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Alignment ForumPublished: Apr 22, 2026, 04:00 JST

ControlAI seeks $50M yearly to push for international ban on superintelligent AI development

ControlAI, an AI safety organization, announced it needs approximately $50 million per year in funding to pursue an international prohibition on the development of superintelligent AI (ASI — artificial systems that would vastly exceed human intelligence). The organization estimates this funding level would give them roughly a 10% chance of achieving this goal within the next few years.

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