Founded Aug 2020 (5 years old)HQ: 6 Liberty Square, #6079, Boston, MAlegalpriorities.org ↗Wiki pageData
Founded by Christoph Winter
Research organization studying legal questions relevant to reducing existential and catastrophic risks.
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11Organization
CountryUnited States
Legal Structure501(c)(3) nonprofit (Legal Priorities Inc, EIN 85-1024198). Fully remote team.
Founded DateAug 2020
Headquarters6 Liberty Square, #6079, Boston, MA
General
Websitehttps://law-ai.org/
People
Founded ByChristoph Winter
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Employee Count28
Annual Revenue7852814
ProgramLegal Priorities Summer Institute (473 applications, 35 admitted from 18 countries in 2022). Law & Longtermism Network (~300 members). Writing Competition with prizes $2,500-$30,000.
Research AreasAI governance and regulation, law-following AI systems, treaty-following AI, automated compliance, AI transparency and trade secrets, AI agent governance
Organizational ChangeRebranded from Legal Priorities Project to Institute for Law & AI (LawAI) around 2023-2024
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