An open letter to signers of the Global Call for AI Red Lines and the Coexistence Appeal

By Rufo Guerreschi, Executive Director, Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI (CBPAI)

February 5th, 2026

You've called for "international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks" (red-lines.ai). You've demanded "a binding international treaty establishing red lines and an independent oversight institution with enforcement powers" (coexistence.global). Over 300 prominent figures, 15 Nobel and Turing laureates, and 90+ organizations have signed.

These calls are essential. But here's the uncomfortable question: Who will actually make this treaty happen — and how?

Not the UN General Assembly, which moves in decades. Not the EU, which regulates but doesn't lead superpowers. Not AI companies' voluntary commitments, which evaporate under competitive pressure.

A binding global AI treaty requires the two nations with the most advanced AI capabilities to lead. It requires the United States and China to sit down and negotiate — and that means it requires convincing the people who shape Trump's AI policy that this is in America's interest.

That's exactly what we're doing.

The Deal of the Century

The Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI (CBPAI) is running a precision persuasion campaign targeting key influencers of Trump's AI policy — Vance, Altman, Amodei, Pope Leo XIV, Bannon, Musk, and others — to champion a US-China-led global AI treaty before artificial superintelligence outpaces governance.

We call it The Deal of the Century. The name is deliberate. Trump responds to deals, not declarations.

Our approach draws on the precedent of the 1946 Baruch Plan, which proposed placing all nuclear weapons research and arsenals under exclusive international control. Presented by President Truman to the United Nations — barely one hour after the birth of Donald Trump — it was approved 10-0 by the UN Atomic Energy Commission before being vetoed by the Soviet Union. The key reasons it failed — lack of proportionate diplomatic bandwidth, a fitting treaty-making model, and mutually-trusted enforcement — are now addressable.

Why Your Calls Need an Execution Strategy

Both the AI Red Lines campaign and the Coexistence Appeal articulate what needs to happen. We agree entirely with the substance. Stuart Russell, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Max Tegmark, Giorgio Parisi — signers of one or both appeals — have all been clear-eyed about the risks.

But neither initiative has a theory of change for how to get from declaration to treaty. Who walks into the room with Trump? What arguments move Vance from cautious curiosity to active championship? How do you frame a treaty so that it appeals to American "peace through strength" instincts rather than triggering reflexive opposition to multilateralism?

This is the gap we fill. Over the past 15 months, we've built:

A 356-page Strategic Memo (v2.6) synthesizing 667+ sources with detailed persuasion profiles — interests, philosophies, psychology, and key AI predictions — for each target influencer. No other organization has assembled anything comparable.

85+ direct pathway contacts to influencers, established during our October 2025 US Persuasion Tour across Bay Area and Washington DC. This includes 23 AI lab officials at OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind, and direct introducer pathways to 2 of our 10 primary targets.

A coalition of 40+ expert advisors from the UN, NSA, World Economic Forum, Yale, Princeton, and 10 international NGOs.

All on $72,000 total funding — roughly $180 per high-value meeting. We operate at ~$7,500/month.

Convergence Is Already Happening

What's remarkable is how much the signers of your appeals and the influencers we target are already converging — they just don't know it yet.

Paolo Benanti, Pope Leo XIV's top AI advisor, conceived and led the Coexistence appeal. The Pope himself chose his papal name explicitly to signal that AI governance will be central to his papacy. Meanwhile, JD Vance has publicly deferred to the Pope on AI ethics: "The American government is not equipped to provide moral leadership… I think the Church is."

Sam Altman has called for international AI governance and acknowledged existential risks. Dario Amodei has written extensively about both AI's promise and its dangers. Even figures not typically associated with caution — like Steve Bannon, who has called for immediate AI treaties on his War Room podcast — are moving in this direction.

63% of US voters believe it's likely that "humans won't be able to control AI anymore." 77% of US voters support a strong international AI treaty. Trump's voters are terrified of AI — and that creates political space.

The political window is now. Trump's anticipated meetings with Xi in 2026 create a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Our 2026 Roadmap targets 15+ direct engagements with influencers or their key staff, potential Vatican convenings, and Strategic Memo updates timed to each summit.

What We Ask of You

If you signed the AI Red Lines call or the Coexistence Appeal, you already agree on the destination. We're building the road.

🔹 Join as a Testimonial or Advisor. Your name and expertise add credibility to the only initiative actively pursuing treaty-making with the people who hold the power to make it happen. Join here.

🔹 Donate. We need $100,000–$400,000 to scale through the critical 2026 political windows — hiring 2-3 staff to execute coordinated outreach across DC, Bay Area, Rome, and Mar-a-Lago. Every dollar goes directly to the mission. Donate here.

🔹 Introduce us to donors. We're seeking funders who understand that the most effective advocacy targets leverage points, not mass campaigns. Our capital efficiency is exceptional: $7,500/month, ~$180 per high-value meeting. See our funding case.

Calls and appeals matter. They establish moral authority and scientific consensus. But the next step isn't another signature — it's a strategy to reach the handful of people who will decide whether humanity governs AI or AI governs humanity.

The Deal of the Century won't negotiate itself.

Rufo Guerreschi is Executive Director of the Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI and the Trustless Computing Association. Contact: cbpai@trustlesscomputing.org

Learn more: The Deal of the Century | Strategic Memo v2.6 | 2025 Achievements | 2026 Roadmap