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Elham Tabassi
Director, AI and Emerging Technology Initiative; Senior Fellow
Elham Tabassi is Director of the AI and Emerging Technology Initiative and Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution. Prior to this role, she served as Chief AI Advisor at NIST. Confirmed via Brookings AIET page and ZoomInfo. As of 2026-04-11.
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Director, Center for Technology Innovation; Senior Fellow
Nicol Turner Lee is Director of the Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings. Named one of Washingtonian's 2025 Tech Titans. As of 2026-04-11.
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3| Name | DivisionType | Slug | Status | Website | Source | Notes | Lead | StartDate | Source check |
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| Forum for Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) | program-area | brookings-fcai | active | brookings.edu | brookings.edu | Joint Brookings-CEPS initiative. 7 governments + experts. Co-led by Kerry and Renda. HAIP framework. | — | — | Not checked |
| AI and Emerging Technology Initiative (AIET) | program-area | brookings-aiet | active | brookings.edu | brookings.edu | Cross-cuts 7 Brookings centers. Director: Elham Tabassi (Mar 2025, ex-NIST Chief AI Advisor). | Elham Tabassi | 2018 | Not checked |
| Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) | department | brookings-cti | active | brookings.edu | brookings.edu | Houses AI Equity Lab (2023). TechTank blog/podcast. | Nicol Turner Lee | — | Not checked |
Publications
10| Title | PublicationType | Authors | Url | PublishedDate | IsFlagship | Source | Notes | Source check |
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| The HAIP Reporting Framework: Its Value in Global AI Governance | report | Miranda Bogen, Cameron Kerry, Elham Tabassi et al. | brookings.edu | 2026-01 | ✓ | brookings.edu | Joint with CDT; compares global AI governance frameworks | Not checked |
| The Coming AI Backlash Will Shape Future Regulation | policy-brief | Darrell M. West | brookings.edu | 2025-05 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Generative AI, the American Worker, and the Future of Work | report | Mark Muro, Molly Kinder, Sifan Liu, Xavier de Souza Briggs | brookings.edu | 2024-10 | ✓ | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| The Three Challenges of AI Regulation | policy-brief | Tom Wheeler | brookings.edu | 2023-06 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Six Steps to Responsible AI in the Federal Government | report | Darrell M. West | brookings.edu | 2022-03 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Democratizing Harm: AI in the Hands of Nonstate Actors | report | Sarah Kreps | brookings.edu | 2021-11 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Strengthening International Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence | report | Joshua P. Meltzer, Cameron F. Kerry | brookings.edu | 2021-02 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Protecting Privacy in an AI-Driven World | report | Cameron F. Kerry | brookings.edu | 2020-02 | — | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| Algorithmic Bias Detection and Mitigation: Best Practices | report | Nicol Turner Lee, Paul Resnick, Genie Barton | brookings.edu | 2019-05 | ✓ | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
| How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the World | report | Darrell M. West, John R. Allen | brookings.edu | 2018-04 | ✓ | brookings.edu | — | Not checked |
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| Wiki ID: | E1984 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/brookings-ai.yaml |
| Facts: | 10 structured (11 total) |
| Records: | 15 in 3 collections |