Hello,
AI is already reshaping how we think, work, create, and relate to one another. But the incentives driving its development aren’t optimized to protect any of that. And the parts of life that make us human — our creativity, our relationships, our sense of what’s real — can’t be allowed to become casualties in the race for AI dominance.
That’s why we’re launching the “Preserving What Makes Us Human in the Age of AI” Working Group, a new CHT initiative convening experts across law, technology, and philosophy to develop a foundational framework of rights and protections for our shared humanity in the AI age.
Over the next few months, this group will examine how AI is impacting the human experience and work to define the shared norms and rights that we must protect. This summer, they’ll release a public report outlining the specific rights and protection needed to preserve human dignity and agency. This report will serve as a foundation for future governance, innovation, and public understanding.
You can read more about the working group here:
On Your Undivided Attention this week, we had a conversation with David “Davidad” Dalrymple, a researcher who studies what’s going on behind the blinking cursor when an AI is “thinking.” As part of this research, he has taken on the role of AI psychologist: probing these systems to figure out what’s really going on under the hood.
To go deeper, you can read key takeaways from this conversation from our producer and researcher, Josh Lash:
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Picture this: a researcher sits down to conduct a psychological evaluation of a patient he thinks might be dangerous. He asks probing questions and analyzes the responses, looking for patterns, inconsistencies, tells — anything that can help him understand how his subject thinks.
We’re in a critical window to understand and protect against the threat AI poses to our shared humanity. With your support, we can rise to this extraordinary challenge and build a more humane future.
Thank you,
The CHT Team
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