# The Asilomar principles (2017): SI History

> 23 principles, including that highly autonomous systems should be designed so their goals stay aligned with human values. Every source linked.

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# The Asilomar principles (2017)

23 principles, including that highly autonomous systems should be designed so their goals stay aligned with human values.

Date
:   2017

Type
:   Milestone

Status
:   Happened

Era
:   2017

## What happened

23 principles, including that highly autonomous systems should be designed so their goals stay aligned with human values.

## Why it matters

The principles came out of a conference at Asilomar, California, a venue chosen to echo the 1975 meeting on recombinant DNA. They include commitments on safety, transparency and avoiding an arms race.

## Source

1. [Future of Life Institute](https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/ai-principles/)

## On the timeline

This event is one of 20 milestones on the [RSI timeline](https://enterrsi.si/timeline/), from 1950 to SI building SI.

The event

Date
:   January 6, 2017

Type
:   Timeline milestone

Related terms

[Alignment **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/alignment/)

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