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The Pro-Human AI Declaration
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A public declaration signed by a broad coalition advocating that AI should serve humanity, emphasizing human control, democratic oversight, prevention of power concentration, and prohibition of superintelligence development until proven safe — directly relevant to AI governance and safety debates.
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Summary
The Pro-Human AI Declaration is a coalition statement asserting that AI must remain under meaningful human control, avoid concentrating power, and protect human dignity and democratic governance. It calls for prohibition of superintelligence development until broadly deemed safe, mandatory off-switches, independent oversight, and corporate accountability. Polling data cited suggests strong public support for these positions.
Key Points
- •Demands meaningful human control over AI systems, including the ability to understand, override, and shut down powerful AI.
- •Calls for prohibition of superintelligence development until there is broad scientific consensus it can be done safely and controllably.
- •Opposes AI monopolies and concentration of power; insists benefits of AI be shared broadly across society.
- •Requires independent oversight with genuine authority — not industry self-regulation — for highly autonomous AI systems.
- •Cites polling showing 8-to-1 preference for human control over speed, and strong public support for legal accountability of AI companies.
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The Pro-Human AI Declaration
The Pro-Human AI Declaration
March 2026
The Pro-Human AI Declaration
March 2026
Preamble —
As companies race to develop and deploy AI systems, humanity faces a fork in the road. One path is a race to replace: humans replaced as creators, counselors, caregivers and companions, then in most jobs and decision-making roles, concentrating ever more power in unaccountable institutions and their machines. An influential fringe even advocates altering or replacing humanity itself. This race to replace poses risks to societal stability, national security, economic prosperity, civil liberties, privacy, and democratic governance. It also imperils the human experiences of childhood and family, faith, and community.
A remarkably broad coalition rejects this path, united by a simple conviction: artificial intelligence should serve humanity, not the reverse. There is a better path, where trustworthy and controllable AI tools amplify rather than diminish human potential, empower people, enhance human dignity, protect individual liberty, strengthen families and communities, preserve self-governance and help create unprecedented health and prosperity. This path demands that those who wield technological power be accountable to human values and needs, in support of human flourishing.
1. Keeping Humans in Charge 2. Avoiding Concentration of Power 3. Protecting the Human Experience 4. Human Agency and Liberty 5. Responsibility and Accountability for AI Companies Skip to endorsers 1. Keeping Humans in Charge
Human Control Is Non-Negotiable: Humanity must remain in control. Humans should choose how and whether to delegate decisions to AI systems.
Meaningful Human Control: Humans should have authority and capacity to understand, guide, proscribe, and override AI systems.
No Superintelligence Race: Development of superintelligence should be prohibited until there is broad scientific consensus that it can be done safely and controllably, and there is strong public buy-in.
Off-Switch: Powerful AI systems must have mechanisms that allow human operators to promptly shut them down.
No Reckless Architectures: AI systems must not be designed so that they can self-replicate, autonomously self-improve, resist shutdown, or control weapons of mass destruction.
Independent Oversight: Highly autonomous AI systems where controllability is not obvious require pre-development review and independent oversight: genuine authority to understand, prohibit, and override, not industry self-regulation.
Capability Honesty: AI companies must provide clear, accurate and honest representations of their systems' capabilities and limitations.
Polling Results | March 2026 1004 likely voters via web panels, weighted by gender, race, education, 2024 presidential vote and age. Americans chose human contr
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