Steve Wozniak—Signed petition calling for ban on AI 'superintelligence' development
Steve Wozniak was among over 850 signatories, including AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoff Hinton, calling for a pause in the development of superintelligence. The statement called for ending efforts to create AI that would surpass humans on essentially all cognitive tasks.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.858 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Statement Oct 22, 2025 documented
Signed petition calling for ban on AI 'superintelligence' development
Steve Wozniak was among over 850 signatories, including AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoff Hinton, calling for a pause in the development of superintelligence. The statement called for ending efforts to create AI that would surpass humans on essentially all cognitive tasks.