a potential catalyst for AI regulation, with calls for mandatory pre-deployment testing of AI products aimed at younger users.
- The declaration has garnered support from a wide range of figures, including former Trump advisor Steve Bannon and former Obama advisor Susan Rice.
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