building a grassroots movement for AI safeguards with Humans in Control https://teapawt.net/t.co/le77cCIqKz
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in many ways, AI just had its first real election...and i kind of think the results should make politicians across the country snap to attention. feels like something big is happening here.
56% of voters said AI and data centers were a crucial or major factor in how they voted. 🧵
so...where does this leave me?
well, last night, after my kids were asleep, i forced myself to step away from my phone and stop doing midterm math.
i sat up with a pot of tea and did a different kind of arithmetic.
i realized that my 6-year-old would be able to vote for president for the first time in 2040, and my 2-year-old in 2044.
in the 2040s, i want people, not AI, to still be the ones making the big decisions. i want my kids to be able to cast a meaningful vote.
it's not currently clear to me that we're on the right trajectory to make that possible.
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but trajectories can shift.
the 2028 race starts now, and at @HumansInControl our plan is to make sure every candidate has a good answer one question: what's your plan to keep humans in control?
it starts Nov 14, when neighbors in towns across the country sit down for an hour to talk about it and start organizing. find one or host a watch party: realitycheckhq.org
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today is Election Day, and I'll add to the chorus of people saying something quite simple: please go out and vote today. voteamerica.org/where-to-vot…
but after you vote, I'm hoping that lots of us will step up to do more in the weeks and months ahead when it comes to the risks of AI.
there's still time to sign up, and our team will help you get everything set up: realitycheckhq.org
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and if you need to find your polling place, you can do so here: voteamerica.org/where-to-vot…
onwards!
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so i left twitter/x years ago...but i'm back! and for good reason.
i recently became the ED at Humans in Control. we're a new org building a cross-partisan, grassroots movement for AI safeguards -- and we just launched our first big campaign.
here's why i think it's important.
right now we're not moving fast enough. my team and i are doing what we can to change that.
if you can host or help out in any way, please do sign up on our website -- or shoot me a DM.
and if you can signal boost this thread, i (and humanity in general) would appreciate it.
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many thanks for making it this far. for digging deep, and doing what you can -- whoever and wherever you are:
realitycheckhq.org/apply?utm…
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