Today, we’re relaunching as a nonprofit. Our mission remains the same: We are building a global research community, dedicated to helping humanity transition to a world with advanced AI. But we’ll also be exploring new ways to expand our impact.
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We help decision-makers navigate the transition to a world with advanced AI, by producing rigorous research and fostering talent.
- What a night! We've officially launched our new London office, bringing together some of the brightest minds in AI governance from academia, industry, government, and civil society. The move from Oxford to London opens exciting new possibilities for collaboration in the UK on
- Apply for the GovAI 2025 Winter Fellowship! Fellows join GovAI to conduct research on a topic of their choice, with mentorship from leading experts in the field of AI governance. The deadline to apply is Sunday 11 August 2024. governance.ai/post/winter-fe…
- Increased computational power is central to recent AI progress. Governing compute could be an effective way to achieve AI policy goals, but could also introduce new societal risks. We explore compute governance in a recent multi-author paper.
- Research Fellow applications are open: We are interested in candidates who have a demonstrated ability to produce excellent research and care deeply about the long-run impacts of AI. The role would offer significant research freedom. Apply by Feb 1st: governance.ai/post/research-…
- Join us on October 10th at 5pm BST (Midday ET, 9am PT) for a free webinar with Daron Acemoglu on his latest book 'Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity', hosted by GovAI's Economics of AI Lead Anton Korinek. Sign up: governance.ai/post/upcoming-…
- GovAI is hiring! You can join us as a Research Scholar for a year, or as a Research Fellow on a more permanent basis. The deadline for both applications is Sunday 20 July 2025. Learn more about these roles in the thread and here: governance.ai/opportunities 1/3
- New GovAI Report out: @tobyordoxford considers the development of the atomic bomb, and draws insights that could be applied to similarly transformative technologies such as AI. Click the link below to read the report: governance.ai/research-paper…
- New GovAI blog post: @sj_manning discusses what we can learn from existing approaches to predicting AI's impact on work, and proposes ways to improve these predictions through better "automation evaluations".
- GovAI is hiring! You can join us as a visiting Research Scholar for a year, or as a Research Fellow on a more permanent basis. The deadline for both applications is 23:59 GMT Sunday 16 February 2025. Our broad topics of interest currently include — but are not limited to —
- GovAI is hiring a Chief of Staff The Chief of Staff would serve as the “central node” within GovAI. A range of crucial responsibilities, most of which currently sit with the Director, would be taken over by the Chief of Staff. Apply here: bit.ly/3nJYnbP
- New report on the risks & benefits of open-sourcing highly-capable foundation models. @ea_seger et al. outline how such models could pose extreme risks that need to be weighed against OS benefits, and discuss less risky methods for pursuing some OS goals: tinyurl.com/2522dy7p
- As our 2022 Summer Fellowship comes to a close, we’re proud to highlight what our Summer Fellows have been up to (🧵):
- Applications to our Summer Fellowship 2024 are now open. For more information and to apply, click the link below. The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on 17 December. governance.ai/post/summer-fe…




