Overview
- The declaration was released on March 4 with support from more than 40 organizations, asserting that AI development must prioritize human dignity and agency.
- Signatories span the ideological spectrum, including Steve Bannon, Glenn Beck, Richard Branson, Ralph Nader, Susan Rice, Daron Acemoglu and AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio.
- It outlines five themes with planks such as keeping humans in charge, corporate responsibility for AI systems, preventing AI monopolies, democratic authority over major transitions, shared prosperity and protections for children.
- The text was drafted by a cross-spectrum coalition that includes the Congress of Christian Leaders, the American Federation of Teachers and Progressive Democrats of America, with the Future of Life Institute convening the process and finalizing the text in New Orleans in January.
- A new poll released alongside the effort found 80% of US voters favor keeping humans in charge of AI and tougher accountability for AI companies, as organizers excluded industry voices and allied advocates warn of Big Tech’s rapid push toward more powerful systems.