AI Extinction Clock · Authors & Moral Authorities

Voices of ethics, faith & culture

Authors & Moral Authorities

The questions a clock can't answer on its own.

The Expert Panel measures risk; these voices weigh meaning - human dignity, ethics, and what we owe one another in an age of machines. They are kept deliberately separate from the research-grade panel, and labeled by theme rather than a p(doom) number.

Pope Leo XIV

Pope; the Catholic Church

Moral Authority

“Our personal life has greater value than any algorithm.”

Has made AI a signature concern of his pontificate, pressing that acknowledging what is uniquely human, especially the welfare of children, must anchor any ethical framework for AI governance.

Address on AI, ethics & governance, 2025

Gregg Braden

Author & speaker

Author / Cultural

A best-selling author at the intersection of science, human potential, and consciousness. Included as a cultural voice on what AI means for human identity and resilience - a different register from the technical and policy debate.

Books & public talks

Growing

This page launches with two voices and will expand as candidates are reviewed. Every addition follows the same rule as the panel - a real, dated, sourced statement - and is labeled by theme, not a probability.