- PauseAI Holds Largest Ever AI Safety Protest in London
Around 500 people marched through London demanding that AI CEOs publicly back a pause in frontier AI development, in the largest protest ever focused specifically on AI safety.
- PauseAI Demonstration at the European Parliament - February 23rd, Brussels
Join us outside the European Parliament to call on the EU to initiate negotiations for a global treaty to pause the development of frontier AI systems.
- India AI Impact Summit 2026 - Make Your Voice Heard
World leaders meet in India on February 16-20 to shape the future of AI governance. Take action now - sign the petition and email your policymakers.
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- About Us
Staff behind PauseAI
- Organizing Director Vacancy
Organizing Director Vacancy for PauseAI Global
- Letter to Sir Demis Hassabis
Parliamentarians from across the UK call on Google DeepMind to honour their AI safety commitments
- PauseAI Presents: The Google DeepMind Protest
We are organising a protest to hold Google DeepMind to account for their broken promises.
- Google DeepMind's Broken Promises
AI company Google DeepMind have broken the promises they made to the public.
- PauseAI Statement
Sign the PauseAI Statement
- PauseAI UN Demonstration
Help us demand immediate global regulation on frontier AI models
- PauseAI NYC Action Items
Help stop the acceleration of dangerous AI by taking action!
- PauseAI Pittsburgh Flyer
Read more about PauseAI's goals and the risks of strong AI!
- Theory of Change
How does PauseAI expect to achieve its mission?
- Quotes
Quotes about risks from artificial intelligence
- List of p(doom) values
How likely do AI various researchers believe AI will cause human extinction?
- Find your PauseAI Community
A map of all PauseAI communities, people and events around the world.
- Email Builder
A web app to help you write an email to a politician. Convince them to Pause AI!
- AI Outcomes
What will happen if we continue to build AI?
- Why We Might Have Superintelligence Sooner Than Most Think
We're underestimating the progress of AI, and there is a small but realistic chance that we are very close to a superintelligence.
- PauseAI Protest @ The Hague, Netherlands - August 11th
We are organizing a protest to demand a pause on dangerous AI development.
- PauseAI Protest @ FCDO, London, July 13th
PauseAI protest, urging the United Nations Security Council to implement a global pause on the largest AI training runs.
- PauseAI Protest @ FCDO, London, July 18th
- (Cancelled) PauseAI Protest @ United Nations, NYC, July 18th
PauseAI protest, urging the United Nations Security Council to implement a global pause on the largest AI training runs.
- PauseAI Protest @ Office for AI - June 29th
- PauseAI Protest @ Parliament Square - June 8th
We are organising a protest at Parliament Square to demand a summit to pause AI development.
- PauseAI Protest @ Melbourne - June 16th
Join PauseAI for an upcoming peaceful protest at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) where Sam Altman will be having a talk in Melbourne.
- PauseAI Protest @ Google DeepMind - May 19th - 22nd
We are organising a protest at Google DeepMind to demand a summit to pause AI development.
- PauseAI Protest @ Bletchley Park - November 1st
We are organising a protest at Bletchley Park, during the AI Safety Summit
- International PauseAI Protest 21st October 2023
We are organizing an international protest to demand a pause on dangerous AI development.
- PauseAI / No AGI Protest @ OpenAI San Francisco - February 12th, 2024
We are organizing a protest to demand a pause on dangerous AI development.
- International PauseAI Protest May 13th 2024
We are organizing an international protest to demand a pause on dangerous AI development.
- International PauseAI Protest November 2024
We are organizing a protest to demand a pause on dangerous AI development.
- Communications Director Vacancy at PauseAI Global (Vacancy Closed)
PauseAI is looking for a Communications Director to lead our Comms Team and Social Media accounts. Remote work or in-person in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Organizing Director Vacancy at PauseAI Global (Position Filled)
PauseAI is looking for an Organizing Director to help manage the organization and support local groups.
- Communications Director Vacancy
Communications Director Vacancy for PauseAI Global
- Next International Protest: Paris AI Summit — February 7–11
AI Safety should be the focus of the Paris AI Action Summit!
- 4 Levels of AI Safety Regulation
A framework for thinking about how to mitigate the risks from powerful AI systems
- Take Action
Ways to help reduce AI risk.
- Why an AI Takeover Could Be Very Likely
As AI surpasses human capabilities, the likelihood of an AI takeover becomes very high.
- Rebutting Skeptical Arguments About AI Existential Risks
Why AI existential risks are real and deserve serious attention
- PauseAI Amsterdam Protest, December 2025
Protest in Amsterdam to urge the Dutch government and Netherlands-based company ASML to stop supplying to companies developing artificial superintelligence.
- PauseAI Australia (Our Campaigns)
More information about the Australian chapter of PauseAI
- PauseAI Australia Wins
What the Australian chapter of PauseAI has been doing and needs help with
- PauseAI Australia
the Australian chapter of PauseAI
- PauseAI Protest @ Microsoft Brussels - May 23rd, 2023
We are organizing a protest at Microsoft to demand a summit to pause AI development.
- Building the Pause Button
What would an AI Pause look like? How do you continue to actually prevent a superintelligence from being created?
- Communication Strategy
How we communicate about pausing AI development.
- Community Manager (Vacancy)
- Counterarguments
A list of reasons why people might disagree with the idea of pausing AI development - and how to respond to them.
- Cybersecurity Risks from Frontier AI Models
How AI could be used to hack all devices.
- Regulating Dangerous Capabilities in AI
The more powerful AI becomes in specific domains, the larger the risks become. How do we prevent these dangerous capabilities from appearing or spreading?
- AI Models Are Unpredictable Digital Brains
Nobody understands how AI models work, nobody can predict their behavior, and nobody will be able to control them.
- PauseAI Discord Server
Invitation link to PauseAI's Discord server
- Donate to PauseAI
With your financial support we can have a bigger impact.
- Environmental Impact of AI
AI's environmental impact is a problem not just because of the immediate human cost, but because robots are fantastically energy-hungry and thus accelerate the unsustainable, insupportable damage we are doing to Earth.
- How AI Safety Evaluations & Benchmarks Can Aid in AI Governance
What are AI safety evals, and how can they contribute to preventing catastrophic risks?
- FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PauseAI and the risks of superintelligent AI.
- The Feasibility of a Pause
Is pausing AI possible?
- Flyering Guide
How to distribute flyers for PauseAI
- PauseAI Funding & Donors
A list of our largest donors.
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
PauseAI events in support of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
- Incidents of Dangerous AI Behavior
- Join the Operations Team
How to get involved with PauseAI's operations team — website, tooling, and technology.
- Join PauseAI
Sign up to join the PauseAI movement
- Learn Why AI Safety Matters
Educational resources (videos, articles, books) about AI risks and AI alignment
- Legal Information
Information required by law about PauseAI.
- PauseAI's Little Helpers
Help fund volunteer stipends for PauseAI advocates working to address AI safety concerns.
- Tips for Effective Lobbying
How to convince your government that it needs to work towards a pause on AI training runs
- Running a Local PauseAI Community: A Guide to Local Organizing
How can you set up a community and make an impact, locally?
- PauseAI MicroGrants
Our community fund to support projects that align with our mission.
- Pausing AI Development Might Go Wrong. How to Mitigate the Risks?
This article addresses some of the risks of pausing AI development, and how to mitigate them.
- PauseAI National Groups
What does it mean to be a National Group in the PauseAI network?
- PauseAI Candlelit Vigil @ UN HQ NYC, 3rd of June
- Offense / Defense Balance in AI Safety
How to think about the balance between offense and defense in AI safety
- San Francisco's 3-Day Picket: Demanding Pause on Advanced AI Development Near OpenAI
- PauseAI Organization
How the PauseAI organization is structured, and what resources are available for members.
- Organizing a PauseAI Protest
It's not very hard!
- Partnership Opportunities with PauseAI
Invitation link to PauseAI's Discord server
- PauseAI UK Director (Vacancy)
- Policy Director (Vacancy)
- Polls & Surveys
How much do regular people and experts worry about AI risks and governance?
- PauseAI Press Materials & Media Coverage
- PauseAI Privacy Policy
- PauseAI Proposal
Implement a temporary pause on the training of the most powerful general AI systems.
- PauseAI Protesters Code of Conduct
- PauseAI Protests
A list of upcoming and past protests.
- The Difficult Psychology of Existential Risk
Thinking about the end of the world is hard.
- Risks of Artificial Intelligence
AI threatens our democracy, our technology, and our species.
- PauseAI Roadmap and Funding Scenarios
What are we planning to do and what could we do with more funding?
- Concrete Scenarios for Catastrophic AI Risks
How superintelligent AI could cause human extinction.
- State-of-the-art AI Capabilities vs Humans
How smart are the latest AI models compared to humans?
- Why We Need AI Safety Summits
Why we need the AI safety summit to happen, and what it should achieve.
- Tabling for PauseAI
Set up a table and talk to people about AI risks and why we need to pause.
- Timelines to AGI
How long do people expect it will take for AGI or superintelligent AI to be developed?
- US Lobbying Guide
The goal of this guide is to empower people – everyday citizens who lack any background in lobbying or advocacy, but who are concerned about AI – to meet with their elected officials directly and make their concerns heard as effectively as possible.
- Vacancies at PauseAI
Job positions at PauseAI
- PauseAI Values
How does PauseAI plan to achieve its mission?
- PauseAI Volunteer Agreement
- PauseAI Volunteer Stipends
The PauseAI volunteer stipend program supports volunteers who contribute regularly to the PauseAI Global community.
- Welcome to the PauseAI Community!
Thanks for joining and advice on checking inbox
- How to Write a Letter or Email to Someone in Power
A guide on how to write a lobby letter
- Writing Press Releases for Protests
How to be effective at writing a press release to cover a protest.
- The Extinction Risk of Superintelligent AI
Why AI is a risk for the future of our existence, and why we need to pause development.
- Contact Us
Get in touch with the PauseAI team for general inquiries, press and media requests, partnership opportunities, or feedback.