Grassroots movement demanding a pause on frontier AI development. Local groups in 30+ cities worldwide. Activities include tabling, protesting, and grassroots lobbying. Signatory of FLI's Pro-Human AI Declaration (March 2026). Primary intervention types: grassroots activism, public protest, lobbying.
Total Funding Raised
€715K
as of Dec 2025
Facts
12Financial
Total Funding Raised€715K
People
Founded ByJoep Meindertsma
Other
Employee Count22
LeadershipCEO: Maxime Fournes. Organizing Director: Irina Tavera. Communications Director: Jonathan Moody. Board: Joep Meindertsma (Chairman), Michiel van den Ingh (Treasurer), Otto Barten (Secretary).
Scale16 national chapters (Australia, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, UK, US). PauseAI US has 6 local groups.
Annual Revenue288319
Key ActionsMay 2023: protest at Microsoft Brussels. Nov 2023: protest at Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit. Feb 2024: protest at OpenAI HQ. May 2024: coordinated protests in 13 countries before Seoul Summit. Feb 2025: global protest for Paris AI Summit.
Organization
HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
Legal StructureDutch foundation (Stichting PauseAI, KvK 92951031). PauseAI US is a separate 501(c)(3). Operates as a federation of national chapters coordinated by the global entity.
CountryNetherlands
Founded DateMay 2023
General
Websitehttps://pauseai.info/