Take action
Everyone has a role to play in building a safer future. Whether you have five minutes or five days, there’s something meaningful you can do right now. This page will help you find the actions that work best for you, wherever you are and whatever time you can give.
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Connect
Before diving in, take these quick steps to connect with the movement:
- Sign up via our Join page so we can stay in touch and connect you with volunteer communities around the world.
- Join the Discord, where most of our day-to-day collaboration happens.
- Find the next Community Onboarding Call in our event calendar to meet others who have just joined and hear more about what we do.
- Find your community and meet other local volunteers to find actions happening specifically in your country or city.
I have 5 minutes
Small actions add up. Here are quick ways to contribute:
- Check out our microcommit page for weekly bite-sized actions
- Make a donation or pick up some gear from our store
- Follow our social media channels to stay updated—your local PauseAI chapter may have dedicated pages too
- Sign the petitions: PauseAI Statement, Say No To Superintelligent AI, Statement on Superintelligence, International AI Treaty, Demand Responsible AI
I have an hour
Ready to go a bit deeper? Start conversations and add your voice:
- Talk to someone in your life about AI safety—a friend, neighbour, colleague, or family member. Our counterarguments guide can help you answer tough questions and encourage others to act
- Share about AI risk on your social media. One of these videos or this website can be a good start. And don't forget to tag us in your posts
I have a few hours
Make your voice heard where it counts:
- Write to your elected representatives using our Email Builder
- Call your politicians: Try calling legislators' offices while having a set of talking points in view so you stay on topic
- Follow up with a phone call, and when you secure a meeting, check out our lobby tips
- Take a deep dive into our educational materials to build your knowledge
I have a day
Get out into the world and bring others along:
- Attend one of our upcoming events—or if there isn't one near you, organise your own:
- Try tabling or flyering—great ways to reach many people in a short time
- Attend local events: Many cities have (free / low-cost) events about AI & technology policy. Attending these events is a great way to network and share your concerns
I want to go all in
Ready to make PauseAI a serious part of your life? We'd love to have you:
- Apply for a microgrant to fund your own initiative
- Apply for a volunteer stipend to support sustained involvement
- Set up a local chapter or get deeply involved in an existing one
- Check our paid and volunteer vacancies for open roles
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If you work as a journalist or have a social media following
- Create content about AI dangers or PauseAI. For more information, reach out to us through any of our communication channels.
If you are a politician or work in government
- Prepare for the next AI safety summit. Form coalitions with other countries to share safety information and act quickly when harms arise. Work towards a global treaty.
- Invite (or subpoena) AI lab leaders to parliamentary/congressional hearings to give their predictions and timelines of AI disasters.
- Establish a committee to investigate the risks of AI. Publish the findings, if feasible.
- Make AI safety a priority in your party's platform, your government's policy, or just make sure it's on the agenda.
- Work with opposition politicians to demonstrate that AI safety affects us all, regardless of political beliefs.
If you have experience with (international) law
- Help draft policy. Draft examples. Some frameworks.
- Make submissions to government requests for comment on AI policy (example).
If you are a university professor or work in an academic institution
- Write op-eds and articles for media outlets
- Mentor students who are interested in this topic
- Organize a campus event about AI risk, or an academic conference, panel, or symposium
- Submit a faculty senate resolution on AI risk, or craft a university position statement
If you work in AI
- Don't work towards better AI: Do not work for AI companies or capabilities research. And do not spread ideas on how we can make AI systems faster or smarter.
- Talk to your management and colleagues about the risks. Get them to take an institutional position toward mitigating risk over profit. Encourage implementation of standard risk mitigation procedures and anonymous reporting.
- Hold a seminar on AI safety at your workplace. Check out these slides and talks and videos for inspiration.
- Sign the Statement on AI Risk.