Government accountability project (of the Goodnation Foundation) led by Executive Director Jeff Hauser. Funded by Democracy Fund. Maintains the "Tracking Uses of AI in the Trump Administration" tracker, which documents: AI replacing federal workers (148,000+ employees lost since Trump took office), CMS AI-powered Medicare preapprovals, State Department "Catch and Revoke" AI surveillance of visa holders, ICE AI-powered license plate scanning, and DOE offering public lands for AI data centers. Published "The Chatbotification of the Federal Government" report. Primary intervention types: investigative research, media campaigns, government accountability.
AI Surveillance and Regime Durability ModelAnalysisAI Surveillance and Regime Durability ModelUsing historical regime collapse data (military regimes: 9 years, single-party: 30 years) and evidence from 80+ countries adopting surveillance technology, this model estimates AI-enabled authorita...Quality: 64/100Authoritarian Tools Diffusion ModelAnalysisAuthoritarian Tools Diffusion ModelThis model analyzes how AI surveillance technologies diffuse to authoritarian regimes through commercial sales, development assistance, joint ventures, reverse engineering, and illicit acquisition....Quality: 62/100Surveillance Chilling Effects ModelAnalysisSurveillance Chilling Effects ModelQuantifies how AI surveillance reduces freedom of expression through self-censorship mechanisms, estimating 50-70% reduction in dissent within months and 80-95% within 1-2 years in comprehensive su...Quality: 54/100
Organizations
Protect DemocracyOrganizationProtect DemocracyCross-partisan nonprofit founded in early 2017 to prevent American democracy from declining into a more authoritarian form of government. Led by Ian Bassin (Co-founder and Executive Director). 100+...Access NowOrganizationAccess NowInternational digital rights organization founded in 2009. Annual revenue approximately $15M (as of 2025). Led by Executive Director Alejandro Mayoral Banos (succeeded Brett Solomon who served 2009...AlgorithmWatchOrganizationAlgorithmWatchNonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on algorithmic accountability, founded in 2017. Also has a Zurich office. Co-founded and led by Executive Director Matthias Spielkamp. Conducts ...
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
Risks
AI-Enabled Authoritarian TakeoverRiskAI-Enabled Authoritarian TakeoverComprehensive analysis documenting how 72% of global population (5.7 billion) now lives under autocracy with AI surveillance deployed in 80+ countries, showing 15 consecutive years of declining int...Quality: 61/100AI 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: 55/100