PauseAI

A grassroots movement, founded in the Netherlands in 2023, campaigning for an international pause on the most powerful AI until we know how to make it safe.

PauseAI asks governments to “stop the development of the most powerful general AI systems until we know how to make them safe”, internationally. pauseai.info

It was founded in Utrecht in May 2023 by Joep Meindertsma and started with a protest outside Microsoft’s lobbying office in Brussels. It now coordinates national groups such as PauseAI France, organises peaceful protests, and helps people contact their representatives. About PauseAI