About Anthony Aguirre
The essay that inspired this project
The Keep the Future Human Audit is inspired by physicist and Future of Life Institute co-founder Anthony Aguirre's essay "Keep the Future Human" (2025), which calls for bounded AI systems that protect human agency and healthy competition.
This project translates those ideas into practice through community participation and ethical design.
Key Concepts from the Essay
Tool AI vs. AGI
Aguirre distinguishes between bounded Tool AIs that augment human capabilities and unbounded AGI that could replace human agency entirely.
Closing the Gates
The metaphor of keeping AI 'inside the gates' — defining clear boundaries that preserve human control and decision-making.
Healthy Competition
AI systems should enhance competition between humans and organizations, not eliminate it by creating winner-take-all dynamics.
Human Agency
Technology must preserve and strengthen human autonomy, dignity, and the ability to make meaningful choices.
From Theory to Practice
While Aguirre's essay provides the philosophical foundation, the Keep the Future Human Audit provides the practical tools. We transform abstract principles into concrete workshops, governance frameworks, and community-driven AI design processes.