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Future of Life Institute — campaign: Asilomar AI Principles (January 2017): 23 principles for beneficial AI development adopted at the Asilomar Conference. 5,700+ signatories including Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis.

Verdictpartial85%
1 check · 4/14/2026

The claim is partially confirmed: (1) 23 principles—confirmed; (2) Asilomar Conference/January 2017—confirmed (conference was 2017, published August 2017); (3) FLI coordination—confirmed; (4) Signature count of '5,700+'—the source shows 5720 signatures as of August 2017, which matches the '5,700+' claim within rounding; (5) Named signatories (Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis)—unverifiable from the provided excerpt, as the source states 'You need javascript enabled to view the open letter signers' and does not list them in the text provided. The claim is substantially accurate but the specific named signatories cannot be verified from this excerpt.

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Future of Life Institute
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Asilomar AI Principles (January 2017): 23 principles for beneficial AI development adopted at the Asilomar Conference. 5,700+ signatories including Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis.
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January 2017

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partial85%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/14/2026

NoteThe claim is partially confirmed: (1) 23 principles—confirmed; (2) Asilomar Conference/January 2017—confirmed (conference was 2017, published August 2017); (3) FLI coordination—confirmed; (4) Signature count of '5,700+'—the source shows 5720 signatures as of August 2017, which matches the '5,700+' claim within rounding; (5) Named signatories (Stuart Russell, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis)—unverifiable from the provided excerpt, as the source states 'You need javascript enabled to view the open letter signers' and does not list them in the text provided. The claim is substantially accurate but the specific named signatories cannot be verified from this excerpt.

Case № f_PWTfxjV4X6Filed 4/14/2026Confidence 85%