If we race to build superintelligence without clear and morally informed parameters, we risk undermining the incredible potential AI has to alleviate suffering and enable flourishing. We should intentionally harness this amazing technology to help people, not rush to build machines and mechanisms we cannot control.
Walter Kim
President of the National Association of Evangelicals
In a 2026 press release, Walter Kim said people should use AI to help others instead of racing to build superintelligence they cannot control.
Evangelical leaderPublished March 27, 2026 · date of remarks not establishedStatement on Superintelligence launch press release
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It’s simply a proposal to require adequate safety measures for a technology that, according to its developers, has a significant chance to cause human extinction. Is that too much to ask?” Walter Kim: “If we race to build superintelligence without clear and morally informed parameters, we risk undermining the incredible potential AI has to alleviate suffering and enable flourishing. We should intentionally harness this amazing technology to help people, not rush to build machines and mechanisms we cannot control.” Yuval Noah Harari: “Superintelligence would likely break the very operating system of human civilization – and is completely unnecessary.
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