
A man interacts with a 3D printable humanoid robot in Hanover, northern Germany, on March 31, 2025. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images
Hundreds of people, from conservative commentators to prominent tech executives, have signed a letter seeking a ban on “the development of superintelligence.”
This year, leading technology firms, such as Google, Meta Platforms, and OpenAI, have accelerated efforts to build artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of outperforming humans across a broad spectrum of elementary and complex tasks.

