# The Statement on Superintelligence (2025): SI History

> Researchers, faith leaders, artists and public figures call for a prohibition on building super intelligence until it can be done safely and.

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Updated: 2026-11-08

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# The Statement on Superintelligence (2025)

Researchers, faith leaders, artists and public figures call for a prohibition on building super intelligence until it can be done safely and controllably, with strong public buy-in.

Date
:   Oct 2025

Type
:   Milestone

Status
:   Happened

Era
:   2025

## What happened

Researchers, faith leaders, artists and public figures call for a prohibition on building super intelligence until it can be done safely and controllably, with strong public buy-in.

## Why it matters

Signatories ranged from leading researchers to former officials, religious leaders and celebrities. It was one of the broadest public calls to date to stop the race before super intelligence is built.

## Source

1. [Statement on Superintelligence](https://superintelligence-statement.org)

## 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
:   October 22, 2025

Type
:   Timeline milestone

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[Pause commitment **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/pause-commitment/)[Artificial superintelligence (ASI) **Term**](https://enterrsi.si/encyclopedia/artificial-superintelligence/)

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