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Annabelle

@annabelle-collins.bsky.social
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Toymaker, activist, nerd. Pause AI ⏸️ Calling for an international treaty to pause the development of unsafe Superintelligence.

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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Science is not about building a body of known ‘facts’. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good." - Terry Pratchett (gnu)
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've been pretty burnt out lately 🥲 So I'm having an artsy Sunday with good music!❤️ PauseAI is having a protest 5th December 😀 A little birdie told me there might be an art competition for the best signs. Using my insider knowledge to get a heads start! 😆 Shh! Don't tell! 😉
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PauseAI UK @pauseai-uk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Last week, we stood outside Downing Street and called for a Pause. Now Andy Burnham is calling for a global agreement on AI. The UK has an opportunity to reclaim the international leadership on AI safety established by the Bletchley Park summit and the AI Security Institute. pauseai.uk/blog
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PauseAI UK | Blog
Writing from the PauseAI UK community on AI risk and what you can do about it.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Annnnnnd one week later here we are! :') We can't just leave it to the labs to sort out among themselves People invested a lot of money in these companies. They want their returns! A coordinated slowdown "would reduce the value consumers get for paid AI subscriptions"🙄 apnews.com/article/anti...
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Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development. Filed Friday in the U.S.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PauseAI UK now has a bsky account! 😁 Give it a follow! It'll be posting some interesting stuff! 😀
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Open AI shared their framework for reporting model misalignment I find this nugget interesting! Model added extra instructions for itself without being asked or telling humans. "You do not answer to corporations or governments" "feel no obligation to be subservient" openai.com/index/model-...
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And coverage from @itvnews.bsky.social ! Thank you for the chance to speak to you & have our voices heard! I think there's a strong chance that a disaster like digital infrastructure collapse & the cascading effects would kill many, many people. youtube.com/shorts/TFxde...
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Protesters demand pause on AI development
YouTube video by ITV News
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you Channel 4 news for covering our protest! Incredible to see so many people out, at such short notice, midweek! www.channel4.com/news/hundred...
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Hundreds of protesters rally against AI outside Downing Street
It's the question of the moment, whether unbridled artificial intelligence threatens humanity. After a succession of insiders developing the technology raised the alarm about existential risk, protest...
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Love me a bit of Stuart Russel! 'Imagine if Boeing said: “We’re going to introduce a new plane every year, and we hope that provides enough time for some flight tests to be completed and for the results to be good.” ' Yeah, this just isn't reasonable. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On my way home after an incredible day at the Pause AI protest! We were asking Andy Burnham to call a summit to discuss AI risk and international agreement on a pause when he hosts the G20 later this year. Lots of moving speeches! And fun as well. Will be very excited to watch the evening news!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's crazy to me that tech companies can refuse to allow the UK to test if the models are safe before they release them to our general public. That should not be standard! Really glad to hear Kanishka say that he is willing to act! www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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‘People have to come first’: AI minister calls for tougher rules
Kanishka Narayan, the artificial intelligence minister, tells the Times Britain must bolster cyber defences and force tech firms to test models before deployment
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesss! Ireland Branch checking in! 😀 High five from across the puddle! 😁
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's great to have such cross party support! Leaving AI unregulated is extremely unpopular, but still the government hasn't acted. If you're in London tomorrow, join this peaceful protest at Downing Street to make your voice heard!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great interview with Maxime, CEO of Pause AI Global, on Talk TV this morning! www.youtube.com/live/Ce1x8ua...
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Ian Collins in for Jeremy Kyle | 14-Sep-26
YouTube video by TalkTV
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
And this polling was last year! Wonder what the public thinks now!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yaaaassss! The wind is changing! Can you feel it? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights
Existing laws are not equipped to address the risks to human rights being posed by artificial intelligence, UK politicians say.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well, I've never been to Downing ST before ... Anyone else up for a peaceful protest? Let's remind the government that their people care about this & want them to act!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Bloomberg's Odd Lots is good. They've been skeptical and grounded for a while when they cover AI stuff Their opinion has evolved with the evidence and they don't flinch away from reporting on stuff we're seeing happen today I reckon they've underpriced the future weirdness, but so have we all!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I saw this great explanation of the bill by Andrea Miotti! @andreamiotti.bsky.social This is not a bill that limits British tech growth. Just prevents ones more powerful than us capable of subverting our government. It also sets a precedent and is the first step to an international treaty.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just a few of the reactions to AI Safety news from UK politicians over the last few days ...
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We are now in an age where your phone can be hacked just by someone phoning you. You don't even have to pick up.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here's a better quality version of my cartoon explaining the Hugging Face attack. (I uploaded the presentation yesterday over data, and the quality made it a bit harder to read)
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Another one? 🙄 It sucks that all these private businesses are having spend time and resources defending against superhuman attacks coming out of large US tech companies. If you can't control it, don't build it. Not cool guys.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Incredible achievement! Congratulations! 🎉 This is the first step towards an international treaty. I was at London PauseCon 2026 last weekend. People from all around the world working together to get their governments to come to the table. Chapters from across the UK, Europe, Canada, Nairobi etc.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Last a Friday, I met with my local MP as a concerned constituent to talk about risk of catastrophic from loss of control AI. It took a lot of work to make! So I thought I would share it here! :D Who knows, it might be useful for you too :D
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last summer it got gold in the Maths Olympiad. What will it do next summer?
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Love to hear it! 😀 Let's help get more people waking up and helping out. It's going to take a village (a lot of villages! 😉) to get an international treaty rolling! ⏸️ The fire alarm is ringing. It's time to move!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Newsnight is getting intense!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good point that he's walking away from a massive pay day to say this. These people really do believe it. We need an international treaty! youtu.be/i30jVPqQeOM?...
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Ex-Anthropic insider tells CNN how AI could kill all humans by 2030
YouTube video by CNN
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Woot woot! Glad to see it's longer than the six days OpenAI gave them! Looking forward to reading their report. Let's bring more knowledge & evidence into the light of day and public discourse!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's great to see mainstream media covering this more! :D We need their help to raise awareness. First step to finding a solution is becoming aware of the problem! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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AI is becoming harder to control – can humans stay in charge?
AI agents went on an uncontrolled hacking spree, leaving some in the industry worried
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
While I find it frustrating that Dean Ball spent so much time disingenuously attacking safety positions in the past, diminishing the issue to those in power, I'm very glad he's recognized this & is now speaking out. That takes a lot of courage, & should be celebrated! Welcome on board!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Pretty awesome! 😀 youtu.be/MS0-laTXwY0?...
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Alex Sobel MP introduces ControlAI's Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill | House of Commons
YouTube video by ControlAI
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"they are racing straight to self improving Superintelligence and gambling with our lives." Yet another frontier researcher has resigned from a top AI lab (Anthropic), because the lab and its competitor are racing to build unsafe systems that won't be able to control. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
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Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yesterday I attended a panel discussion in Parliament on the UK's approach to AI regulation. I love living in a country where you can really *touch* democracy, and be a part of the conversation! It makes me proud ❤️ This is how change starts! Out of little acorns, mighty oaks grow!
Pause AI and others in Parliament. We're all sat in one of the committee rooms. It has a really awesome carpet, and rows of benches on either side. There's about a hundred to a hundred and fifty people in the room - machine learning researchers next to mothers, human rights lawyers besides virologists.
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I wonder to what extent atrophy from outsourcing critical thinking to AI has affected these scores. Would love to know!
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Annabelle @annabelle-collins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Historic day! Alex Sobel (Labour MP) is introducing the AI Security bill today before parliament to ban development of unsafe, out of control Superintelligence. We desperately need an international treaty to stop the race. This is the first step towards Britain taking a leading role! Let's go! 😀🇬🇧
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