Humans in Control
Protecting people today, safeguarding humanity tomorrow
What we are
We are a bipartisan grassroots movement to protect children, families, communities, and future generations from the risks of unchecked AI. We call for transparency, accountability, and real safeguards — shielding kids from harmful content and misuse, demanding responsibility from companies and governments, and ensuring humanity remains in control of AI’s future.
We believe that AI belongs to us
If we build AI that profoundly transforms our world, it will affect every person on the planet. We have the right to ensure that it's controlled, safe, and benefits humanity as a whole — not just a few corporations or governments.
Our movement
We are principled, welcoming, and resilient. We face the risks of AI with honesty and seriousness, while building a movement where people from all walks of life can belong — sustained by courage, mutual care, and shared purpose.
Our Demands
Expose the Threats
Companies and governments must acknowledge the scale of risks posed by AI. Right now, a handful of corporations are racing ahead for profit, with little concern and even less oversight. They are building powerful, fast-moving, and potentially uncontrollable systems. Already, these systems distort relationships and manipulate people; left unchecked, they could take human control out of the picture altogether.
Set the Standards
We need our governments and companies to put real protections in place for our children, our families, our communities, and future generations. That means strong safeguards that everyone follows, that we set the standard for:
- Transparency about how these systems are built and used.
- Independent checks to look for dangers before new models are released.
- Stopping harmful uses when they arise, and security to stop bad actors from causing harm.
- Ability to shut down all of our AI systems if we need to.
- Basic standards that apply to all companies, everywhere.
Humans in Control
AI development must remain subject to public oversight. AGI (artificial general intelligence) is not inevitable. It must only be built, if ever, under strict, enforceable safety rules. The future we demand is one where technology is firmly under human control, serving people and strengthening communities rather than undermining them.
Our Expectations
Transparency First
Open reporting, independent evaluations, and third-party checks are essential.
Accountability Matters
Companies and governments must answer for harms, with clear and enforceable standards.
Protect the Vulnerable
Children, families, and communities cannot be collateral damage in a rush to deploy powerful technology.
Global Responsibility
AI will reshape societies everywhere; responsibilities are global, and solutions must reflect worldwide impacts.
Public Oversight & Control
AI decisions belong to people, not a handful of corporations.
Our Values
We stay focused on the mission.
Discipline and integrity require clarity of purpose. We don’t dilute our mission with unrelated causes or waste energy on side fights. Our goal is clear: ensuring AI is developed and deployed responsibly, with safeguards that keep people everywhere safe.
We stand together.
People come from many backgrounds, beliefs, and political perspectives. We accept differences, knowing our shared end goal is what matters.
We care for each other.
Movements last when people are healthy, connected, and supported. We build a culture of appreciation, warmth, and mutual aid — because community is our strength in this fight.
We make space for joy.
This is serious work, but it must also be energizing and sustaining. We celebrate wins, share culture, and create spaces where people feel welcome and at home.
We choose courage and discipline.
We take risks, do what is hard, and don’t waste energy on petty conflicts.
We are hopeful realists.
We face serious risks, but our goal is a future where humans thrive with AI, not one of despair.
We acknowledge AI’s transformative potential.
We acknowledge that AI may bring vast changes to our society, including existential risks. Whatever our views, we reject reckless deployment.
We stay humble and adaptable.
We don't assume we have all the answers. We learn from evidence, from each other, and from the world. We listen and revise when evidence demands it, thinking globally and acting with persistence.
We protect our most vulnerable.
Children, families, and communities cannot be collateral damage in a technological race.
We reject inevitability.
AI's future is a choice, not a fate. We refuse the story that progress means losing control.
We act globally.
AI will shape every society and has worldwide impacts. Our movement belongs to all people, not to any single country or corporate interest.
We challenge and hold power accountable.
Decision-making about AI belongs to the public, not just a few companies or governments. Those who build and release powerful systems must answer for their consequences.
We demand responsibility and transparency.
Companies and governments must recognize current and future risks that reckless deployment of AI puts on society. They must be rigorously transparent in making their AI systems open to independent testing, oversight, and public scrutiny of their safeguards. Their models must remain secure from bad actors, and with the ability to be shut down.
We want humans to thrive.
The end goal is simple: AI should help people live well, not harm or destroy them. The future we fight for is one where technology serves humanity, and communities flourish together.
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