Opinion & interviews · curated entry
The Pause Giant AI Experiments open letter
Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
- Date
- March 29, 2023
- Category
- Opinion & interviews
- Organization / Model
- Future of Life Institute
- Evidence
- 1 source · 1 evidence family
The Future of Life Institute called on every lab to pause training systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months to build safety standards. Signatories included prominent researchers and industry figures, and the letter itself sparked an open argument about research tempo.
Curator's note: Cross-checked against the open-letter page and its list of signatories.
Curated sources · 1
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Official announcement · Future of Life Institute2023-03-29
Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
futureoflife.org
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AI 纪年. 《暂停巨型 AI 实验》公开信发布，呼吁设置安全护栏[EB/OL]. (2023-03-29)[2026-11-03]. https://aihist.net/e/pause-letter-2023.html.
APA 7 · American Psychological Association
AI 纪年. (2023, March 29). 《暂停巨型 AI 实验》公开信发布，呼吁设置安全护栏 [Web page]. https://aihist.net/e/pause-letter-2023.html
MLA 9 · Modern Language Association
"《暂停巨型 AI 实验》公开信发布，呼吁设置安全护栏." AI 纪年, 29 March 2023, aihist.net/e/pause-letter-2023.html. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.
Chicago 17 · notes-bibliography
AI 纪年. "《暂停巨型 AI 实验》公开信发布，呼吁设置安全护栏." Published March 29, 2023. Accessed Nov. 3, 2026. https://aihist.net/e/pause-letter-2023.html.
IEEE · citation-reference list
"《暂停巨型 AI 实验》公开信发布，呼吁设置安全护栏," AI 纪年, 29 Mar. 2023. [Online]. Available: https://aihist.net/e/pause-letter-2023.html. [Accessed: 3 Nov. 2026].
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