PETITION:
Humans for Transparency in Artificial Intelligence
Bill Hibbard, Nick Baladis, Ben Goertzel, Hruy Tsegaye, David Hanson
If you agree that advanced AI technology should be developed and deployed in a transparent and open way, then scroll down and add your signature to the petition below!
Recent dramatic progress in artificial intelligence (AI) leads us to believe that Ray Kurzweil’s prediction of human level AI by 2029 may be roughly accurate. Even if reality proves a bit different, still it seems very likely that today’s young people will spend most of their lives in a world largely shaped by AI.
The rapid advent of increasingly advanced AI has led many people to worry about the balance of positive and negative consequences AI will bring. While there is a limit to the degree anyone can predict or control revolutionary developments, nevertheless, there are some things we can do now to maximize the odds that the future development of AI is broadly positive, and the potential for amazing benefits outweighs the potential risks.
One thing we can do now is to advocate for the development of AI technology, and its real-world utilization as well, to be as open and transparent as possible — so that AI is something the whole human race is doing for itself, rather than something being foisted on the rest of the world by one or another small groups. The creation and rollout of new forms of general intelligence is a huge deal and it’s something that needs the full intelligence and wisdom of the whole human race.
For more depth on the reasons that transparency in AI development is by far the best alternative, see this recent Humanity+ article by Bill Hibbard and colleagues. ‘For more thorough academic and analytical discussions of the issues, see this list of relevant recent articles. Also note the recent advent of OpenAI, an amply-funded AI initiative from Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel and their colleagues, which is focused initially on transparent, open-source AI.
This petition was conceived by American AI researcher Bill Hibbard, MIT student Nick Baladis, and Hong Kong-based AI researcher Ben Goertzel. It was implemented by Hruy Tsegaye and Mehari Geta Mamo at iCog Labs, an advanced technology consulting firm in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that works closely with Ben Goertzel, and among other projects contributes to the OpenCog open-source Artificial General Intelligence Initiative, and to the Hanson Robotics software team, which is creating open-source control software for the firm’s emotional, social, compassionate human-like robots.
If you agree with this international team that transparent, open development of advanced AI technology is — based on our current state of knowledge — the best option for the future of humanity and other sentient beings, please add your signature below.
Also, if you are interested to discuss transparency in AI R&D with others, you can join the new Transparent AI Google Group here.
Sign the Transparent AI petition here:
| 166 | Miss lidya meried | Ethiopia | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| 165 | Mr yared kassa | Ethiopia | Adigrat University | Jan 10, 2020 |
| 164 | Mr H van Calker | Netherlands | Jan 03, 2020 | |
| 163 | Mr Aad Vijverberg | Netherlands | Jan 02, 2020 | |
| 162 | Ms philimon derib | Ethiopia | Mekelle University | Dec 21, 2019 |
| 161 | Mr Duncan Were | Kenya | Nairobi | Oct 08, 2019 |
| 160 | Mr Daniel Mekonnen | Ethiopia | Aug 29, 2019 | |
| 159 | Ms Habtamu Alebel | Ethiopia | Ai | Aug 28, 2019 |
| 158 | Mr yonas haileyesus | Ethiopia | Network Engineer | Aug 16, 2019 |
| 157 | Mr Abubeker Jemal | Ethiopia | Aug 15, 2019 | |
| 156 | Mr Alazar Tilahun | Ethiopia | Addis Abeba | Aug 14, 2019 |
| 155 | Mr ABRHAM MAMUYE | Ethiopia | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| 154 | Mr Gebrecherkos Abrha Halefom | Ethiopia | Jul 03, 2019 | |
| 153 | Mr Emmanuel Babalola | Nigeria | lagos | May 09, 2019 |
| 152 | Ms Yalem Tilahun | Ethiopia | membership | May 06, 2019 |
| 151 | Mr filagot wondemu | Ethiopia | 1 | Apr 10, 2019 |
| 150 | Mr Amanuel Teferi | Ethiopia | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| 149 | Mr Henok yhedego | Ethiopia | henok | Mar 21, 2019 |
| 148 | Mr Abebaw W | Ethiopia | Mar 09, 2019 | |
| 147 | Ms Nuredin Mahemmud | Ethiopia | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| 146 | Mr Bill Miller | United States | Feb 24, 2019 | |
| 145 | Mr Prafull More | India | Singularity University | Feb 21, 2019 |
| 144 | Mr Arshia Taghdiry | USA | Human | Feb 05, 2019 |
| 143 | Mr Temesgen Molla | Ethiopia | Jan 15, 2019 | |
| 142 | Mr Natnael Zenebe | Ethiopia | Dec 23, 2018 | |
| 141 | Mr setie ajaw | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 20, 2018 |
| 140 | Ms meseret dereje | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 20, 2018 |
| 139 | Mr semagn melese | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 20, 2018 |
| 138 | Mr yohannes belete | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 19, 2018 |
| 137 | Mr wosenyeleh belachew | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 19, 2018 |
| 136 | Mr yihalem bitew | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 19, 2018 |
| 135 | Mr yitayih worku | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 19, 2018 |
| 134 | Mr mitiku yosef | Ethiopia | computer science | Dec 18, 2018 |
| 133 | Ms mamaru temesgen | Ethiopia | solver | Dec 18, 2018 |
| 132 | Mr Fikiru Mulugeta | Ethiopia | us | Dec 04, 2018 |
| 131 | Mr ZELALEM kuma | Ethiopia | webbased | Nov 26, 2018 |
| 130 | Mr Beka Kidane Goba | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Nov 19, 2018 |
| 129 | Ms alert(1) alert(1) | ethiopia | researcher | Nov 13, 2018 |
| 128 | Mr nebyu ali | Ethiopia | researcher | Nov 13, 2018 |
| 127 | Mr solok40 solok40 | Ethiopia | AI | Nov 13, 2018 |
| 126 | Mr Elie MAGAMBO GATETE | Rwanda | Researcher | Oct 12, 2018 |
| 125 | Mr Tegegne Yismaw | Ethiopia | Sep 02, 2018 | |
| 124 | Mr Gebisa Tamiru | Ethiopia | computer science | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 123 | Mr samuel chanie | Ethiopia | IT | Aug 15, 2018 |
| 122 | Mr Alfred Ongere | Kenya | Nairobi | Aug 10, 2018 |
| 121 | Mr david alozie | Nigeria | Disruptive Africa | Jul 25, 2018 |
| 120 | Mr tigabu tasie | Ethiopia | apparent | Jul 10, 2018 |
| 119 | Mr Davin Jorgensen | United States | Founder of the AI Liberation Front | Apr 18, 2018 |
| 118 | Mr Tibebesilasse Tadele | Ethiopia | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| 117 | Mr Haileyesus Shiferaw | Ethiopia | Feb 08, 2018 | |
| 116 | Mr Andrian Kremin | Germany | Jan 15, 2018 | |
| 115 | Mr Abdela Ahmed Mossa | Ethiopia | Jan 12, 2018 | |
| 114 | Mr Natnael Debebe | Turkey | gfhgh | Dec 30, 2017 |
| 113 | Mr Eyobel Fiseha | United States | Nov 24, 2017 | |
| 112 | solomon molla | Ethiopia | Aug 27, 2017 | |
| 111 | Rohit sharma | India | Jul 09, 2017 | |
| 110 | kassaw ayalew | Ethiopia | teacher | Jun 15, 2017 |
| 109 | A A | Ethiopia | s | Jun 14, 2017 |
| 108 | Elias yalew | Ethiopia | student | Jun 03, 2017 |
| 107 | Amha Endrayes | Ethiopia | I have Loved AI since I first saw them. AI is THE FUTURE and google is showing that it is | May 19, 2017 |
| 106 | yared teshome | Ethiopia | no | May 17, 2017 |
| 105 | Amy Herbertson | United Kingdom | Ruislip | May 02, 2017 |
| 104 | Haile MIsgna | Ethiopia | Mekelle University and wagaedaga.com | Apr 26, 2017 |
| 103 | shewit tesfay | Ethiopia | shewit | Apr 20, 2017 |
| 102 | Betemariam Tsegie | Ethiopia | Apr 12, 2017 | |
| 101 | Mizan Abaynew | Ethiopia | Apr 10, 2017 | |
| 100 | mekbeb getachew | Ethiopia | Mar 24, 2017 | |
| 99 | Getnet Assefa | Ethiopia | iCog Labs | Mar 17, 2017 |
| 98 | Eskender Besrat | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa University | Mar 13, 2017 |
| 97 | Wes Hansen | United States | May 16, 2016 | |
| 96 | Paul Tiffany | United States | May 12, 2016 | |
| 95 | Eray Özkural | Turkey | Gok Us Sibernetik Ar&Ge Ltd. | May 10, 2016 |
| 94 | Zarathustra Goertzel | Denmark | Copenhagen University | May 10, 2016 |
| 93 | Ryan Donovan | Australia | May 08, 2016 | |
| 92 | Peter Xing | Australia | Transhumanism Australia | May 08, 2016 |
| 91 | Meseret Dastaw Bayeleygne | Ethiopia | iCog-Labs | May 04, 2016 |
| 90 | Eugen Mihulet | Romania | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| 89 | Tom Wunderlin | United States | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| 88 | Jan Welke | Germany | Apr 19, 2016 | |
| 87 | Sean Flatt | Canada | Future Hunt | Apr 19, 2016 |
| 86 | Mark Wayne | Apr 19, 2016 | ||
| 85 | Kennita Watson | United States | Alcor | Apr 18, 2016 |
| 84 | Larry Lawson | Canada | N/A | Apr 18, 2016 |
| 83 | Richard Illyes | United States | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 82 | keenan thomas | USA | Apr 17, 2016 | |
| 81 | Chris Rondeau | USA | LIVE | Apr 12, 2016 |
| 80 | Joe Chan | United Kingdom | Mar 27, 2016 | |
| 79 | Denis Nekrylov | Mar 27, 2016 | ||
| 78 | Dmitry Sukhoruchkin | Россия | NeuroIDSS | Mar 27, 2016 |
| 77 | thom rucki | United States | Mar 25, 2016 | |
| 76 | Michel Pasquier | United Arab Emirates | American University of Sharjah | Mar 25, 2016 |
| 75 | Daniele Piersanti | Italy | Mar 24, 2016 | |
| 74 | Alan Winfield | United Kingdom | Bristol Robotics Laboratory | Mar 23, 2016 |
| 73 | Kris Kirby | United States | Ovid-Elsie Area Schools | Mar 22, 2016 |
| 72 | George McCafferty | United Kingdom | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| 71 | Franco Fiori | Italy | Mar 22, 2016 | |
| 70 | Nil Geisweiller | OpenCog | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| 69 | Steven Adger | United States | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| 68 | Akshat Gumbhir | India | Student | Mar 20, 2016 |
| 67 | Akshat Gumbhir | United States | Mar 20, 2016 | |
| 66 | Jacek Świergocki | Poland | Mar 20, 2016 | |
| 65 | Cynthia Stewart | USA | Mar 20, 2016 | |
| 64 | Giulio Prisco | Hungary | Mar 20, 2016 | |
| 63 | CESAR DE LOS RIOS | Mexico | Mar 20, 2016 | |
| 62 | Allen Goonan | Australia | Virtual reality | Mar 19, 2016 |
| 61 | Felipe Santello | Brasil | Mar 18, 2016 | |
| 60 | Trevor Alston | Australia | Mar 18, 2016 | |
| 59 | Darius Black | United States | Mar 18, 2016 | |
| 58 | Oliver Pascal Schlueter | Germany | None | Mar 17, 2016 |
| 57 | Teddy Cox | United Kingdom | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| 56 | Antony Mellor | Australia | None | Mar 17, 2016 |
| 55 | Loïc Bardon | France | Paris Singularity | Mar 16, 2016 |
| 54 | David Latapie | France | Technoprog, International Longevity Alliance | Mar 16, 2016 |
| 53 | Alexandre Maurer | France | EPFL | Mar 15, 2016 |
| 52 | Viktoriya Krakovna | United States | Harvard University / Future of Life Institute. I support transparency but NOT open-sourcing of advanced AI. | Mar 15, 2016 |
| 51 | Jared Jolton | United States | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| 50 | James Babcock [*] | United States | I oppose this petition but wish to be on your mailing list | Mar 15, 2016 |
| 49 | Charlie Hogle | Mar 15, 2016 | ||
| 48 | John Havens | United States | The Happathon Project | Mar 15, 2016 |
| 47 | Ott Köstner | Estonia | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| 46 | Evan Engel | Mar 15, 2016 | ||
| 45 | Ismael Quinones | United States | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| 44 | Thrasos Nerantzis | Cyprus | CTO of Unilink Technology | Mar 15, 2016 |
| 43 | Robert Schulz | United States of America | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| 42 | Richard Schulz | USA | Concerned Business Analyst | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 41 | Harold Klabunde | United States | Mar 14, 2016 | |
| 40 | Jose Hernandez | Spain | Universitat Politècnica de València | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 39 | Alexander Klokus | United States | Futurism | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 38 | Edward Keller | USA | The New School | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 37 | Tepeneag Theodora | Deutschland | Frau | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 36 | olivier nerot | France | AFT | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 35 | Simon Andersson | Czech Republic | GoodAI | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 34 | Jan Feikema | Netherlands | Wageningen University | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 33 | Zachary Rempel | United States | Self representative. | Mar 14, 2016 |
| 32 | Dagmar Monett | Germany | Berlin School of Economics and Law | Mar 13, 2016 |
| 31 | Marco Ledwold | United Kingdom | Mar 13, 2016 | |
| 30 | Calum Chace | United Kingdom | Mar 13, 2016 | |
| 29 | Kevin Jones | United States | August Wilson Red Door Project | Mar 13, 2016 |
| 28 | A.T. Murray | Cyberspace | http://ai.neocities.org/P6AI_FAQ.html -- Ghost Perl Webserver Strong AI | Mar 13, 2016 |
| 27 | Robert Norton | United States | Mar 13, 2016 | |
| 26 | Jose Cordeiro | Venezuela | The Millennium Project | Mar 13, 2016 |
| 25 | Sander Rabin | USA | Mar 13, 2016 | |
| 24 | Jacques Caillault | United States | Mar 12, 2016 | |
| 23 | Cyrus Hodes | The Ai Initiative @ Harvard Kennedy School | Mar 12, 2016 | |
| 22 | Jan Klauck | Germany | Berlin Exponential Institute | Mar 12, 2016 |
| 21 | Peter Xing | Australia | Transhumanism Australia | Mar 12, 2016 |
| 20 | Albertus Morriën | Netherlands | N.A. | Mar 12, 2016 |
| 19 | Mihail Khurtsiya | Ukraine | Mar 12, 2016 | |
| 18 | Deepak Khemchandani | Australia | Mar 12, 2016 | |
| 17 | Tom Everitt | Australia | Australian National University | Mar 12, 2016 |
| 16 | Richard Emslie | Scotland | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 15 | Roman Yampolskiy | United States | University of Louisville | Mar 11, 2016 |
| 14 | Logan Streondj | Canada | Speakable Programming for Every Language | Mar 11, 2016 |
| 13 | Thomas Morris | United States | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 12 | Edward Porter | United States | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 11 | Tom Whittaker | United States | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 10 | Eugen Suman | Romania | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 9 | Tommy Jasmin | United States | Academia | Mar 11, 2016 |
| 8 | jason muntenaar | The Netherlands | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 7 | pablo zabala | Colombia | Mar 11, 2016 | |
| 6 | Dagim Sisay | Ethiopia | Mar 08, 2016 | |
| 5 | Bill Hibbard | United States | University of Wisconsin-Madison SSEC | Mar 07, 2016 |
| 4 | Eskender Tamrat | Ethiopia | OpenCog | Mar 07, 2016 |
| 3 | Ben Goertzel | Hong Kong | Mar 04, 2016 | |
| 2 | mehari g | Ethiopia | Mar 03, 2016 | |
| 1 | Ru T | Ethiopia | Mar 03, 2016 |
