The Case for Human Centered Acceleration

Artificial intelligence is a product of human creativity and ingenuity. It reflects humanity’s enduring drive to discover, invent, and expand the frontier of knowledge. Like the great technological advances that came before it, AI has the potential to transform the human condition by unlocking new knowledge, expanding opportunity, and accelerating solutions to problems that have long constrained human progress.

Throughout history, technological progress has been one of the most powerful forces for improving human life. Advances in science and innovation have extended lifespans, reduced poverty, expanded access to knowledge, and strengthened human freedom. Artificial intelligence represents the next great chapter in this tradition of discovery and progress.

A pro-human vision of artificial intelligence begins with confidence in humanity’s ability to build and guide powerful technologies for the benefit of civilization. When developed responsibly and applied widely, AI can accelerate medical breakthroughs, expand educational opportunities, increase economic prosperity, and deepen humanity’s understanding of the world.

We therefore affirm the following principles.

1. Technological progress is a major driver of human flourishing. Advances in artificial intelligence can expand prosperity, deepen knowledge, and improve the quality of life for people worldwide.
2. Accelerating discovery benefits humanity. Continued progress in artificial intelligence will unlock breakthroughs in medicine, science, education, and energy that can dramatically improve human well-being.
3. Artificial intelligence will expand human capability. AI can amplify creativity, productivity, and problem-solving, enabling individuals and societies to accomplish more than ever before.
4. The benefits of technological progress can benefit all. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence can strengthen the foundations of prosperity, broaden access to opportunity, and help address challenges that affect humanity as a whole.
5. Humanity should approach transformative technologies with confidence in progress. Throughout history, embracing discovery and innovation has expanded human possibility. Artificial intelligence should continue this tradition by advancing knowledge, prosperity, and human flourishing.

Human thriving is furthered through the discovery and development of technologies that expand human potential. Artificial intelligence, guided by human responsibility and directed toward human progress, with the dignity of the individual squarely at the center, can help build a future of greater prosperity, deeper knowledge, and broader opportunity for people everywhere.

As with every transformative technology, we will have to address challenging trade-offs. The pro-human approach protects humans from misuses as they arise, through iterative fixes, sensible guardrails, and evidence-based adjustments.

Our task is not to retreat from progress, but to advance it wisely so that the benefits of artificial intelligence strengthen human dignity, expand human capability, and contribute to the flourishing of generations to come.