Narrow Path

A Narrow Path is a policy framework published in October 2024 by the staff of ControlAI, a nonprofit campaign organization founded in 2023 and headquartered in London. The document, hosted at narrowpath.co, is described as a plan to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity against the threat of artificial superintelligence. It argues that humanity currently has no reliable method to control an AI system vastly more intelligent than humans, and that if attempts to build superintelligence succeed without adequate governance, the result could be human extinction. The framework is divided into three phases. Phase 0 (Safety) proposes immediate domestic measures: governments should establish computational thresholds and licensing regimes that prevent the development of ASI for approximately twenty years, while also restricting dangerous capabilities such as autonomous self-improvement and environmental escape. Phase 1 (Stability) calls for these domestic measures to be internationalized through a treaty-based system comprising three institutions: a central regulatory authority, a dedicated AI safety research body, and an independent judicial body to resolve disputes and enforce compliance. Phase 2 (Flourishing) addresses how, once adequate safety foundations are in place, transformative AI can be integrated into society — including healthcare and economic development — while remaining under meaningful human control. ControlAI, the organization behind A Narrow Path, is a company limited by guarantee in the UK and a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization in the US. It was founded by Andrea Miotti, who previously served as Head of Strategy and Governance at Conjecture, a UK AI safety research company. ControlAI has briefed over 150 cross-party UK parliamentarians and the Prime Minister's office, and secured public support from over 100 UK lawmakers for their superintelligence campaign. The organization has also authored draft bills for both the UK and US legislatures and led international coalitions of experts and lawmakers. A Narrow Path serves as the core intellectual and policy document underpinning all of these advocacy efforts.

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