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I'm delighted to share that @mustafasuleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, co-founder of Google DeepMind and Inflection AI, has signed the Pro-Human AI Declaration. If you too support it, please join him and over a million others by signing it here – the momentum is building! Let's build tools not beings & keep humans in charge. humanstatement.org
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RT @deanwball: “This has all the makings of a coordinated op funded by shadowy mega donors,” said people engaged in a coordinated op funded…
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A message from the family of Dolly Parton.
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Yes, data centers have become politically toxic. It is clear when you review the polling or meet with regular Americans about this. And it's not just concerns about energy costs, water usage, aesthetics, or noise. The people are worried about AI replacing human beings. They don't want the companies to build superintelligence. And they fear more loss of control incidents that could even lead to human extinction. I'm glad to see that GOP operatives are paying close attention to this issue. I've been saying for months that AI is the sleeper issue of the 2026 midterm elections. Now, they are saying the exact same thing. Republicans need to show that they are with the American people, and that they support safeguards on AI. Now is the time to act.
Exclusive: GOP warns AI companies that data centers are politically radioactive - claim its costing them Ohio and will spread…axios.com/2026/08/19/gop-dat…
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Despite what AI companies want you to believe, AGI is not inevitable. The race-to-the-bottom to build it is not inevitable. Losing control of our future is not inevitable. We can build AI that works for humanity, instead of replacing us. This is how 👉 BetterPathFor.ai
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Offloading Ourselves: An inquiry into staying human in the age of AI. New from Brian Boyd, FLI's U.S. Faith Liaison, for The American Enterprise Institute’s Council on AI Ethics 🔗⬇️
AI talk is fixated on certain legible issues: job loss, liability, speed vs. safety, slop vs. quality, Anthropic vs. the Pentagon. These issues, though critical, circle around the real issue we all sense but struggle to say: how AI is challenging human meaning and purpose. 🧵
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AI is one of the most important issues facing Texans, and we brought the conversation to the Texas GOP Convention with our panel: AI — Prosperity, Power Grab, or Peril? Joined by Texas Senator Angela Paxton and leaders from the Future of Life Institute, Humans in Control, Young People's Alliance, American Shield, and Humans First, over 600 Texans came together as we broke down the biggest AI threats facing our communities: • AI-related job displacement • Data center resources • Child safety & consumer security • National security The future of AI in Texas should be left to Texans, not Big Tech.
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Max Tegmark, physicist and chairman of the Future of Life Institute, argues that sentiment across the political spectrum is turning against a "race to replace" humans at work, in relationships and in decision-making. He explains to Alex Hern, The Economist's AI writer, what he thinks is driving the shift, and why politicians are listening: econ.st/4globGO
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A statement from Future of Life Institute Religious Outreach Lead, @willjmjones, on @Pontifex’s AI encyclical: "His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s much-anticipated encyclical on AI exemplifies the moral leadership so needed in an age when a handful of technology corporations race to replace humans in work, relationships and decision-making. While significant work remains to be done, the encyclical represents enormous progress in bringing the faithful into the conversation about how this technology will impact our world, our communities, and our families. It is a great gift, not only to Catholics, but to everyone grappling with the challenges of AI and discerning how to steer it away from harm and towards benefiting humanity. Notably, the encyclical mirrors and champions many of the core principles found in the Pro-Human AI Declaration, calling for humanity always to come first. The Encyclical is clear in its exhortation to reject human replacement: 'Humanity — in all its grandeur and woundedness — must never be replaced or surpassed. We can embrace the technological progress that alleviates suffering and unlocks new possibilities, provided that we do not abandon the very essence of our humanity, namely the capacity for relationship and love.' This is a direct rebuke of the leading AI companies' stated goal of creating smarter-than-human superintelligence. It is also an acknowledgement that AI tools, not autonomous general purpose systems, are the key to a flourishing human future. Magnifica Humanitas can serve as a rallying cry for the world to reassert unashamedly the primacy of humanity, in all its flawed glory, over our tools."
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Jason Van Beek retweeted
Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
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It was great to speak with @ashleyrgold at the AIxGlobal Risk Summit, where I was honored to accept the AI Impact Award for my work to create one federal rulebook for AI. Thank you, @scientistsorg and @FLI_org. Let’s get the TRUMP AMERICA AI Act to the President’s desk.
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"[The Church] was one of many institutions to decide early on that human cloning was beyond the pale... Twenty years later, the resulting taboo has largely restrained governments, entrepreneurs, and scientists. Something similar could, and should, be achieved with superintelligence." New in @compactmag from FLI's @willjmjones:
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We don't have to accept the way AI is going. The biggest companies building AI aren't building it for us. They're building it to replace us. We’ve made a roadmap for how we can build pro-human AI: betterpathfor.ai Let me take you through it…
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"A.I. is less regulated in America than sandwiches. You can’t open a sandwich shop without having your kitchen inspected. But you can release an A.I. girlfriend for 11-year-olds and that’s fine." @tegmark in @nytimes:
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It’s time for Congress to choose: Big Tech or kids and families. This week, the largest gathering of survivor families came to Capitol Hill to share the unthinkable, how unregulated AI and a lack of protections contributed to the loss of their children. These are not statistics. These are real families, real stories, and preventable tragedies. Congress can act, or they can continue to look the other way. Follow and share to make sure their voices are heard and their stories lead to action. Thank you to the senators and the families who had the courage to come to Capitol Hill this week and share their stories. @MarshaBlackburn @SenBlumenthal
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Where are our AI cancer cures? Summoning a superintelligent genie to cure cancer sounds compelling. It also conveniently avoids confronting the real barriers: no first principles to work from, data gaps, broken incentives, and a regulatory system frozen in the mid-20th century. The good news: AI tools are already delivering across labs and clinics. There are many promising breakthroughs in cancer research underway. And the builders actively fixing the broken system are already at work. We just need to back the right things. Diagnosis and roadmap: curecancer.ai
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Jason Van Beek retweeted
It's clear: across the Right and the Left, the American public overwhelmingly prefer a pro-human future, and reject the AI race-to-replace us. The vast majority of American voters: 👉 Back human oversight of AI systems; 👉 Want AI companies held accountable for harms; 👉 Reject fast-and-loose AI development; 👉 Support protecting our children & families from AI systems.
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Today, a broad coalition issued the Pro-Human AI Declaration, defining the goals of the growing Pro-Human Movement in response to Silicon Valley's destructive race to replace humans. Leaders from both the Left and Right; parents; faith groups; labor unions; civil society organizations; and others came together to agree on 33 AI principles, across 5 key themes: 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 🔗 Read the full Declaration & add your name now at the link in the replies:
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