AI Safety Newsletter #65: Measuring Automation and Superintelligence Moratorium Letter

A new benchmark called the Remote Labor Index (RLI) measures whether AI systems can automate real computer work tasks across different professions, showing that current AI agents can only fully automate 2.5% of projects despite improving over time. Additionally, over 50,000 people, including top scientists and Nobel laureates, signed an open letter calling for a moratorium (temporary ban) on developing superintelligence (a hypothetical AI system far more capable than humans) until it can be proven safe and controllable.