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Gladstone AI is a for-profit consultancy advising the U.S. government on AI national security risks, including weaponization and loss of control, making it a relevant actor in AI safety governance and policy.

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Gladstone AI is a consultancy founded by Jeremie and Edouard Harris that advises U.S. government agencies on AI national security risks, including weaponization and loss of control. The organization provides AI training to DoD personnel, builds LLM infrastructure for government use, and supports AI policy development. It positions itself as an independent, investor-free entity to maintain integrity in its policy advice.

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  • Founded in 2022 by Jeremie Harris (CEO) and Edouard Harris (CTO), motivated by GPT-3's release and concerns about AI scaling risks.
  • Advises U.S. government at the highest levels, including Cabinet officials, generals, and admirals, on AI opportunities and risks.
  • Offers three services: AI Foundations Course, AI Observatory (LLM infrastructure for Pentagon), and AI Policy Support.
  • Operates as a for-profit with no institutional investors, claiming independence from special interest groups.
  • Focuses on national security safeguards against AI weaponization and loss-of-control scenarios.

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About Gladstone 
 

 Gladstone AI About Gladstone

 ‍ Why we exist
 Gladstone AI 's mission is to promote the responsible development and adoption of AI by providing safeguards against AI-driven national security threats, such as weaponization and loss of control. We support organizations across the spectrum in making informed decisions on AI policy, strategy, procurement, and risk management. As a for-profit entity with no institutional investors or ties to special interest groups, we ensure the integrity of our policy advice and align our interests with those of our U.S. government customers.
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 Our founders 
 ‍ Gladstone is led by Jeremie Harris (CEO) and Edouard Harris (CTO), who have unique experience at the 
intersection of tech and national security policy. They've cofounded several startups (including one YC company), invested in dozens of others, worked with researchers at some of the world's leading AI labs, and briefed Cabinet-level officials, Under Secretaries, and teams at every level in multiple departments and agencies across the U.S., U.K., and Canadian governments.

Jeremie is a national security expert, bestselling author, podcaster, and creator of the leading course on AI in national security, Foundations of AI . Edouard is a technical AI safety and security researcher, serial startup founder, and software engineer who oversees Gladstone's LLM infrastructure.

 Why we started Gladstone 
The genesis of Gladstone was the release of GPT-3 in 2020 . With that milestone, our team recognized the implications of AI scaling and the potential for a race between frontier AI labs that could create significant risks from increasingly powerful AI systems. And we know that when that happened, the government would soon get involved .

Knowing that tech and government don't always communicate effectively, we positioned Gladstone to facilitate U.S. government understanding of advanced AI. Our goal was to ensure that if powerful, dual-use AI systems become a reality, sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent catastrophic outcomes.

 ‍ Our work 
Since officially setting up Gladstone in 2022, the company has been at the forefront of educating and advising the highest echelons of the U.S. government on AI opportunities and risks. We've proudly supported the U.S. government's efforts to improve its understanding of advanced AI and AGI. Our contributions include training hundreds of Department of Defense (DOD) staff, from senior executives to generals and admirals, building first-of-its-kind LLM infrastructure to support government use cases, and providing briefings to multiple Cabinet officials in the U.S. and allied nations. Our collaborative efforts with the world's top contingency planners have been pivotal in developing national security safeguards for advanced AI risks.
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 Our services 
 ‍ To advance our mission, Gladstone AI focuses on three main lines of effort:

1) AI Foundations Course . Trainin

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