Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Pausing AI at human-genius level to sol…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

American actor and entrepreneur

Yeah, we want specific AI tools that can help cure diseases, strengthen national security, etc. But does AI also need to imitate humans, groom our kids, turn us all into slop junkies and make zillions of dollars serving ads? Most people don’t want that. But that’s what these big tech companies mean when they talk about building ‘Superintelligence’.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, quoted in Future of Life Institute, “Prominent Scientists, Faith Leaders, Policymakers and Artists Call for a Prohibition on Superintelligence,” March 27, 2026.

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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

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AI Verified The quote supports requiring safety/control safeguards before pursuing superintelligence, making support for the safer pause-and-alignment approach substantially more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The author advocates safety/control requirements before superintelligence; that supports the recorded “for” answer to the pause-and-alignment safety statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Future of Life Institute press release (27 Mar 2026), which reproduces this wording and attributes it to the author. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

Yeah, we want specific AI tools that can help cure diseases, strengthen national security, etc. But does AI also need to imitate humans, groom our kids, turn us all into slop junkies and make zillions of dollars serving ads? Most people don’t want th...

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