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Comment by Stuart J. Russell

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This is not a ban or even a moratorium in the usual sense. It’s simply a proposal to require adequate safety measures for a technology that, according to its developers, has a significant chance to cause human extinction. Is that too much to ask?
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Future of Life Institute, “Prominent Scientists, Faith Leaders, Policymakers and Artists Call for a Prohibition on Superintelligence, as Poll Shows Americans Don't Want It,” March 27, 2026.
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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached
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AI Verified Russell supports requiring safety measures before this existential-risk technology proceeds; this is directly relevant to the safety-consensus prohibition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer for; Russell endorses adequate safety measures before this extinction-risk technology proceeds; this supports the stated prohibition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Future of Life Institute press release (27 Mar 2026), lines 83 and 51, prints this Stuart Russell quote verbatim and dates it correctly. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2h ago
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