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Reached out to 3 prominent Aussie figures thanking them for their sensible treatment of AI risk
Contacted 3 politicians about AI existential risk - can share more in the next few months!
Reached out to COSBOA and Canberra Business Chamber about Australians’ trust in AI
Took part in CAPaD’s Community Assembly in Canberra.
Reached out to correct an error in The Daily Aus’ reporting on the Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic .
Released a vid on how Australia ignored the risks of AI at the India Summit and just talked about dividing winnings.
Reached out to Matt Greg MP on AGI risks and the recent India Summit.

📢Campaigned for Australia to prioritise safety at India’s AI Impact Summit:
- 2 vids calling to action and suggesting the perfect Valentine’s
- 70 emails sent to policymakers, and 70 signatures on our petition , including to Minister Ayres and Assistant Minister Charlton.
- Arranged for 4 Aussie experts and 3 international ones to co-sign op-ed in France’s biggest weekly, Nouvel Obs
- Sent media release to tech journalists
- Hosted online and in-person workshops
- Postered in Canberra’s Civic, Tuggeranong, Woden, and Waramanga
Publicly asked Senator Pocock how our government will deal with mass unemployment.
Publicly asked Andrew Leigh (Assistant Minister, MP) at his book event whether AI researcher predictions of existential risk mean Australia should sign onto red lines for AI development, he said yes!
Reached out to politicians: Fiona Carrick MLA, Thomas Emerson MLA, Jessie Price MP candidate about AI existential risk.
Reached out to organisations: ACT Conservation Council and ACT Greens about their datacentre policies.
Asked Minister Orr about the ACT Government’s datacentre policy at the ACT Conservation Council townhall.
Attended Melbourne’s presentation on Fixing Australian Philanthropy.
Handed out flyers at University of Canberra’s Open Day.

Met with Deborah Morris MLA about AI misalignment, deepfakes and bioweapon risks.
🚩Milestone: 70 subscribers to our newsletter!

2025 - more coming soon!

Publicly asked Senator Pocock to sign Superintelligence Statement, and he agreed !
5 people from Australia participated in the PauseAI photo petition.