What is Happening with AI is for Real!

You've seen the headlines.

AI is advancing faster than anyone predicted.

And the people building these systems openly admit they don't fully understand what they're creating.

This isn't science fiction. It's happening now.

The most powerful AI companies estimate there's a 10-25% chance their technology could pose catastrophic risks to humanity within the next decade.

Your gut feelings are just right, and you are with the majority:

• 76% of US voters believe AI will pose a threat to the "existence of humanity".

• As of November 2025, 45% of US voters think AI should be "much more regulated", while 29% believe it should be "somewhat more regulated".

• As of August 2025, 78% of US Republican voters believe artificial intelligence could eventually pose a threat to the existence of humanity.

• As of June 2025, 43% of US citizens are very or somewhat concerned that AI could "cause the end of the human race".

Yet there's no binding international agreement to ensure these systems remain safe and under human control.

According to a 2024 survey, 77% of US voters support a strong international treaty for AI - matching the rise of a similar public sentiment in the first half of 1946.

We've been here before. In 1946, a few key advisors led a pragmatic US President to propose the Baruch Plan—an ambitious treaty to prevent nuclear weapons from spreading and to ensure atomic energy would benefit all of humanity. That plan failed, and we've lived under the shadow of nuclear weapons ever since.

World leaders are scrambling to respond or sticking their heads in the sand.

We have a second chance with AI.

What We're Doing

The Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI brings together experts, former officials, and concerned citizens to advocate for a global AI treaty—one that ensures:

• Human oversight of the most powerful AI systems

• International cooperation so no single country or company controls this technology

• Democratic accountability in decisions that affect everyone

We're working directly with policymakers, tech leaders, and thought leaders to make this vision a reality, and focusing in particular on key influencers of Trump's AI policy.

Why We Need You

We're a small team doing big work. While well-funded lobbying groups push for minimal regulation, we're making the case that humanity's future shouldn't be left to chance.

Your donation helps us:

• Meet with key decision-makers in Washington, Silicon Valley, Mar-a-Lago, the Vatican and beyond

• Keep producing strategic memos and operational research to support intense persuasive on-the-ground action

Every dollar goes directly to this mission. We operate with extreme efficiency—our monthly costs are a fraction of typical DC policy organizations.

This Is Personal

You don't need to be an AI expert to care about this. You just need to care about:

• The world your children and grandchildren will inherit

• Whether democratic societies can govern transformative technologies

• Ensuring that AI serves humanity—not the other way around

The window for action is narrow. Historical decisions will be made in the next few months and years, that will shape AI governance for decades.

Funding Needs: $50K-$400K

Every dollar goes to the mission—no fancy offices, no high staff costs. We have operated so far at ~$7.5K/month, a fraction of typical DC policy organizations.

• $50,000 — Extend and Amplify
  Extend our runway into mid-2026. Add one outreach support staff. Engage part-time consultants to expand and sharpen the Memo. Launch highly targeted select op-eds and podcasts in Washington. Fund critical travel.

• $150,000 — Building Momentum
  Sustain twelve months of growth. Hire two part-time consultants. Organize closed-door dinners in Washington, DC and Mar-a-Lago. Support targeted media framing the treaty as “peace through strength.” Expand NGO and think tank partners. Prepare a more extensive 2nd and 3rd Persuasion Tours.

• $400,000 — Breakthrough Scale
  Transform capacity. Build unstoppable momentum for Trump to champion the Deal of the Century. Move from one to three full-time staff. Launch a highly targeted, subdued, multi-channel campaign across podcasts, op-eds, and outreach. Deepen the scientific depth and operational value-add of new versions of the Strategic Memo.

Donate Now

Donate directly:

• Via credit card or PayPal on Patreon

• Via credit card, wire transfer or crypto on the AI safety funding portal Manifund

• Via wire transfer:

• Recipient: Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI ETS

• IBAN: BE17 9054 0557 7821

• Swift/BIC: TRWIBEB1XXX

• Bank: WISE, Rue du Trône 100, 3rd floor, Brussels, 1050, Belgium

For donations above $50,000, reach out directly to discuss how your contribution maps to specific deliverables.

Questions? Want to learn more? Contact us at rufo@trustlesscomputing.org