"Global Leaders Unite to Address AI and Climate Catastrophe Threats"
Richard Branson, Ban Ki-moon, and Charles Oppenheimer, among others, have signed an open letter urging world leaders to address the existential risks of artificial intelligence and the climate crisis, emphasizing the need for urgent multilateral action to combat threats such as the rapidly changing climate, pandemics, nuclear weapons, and ungoverned AI. The letter, released by The Elders and backed by the Future of Life Institute, calls for a long-view strategy, financing the transition away from fossil fuels, an equitable pandemic treaty, restarting nuclear arms talks, and building global governance for AI. The message also advocates for safety engineering in the development of transformative technologies like AI to avoid dire consequences.