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Welcome to the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Meetup.com! We are a dynamic group that explores multi-disciplinary approaches to spirituality, as well as humanitarian, social, and political issues. Modeled after Unitarian Universalist principles, our services and events provide a space for thoughtful discussions, exploration of the arts, and community building. Join us to share in spirit-inspired ideas and practices to create a more compassionate and just world!
The Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism:
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
2nd Principle: Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
3rd Principle: Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
**4th Principle:**A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
5th Principle: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
6th Principle: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Upcoming events
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Ban Super AI?
1924 Cedar Street, 1924 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA, Berkeley, CA, USBAN SUPER AI?
BFUU COMMUNITY POTLUCK & PANEL 6:30 pm Wed. Nov. 18
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar St. a block east of MLK
Paul Christiano, a top AI scientist and OpenAI board member, has said there’s "meaningful risk" of an AI catastrophe within a year. An "AI accident" will most likely cause everyone to die. AI poses a "material risk in the immediate future" that isn’t "abstract" but "something we should be trying to react to immediately.”
~ 11/9/26 Hinton Lecture hosted by Nobel laureate Professor Geoffrey Hinton
Panelists: AI Professor David Krueger (tbc)
March for a Treaty & Stop the Ai Race founder M.Trazzi (tbc)Confirmed:
Wynd Kaufman StopAI’s jailed “Rosa Parks”
Guido Reichstadter a StopAI founder, scaled D.C. bridge
Phoebe Thomas Sorgen moderator/organizerThere are some AI benefits, which narrow apps may be saved, but besides intellect/artistic property theft, bigotry, reality confusion, psychological harms, and eco gluttony, AI threatens mass unemployment, economic collapse, total surveillance, and extinction!
A global enforceable ban is doable!
Join us to discuss how, and how else we’ll save our butts!
Meanwhile, urge Reps/Senators to co-sponsor the Sanders/Casar Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act: 800-826-3688
Urge CA AG Rob Bonta to ban Ai recursive self-improvement in CA: 800-952-5225
www.StopAi.Live stopai.live@protonmail.com
www.BFUU.org1 attendee
Past events
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