An open letter calling for the prohibition of the development of superintelligent AI was announced on Wednesday, with the signatures of more than 700 celebrities, AI scientists, faith leaders, and policymakers.

Among the signatories are five Nobel laureates; two so-called “Godfathers of AI;” Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple; Steve Bannon, a close ally of President Trump; Paolo Benanti, an adviser to the Pope; and even Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

The open letter says, in full:

“We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence, not lifted before there is

broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably, and

strong public buy-in.”

The letter was coordinated and published by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit that

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