In the solemn Vatican, in the meeting room of the Holy See, physicist Max Tegmark has just finished a long closed - door meeting. Among these cardinals in suits, entrepreneurs, and human - rights lawyers, Max Tegmark stands out like a sore thumb. The words on the note are short and chilling: Call for a halt to the development of human - level AI until safety is ensured. Max Tegmark is not alone, but his opponents are getting more and more powerful: the potentially uncontrollable ASI and the trillions of dollars of capital frenzy behind it. Normally, he and Max Tegmark, who is in the liberal academic circle at MIT, should be at odds with each other.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2026 04:22 UTC