# Humanist AI Should Make Humans Smarter, Not Use Them by Mustafa Suleyman > “If we really believe in a humanist AI, then that means that an AI should always be trying to make humans smarter and more capable, not use humans to make itself smarter.” > **— Mustafa Suleyman**, *Humanist AI Code of Conduct discussion, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Indexed source and context:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]], entry “Mustafa Suleyman — Humanist AI.” - **Publication record:** [Source preserving the statement](https://www.axios.com/2026/09/14/microsoft-ai-people-code); the index classifies the wording as a directly attributed Axios report. - **Editorial treatment:** The complete sentence is reproduced without substantive alteration. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Research index:** [[research/Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon|Super Intelligence Week Index of Statements from the White House Luncheon]] - **Article:** [[articles/Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen|Vertically Integrating an AI Superpower from AI Factory to Citizen]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War|The Gigawatt Is the New Measure of War]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Mustafa Suleyman|Mustafa Suleyman]] - [[wiki/Humanist AI|Humanist AI]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Agency|Cognitive Agency]] - [[wiki/Cognitive Atrophy|Cognitive Atrophy]] - [[wiki/Human-Machine Coexistence|Human-Machine Coexistence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “If we really believe in a humanist AI, then that means that an AI should always be trying to make humans smarter and more capable, not use humans to make itself smarter.” — Mustafa Suleyman, Humanist AI Code of Conduct discussion, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-mustafa-suleyman-humanist-ai-make-humans-smarter ```