Washington DC-based nonprofit founded in 1994, working to promote democratic values in technology policy. CDT's AI Governance Lab focuses on algorithmic accountability, automated decision-making in government, AI in education, and workers' rights. One of the oldest and most established digital rights organizations engaging on AI policy, with direct influence on US and EU regulatory processes.
Short AI Timeline Policy ImplicationsAnalysisShort AI Timeline Policy ImplicationsAnalyzes how AI policy priorities shift under 1-5 year timelines to transformative AI, arguing that interventions requiring less than 2 years (lab safety practices, compute monitoring, emergency co...Quality: 62/100
Risks
AI Mass SurveillanceRiskAI Mass SurveillanceComprehensive analysis of AI-enabled mass surveillance documenting deployment in 97 of 179 countries, with detailed evidence of China's 600M cameras and Xinjiang detention of 1-1.8M Uyghurs. NIST s...Quality: 64/100
Organizations
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace AI ProgramOrganizationCarnegie Endowment for International Peace AI ProgramCarnegie's AI program researches how AI reshapes global governance, geopolitics, and democratic institutions. Operating through offices in Washington, Beijing, Brussels, Beirut, and New Delhi, Carn...Brookings Institution AI and Emerging Technology InitiativeOrganizationBrookings Institution AI and Emerging Technology InitiativeThe Brookings AIET Initiative is one of the most-cited think tank programs on AI policy in Washington. Part of the Governance Studies program, it produces influential research on AI regulation, wor...The Future SocietyOrganizationThe Future SocietyThe Future Society is an international nonprofit founded in 2014 at Harvard Kennedy School that works on AI governance across the UN, OECD, EU, and G7. Known for convening 44+ civil society organiz...Americans for Responsible InnovationOrganizationAmericans for Responsible InnovationAmericans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) is a DC-based AI policy group founded in 2023 with backing from EA-aligned donors including Dustin Moskovitz's Open Philanthropy network. ARI focuses on b...Ada Lovelace InstituteOrganizationAda Lovelace InstituteThe Ada Lovelace Institute is a UK-based independent research body funded by the Nuffield Foundation that bridges technical AI research with human rights-focused policymaking. It has produced influ...Center for AI PolicyOrganizationCenter for AI PolicyThe Center for AI Policy (CAIP) was a non-partisan nonprofit founded in 2023 that worked with Congress to promote commonsense legislative solutions to catastrophic risks from advanced AI. CAIP focu...
Historical
Anthropic-Pentagon Standoff (2026)EventAnthropic-Pentagon Standoff (2026)Comprehensive analysis of the February 2026 confrontation between Anthropic and the US government. Triggered when Claude AI was used in the January 2026 Venezuela raid via Palantir, Anthropic refus...Quality: 70/100
Other
David SacksPersonDavid SacksDavid Sacks, as White House AI and Crypto Czar, represents a significant policy force advocating for minimal AI regulation while dismissing AI safety concerns as 'fear-mongering' and regulatory cap...Quality: 65/100Mark BrakelPersonMark BrakelGlobal Director of Policy at the Future of Life Institute (FLI). Leads FLI's advocacy and policy efforts globally, including the organization's engagement with the EU AI Act and international AI go...Margrethe VestagerPersonMargrethe VestagerExecutive Vice-President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and EU Commissioner for Competition (2019–2024). Led EU competition policy and antitrust enforcement against...Eli LiflandPersonEli LiflandBiographical profile of Eli Lifland, a top-ranked forecaster and AI safety researcher who co-authored the AI 2027 scenario forecast and co-founded the AI Futures Project. The page documents his for...Quality: 58/100Gavin NewsomPersonGavin NewsomGavin Newsom is the Governor of California. He vetoed SB 1047 on September 29, 2024, citing concerns about size-based rather than risk-based regulation, while simultaneously signing 18 other AI bil...