Stop AI is a grassroots organizing group founded in 2024 to counter the development of destructive artificial intelligence technology. We are open and eager to work with people of all persuasions who see AI and transhumanism as major threats to human dignity, freedom, democracy, and nature.
We seek a permanent and binding international ban on the development of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI).
Moreover, we demand the formation of a new Citizen’s Oversight Council with the power to regulate and dismantle technologies that threaten human rights and the sanctity of biological life on earth.
We reject the hijacking of human creativity and attention by Big Tech and AI. We call for regulations on social media, generative AI, and predatory algorithms. We especially call for emergency regulation on the technological exploitation of children’s minds. Technologies that are inimical to critical thinking and an informed citizenry should be regulated by democratic means for the good of democracy.
We call for the rollback of LLM and generative AI technologies that have been recklessly released to the public since 2022. Comprehensive social impact studies should be completed before these technologies are ever considered for limited uses. We reject the heist and corruption of human knowledge and creativity by AI.
We reject the story of humanity as the master race of earth, with a mandate to utilize and destroy the biosphere in pursuit of glorious conquest, transcendence, or immortality. We reject transhumanist or "singularity" projects that aim to merge humans with machines or build a successor "species" of digital "beings."
We reject proposals or debates on AI “personhood” outright. Software and silicon are not and can never be equated with living beings. Artificial “entities” have no more rights than a laptop computer, a book, or a piece of paper.
We reject appeals to the supposed utopian possibilities of AI. Claims that AI and technology will magically solve our problems are dangerous fantasies and rationalizations unsupported by facts or logic. We have the power to address humanity’s greatest challenges NOW. What is lacking is democratic power and moral will, caused by many of the same elite forces now pushing AI and technocracy. AI will not solve our crisis of morality and it presents a grave threat to the democratic project.
We stand against the Human Replacement Agenda that seeks the unmitigated destruction of human labor, thought, creativity, and skills. We stand for a slower, smaller, and sustainable economy, not an explosion of “efficiency” or “productivity” in wasteful consumption.
We call for an international ban on autonomous and AI-driven weapons.
Protect Humanity.
Protect Life.
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…before AI stops you!
“I actually think the risk [of human extinction from superintelligent AI] is more than 50%.”
“I think the development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever increasing rate.”
“Imagine it, this huge unstoppable force. And I think it’s pretty likely the entire surface of the Earth will be covered with solar panels and datacenters.”
“If we build machines that are way smarter than us and have their own preservation goals, that’s dangerous.”
“AI will probably most likely sort of lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime there will be great companies using machine learning.”
Non-violent resistance is the only answer.
STOP AI respects the sanctity and value of every human life.
Many of the people pursuing artificial superintelligence openly admit they view humans as expendable resources.
History shows us that non-violent movements can meet their goals quickly when a large enough group of people cooperate towards a common goal.
Our strategy is to build a diverse coalition of humans, with mutual respect:
Inform people about the threats they are facing
Reassure them we still have a chance to create a better future
Invite them to take non-violent action
Respect our right to disagree, and focus on the areas we do agree