Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are joining a call to halt the development of some AI tools until the process can be "done safely and controllably."

The couple is among more than 700 public figures — including scientists, actors, former lawmakers and national security officials and more — to sign on to a brief statement released Wednesday by the Future of Life Institute (FLI).

"We call for a prohibition on the development of superintelligence," the statement said. The ban, it continued, should not lifted before there is "broad scientific consensus that it will be done safely and controllably" and "strong public buy-in."

FLI describes its mission as working to "steer transformative technologies away from extreme, large-scale risks and towards benefiting life."

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