# Should Humanity Build Minds That Outnumber Us by Future of Life Institute > "Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us? Should we risk loss of control of our civilization?" > **— Future of Life Institute open letter**, *2023, “Pause Giant AI Experiments”* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [Future of Life Institute, Pause Giant AI Experiments, 2023 open letter](https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/). The 2023 open letter asks these as public-choice questions; it does not establish that succession has occurred. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Pause Giant AI Experiments|Pause Giant AI Experiments]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Should we develop nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us? Should we risk loss of control of our civilization?" — Future of Life Institute open letter, 2023, “Pause Giant AI Experiments” https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-fli-build-nonhuman-minds ```