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r/PauseAI↗

Community of volunteers who work together to mitigate the risks of AI. We want to internationally treaty to pause the development of frontier general AI until it's safe.

8.8k subscribers380 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)250 authors / mosince 2023

r/PauseAI has 8.8k members. It gets about 380 posts a month from 250 people. Top topics: AI Dangers & Ethics, Future of AI and Pro vs Anti AI.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+60%since May 2026
Oct 20268.7k
Growing8.7k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Apr 2023)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2433%vs Sep 2025 · +72% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026380
BusierPeaked at 380 in Sep 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/PauseAI

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. AI Dangers & Ethics9.6%
  2. Future of AI1.9%
  3. Pro vs Anti AI1.5%
  4. AI Job Displacement & Future1.3%
  5. OpenAI Updates1.3%

Brands people mention

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