Legal nonprofit founded in 2017 that uses the courts to challenge government actions that undermine democratic principles. Led by Skye L. Perryman (President and CEO). Launched an appellate litigation practice in August 2025 with approximately 12 lawyers. Filed FOIA lawsuits against HUD and State Department seeking records about Trump administration use of generative AI to rewrite rules, monitor employees, and target visa holders (March 2025). Separate FOIA lawsuit against OPM, GSA, HUD, and OMB compelling disclosure of AI use in deregulation agenda. Tracks specific concerns: AI used to flag visa holders based on social media posts, identify federal workers for termination, and propose mass regulatory repeals. Primary intervention types: litigation (FOIA, administrative law challenges).
Electoral Impact Assessment ModelAnalysisElectoral Impact Assessment ModelThis model estimates AI's marginal electoral impact across three vectors — disinformation influence, infrastructure attacks, and voter suppression. Analysis finds 0.2-5% probability of flipping ind...Quality: 65/100
Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)OrganizationAmerican Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)Nonprofit civil liberties organization founded in 1920, with approximately 1,400 staff nationally. ACLU Foundation revenue approximately $307 million (FY 2024-2025); combined with 501(c)(4) entity,...Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)OrganizationElectronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)Digital rights nonprofit founded in July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow, and Mitch Kapor. Approximately 100 staff (lawyers, activists, technologists). Budget approximately $24 million (202...Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)OrganizationElectronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)Independent nonprofit research center focused on privacy and civil liberties, founded in 1994. Led by Alan Butler (Executive Director and President, since 2020). 97% Charity Navigator score. Runs a...Mozilla FoundationOrganizationMozilla FoundationNonprofit foundation behind the Firefox browser, with growing AI governance programs. Approximately 20% of expenditure on trustworthy, open-source AI. Key AI programs include the Democracy x AI Coh...Humanity AIOrganizationHumanity AI$500 million, 5-year philanthropic initiative launched August 14, 2025 to build a people-centered future for AI. Jointly led by Omidyar Network and MacArthur Foundation. Founding members include Do...
Risks
AI Surveillance and US Democratic ErosionRiskAI Surveillance and US Democratic ErosionAnalysis of how data centralization, oversight dismantlement, and AI capability acquisition by the US government create near-term threats to democratic processes. Documents the Anthropic-Pentagon s...Quality: 55/100AI-Driven Trust DeclineRiskAI-Driven Trust DeclineUS government trust declined from 73% (1958) to 17% (2025), with AI deepfakes projected to reach 8M by 2025 accelerating erosion through the 'liar's dividend' effect—where synthetic content possibi...Quality: 55/100AI DisinformationRiskAI DisinformationPost-2024 analysis shows AI disinformation had limited immediate electoral impact (cheap fakes used 7x more than AI content), but creates concerning long-term epistemic erosion with 82% higher beli...Quality: 54/100Epistemic CollapseRiskEpistemic CollapseEpistemic collapse describes the complete erosion of society's ability to establish factual consensus when AI-generated synthetic content overwhelms verification capacity. Current AI detectors achi...Quality: 49/100