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Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak are among over 1,100 names currently attached to the letter.

This pause should be public and verifiable, and include all key actors.

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If such a pause cannot be enacted quickly, governments should step in and institute a moratorium."

How companies will respond to this letter is unclear.

Microsoft’sBing ChatandGoogle’s Bardare in a battle for consumer-facing AI.OpenAI just unveiled GPT-4earlier this month.

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Technology like this tends to accelerate in development, not be paused for six months.

Below are some of the more noteworthy names that have signed the letter.

The entire list is at the bottom of the letter:

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