Question 1

Do I have to have read the book to participate?

Accepted Answer

No -  we will be doing readings from the book and providing an opportunity to purchase copies during the event.  However, that should not discourage you from pre-ordering a copy and reading it!

Question 2

Do you want to ban or 'pause' all AI?

Accepted Answer

No, we only advocate for pausing the development of the largest general-purpose AI systems, often called 'frontier models'. AI for narrow uses could have enormous benefits to public health, road safety, the internet, plus their development is unlikely to have global impacts.

Question 3

How likely is it that AI will cause very bad outcomes, like human extinction?

Accepted Answer

AI researchers at major labs predict globally catastrophic outcomes are terrifyingly likely: a 1/6 chance. Researchers also fear that these catastrophic outcomes will become nearly inevitable before 2030. [https://arxiv.org/html/2401.02843v]

Question 4

Who is the organizer of this event, PauseAI?

Accepted Answer

We are a community of volunteers and local communities coordinated by a non-profit that aims to mitigate the harms of AI, particularly the risk of human extinction. We aim to convince our governments to step in and pause the development of superhuman AI until it is provably safe.

Question 5

Where does PauseAI's funding come from?

Accepted Answer

PauseAI is a volunteer-run and volunteer-funded organization. Since February 2024, PauseAI is a registered non-profit foundation, and we have received many donations from generous individuals. We’ve also received 20k in funding from the LightSpeed network.

Question 6

What should I wear?

Accepted Answer

Prepare to be outside - the location does not have any weather protection. At least two layers is recommended. Also, avoid wearing any clothes on your outermost layer with visible logos.

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