Through rigorous research, capacity-building, and an open exchange of ideas, we strategically tackle pressing and neglected policy issues at the intersection of AI and society.

About AAAIP

We provide nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research, insights, and strategic analysis to inform and advise policymakers, media, and the public on issues of artificial intelligence governance. Our work cultivates necessary research and synthesizes hard-to-find insights to engage all stakeholders. In the spirit of cooperation over competition, we collaborate with partners to translate complex academic ideas into actionable guidance.

 

The AAAIP promotes evidence-based policymaking by convening leading academic experts across disciplines to identify policy issues and problems, examine tradeoffs, and advance thoughtful policy solutions regarding the development and use of AI technologies. The AAAIP will also engage the media, civil society, industry, and the public to promote awareness of rigorous research and foster dialogue around best practices for governing AI in the public interest. The communication pipeline between academia, the newsroom, and policymaking is currently narrow, scattered, and unnecessarily slow. We seek to correct this state of affairs.

Our Mission

  • Build policy capacity.

    Helping academics and researchers build their understanding and skills related to AI policy issues.

  • Drive policy engagement.

    Amplifying academic research and expert opinion on key AI policy issues in order to reach policymakers for tangible impacts.

  • Facilitate policy research.

    Supporting and enabling conferences and collaborative research in the field of AI policy.

  • Engage the public.

    Communicating with members of the public and civil society organizations to share AI policy information and learn about AI impacts.

  • Engage the media.

    Communicating with the media to share AI policy information and promote well-informed discussion about AI.

Our Values

We believe an alliance of interdisciplinary academics from diverse institutional settings can inform policymakers on emerging technologies, point out regulatory gaps, and be instrumental in advising lawmakers in their efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.

The opacity and complexity of emerging technologies make it hard for the public to form realistic assessments of potential harms and benefits. Academics can serve as intermediaries based on their knowledge and analysis of the material conditions, institutional agendas, and evaluative perspectives of various social groups, as well as the histories and trends in AI development. In addition to those in technical fields such as computer science and engineering, academics in the arts & humanities, natural, social, and environmental sciences, as well as history, law, media, and philosophy have much to offer in this space.

A three-pronged approach to policy:

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Emphasize the sociotechnical basis of AI governance, including the technical, infrastructural, human, and environmental components of technology

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Take seriously the formative impact of multiple forms of social institutions in shaping the scope, direction, implementation, and adoption of technology

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Respect the presence of divergent perspectives and conflicting interests among social groups, economic actors, cultural milieux, and personal dispositions, all of which influence different players