These nine fundamental assumptions shape how we approach AI development, community building, and our collective future. They represent our deepest convictions about the path forward in an age of AI.
1. The ASI Horizon: Navigating a Civilizational Turning Point
Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) will impact humanity on an unprecedented scale, surpassing any previous technological revolution while unfolding over a dramatically shorter timeframe. This demands our immediate and thoughtful engagement.
2. AI for All: Universal Stake and Collective Stewardship
Every individual is a stakeholder in AI's beneficial development. As a societal-scale opportunity and challenge, its pervasive effects demand shared ownership and collective stewardship in its governance and direction to shape our collective future.
3. The Acceleration Dilemma: Eroding Trust, Strained Institutions
Our human governance and social institutions are increasingly challenged to keep pace with rapid technological advancements, leading to declining trust. Navigating this transition effectively is the defining challenge of our time.
4. The Trust Imperative: Ensuring Sustainable Progress
The erosion of trust among those who feel unheard or marginalized is the greatest risk to continued technological progress. Such exclusion can fuel widespread opposition, halting beneficial advancements and imperiling sustainable progress for all.
5. Bridging Divides: The Unifying Power of Grassroots Dialogue
Building trust requires grassroots communities with diverse, real-world perspectives to bridge gaps between AI's frontier and the broader public. These communities foster social cohesion by creating spaces where people are heard, learn together, and engage in co-creation, strengthening trust through nearness and transparency.
6. Collaborative Ecosystems: Engines for Innovation
Open, cross-sector cooperation acts as a powerful innovation accelerator. By fostering environments where diverse expertise and resources are shared, we can collectively overcome complex challenges and speed the development of beneficial AI far more effectively than in silos.
7. Global Integrity: The Mandate for Transparent, Accountable Frameworks
Establishing a non-partisan, globally connected institution built on transparency, openness, and accountability is essential to unite fragmented groups, bridge communication gaps, and facilitate collaboration among governments, industries, and society at large.
8. Social Capital Amplified: A Catalyst for Collective Action
AI will reinvent how we allocate and utilize social capital – the network of trust built through relationships. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to exponentially scale community-driven projects and collective endeavors that benefit society.
9. The Enduring Human Edge: Connection in the Age of AI
In a world increasingly shaped by AI, the value of purposeful in-person connection will surge. Our innate capacity for deep interpersonal bonds, social capital, and emotional intelligence (EQ) will become our most distinguishing and vital human assets.
The Foundation
These core beliefs emerged from deep reflection on AI's trajectory and humanity's role in shaping it. Discover the foundational thinking and experiences that led to these convictions.
