AI could bring major benefits, but moving quickly may leave less time to understand risks and put safeguards in place. Moving more slowly could delay those benefits and affect who leads its development.
This circle brings people together to weigh these choices and consider who should set the pace: the companies building AI, governments, independent experts, or the communities whose lives it may change.
What this circle will explore
We’ll consider different approaches to AI’s pace, from accelerating development to tying progress to stronger safeguards or pausing the most consequential advances. For each approach, we’ll ask what it could make possible, what it could cost, and who would bear the consequences.
Together, we’ll explore how to balance potential benefits with uncertain risks, what role international competition should play, and how technical expertise and public participation should shape decisions about AI’s future.
A trained facilitator will guide the discussion without directing the group toward a predetermined conclusion.
Format
Join 15–20 participants for a three-hour, in-person circle in Downtown Los Angeles. Participants bring different experiences and perspectives.
Before the session, accepted participants complete a brief survey, then read Dario Amodei’s We Must Pace the Frontier. We’ll examine its case for slowing the advance of the most capable AI systems alongside other approaches. Afterward, participants receive a summary of the group’s key concerns, trade-offs, and areas of agreement and disagreement.
Apply to join
Applications are open. Tell us a little about yourself and what draws you to this question. Bring your convictions and a willingness to listen, ask questions, and consider another perspective.