# "PauseAI Has ‘officially disendorsed’ PauseAI-US" by nem

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Published: 2026-09-02T00:45:21+00:00
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This morning, I got an email from the CEO of PauseAI. I will paste the text below. PauseAI has decided to distance themselves from PauseAI-US, with whom they share branding, but apparently not much else. This is a really confusing situation for volunteers and newcomers. I think it would be worth having a discussion to see how we can proceed in such a way that volunteers, especially in the US, are able to effectively direct their activism. Email from PauseAI A letter from the CEO · 1 S...

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