AI Policy Advocacy Working Group

Advocacy for regulatory policies that create a healthy open ecosystem for AI.

The Advocacy Working Group supports regulatory policies that create healthy, sustainable, and open ecosystems for AI. It works on projects like Open Source AI Demo Night, which highlighted entrepreneurs using open source AI to innovate.

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Co-leads

Mason Molesky, Cloud Policy & Cybersecurity Policy Executive, IBM
Peter Santhanam, Program Director, Open AI Technology Advocacy, IBM
Michael Kleinman, AI Policy Manager, Meta

Project

Published: Comment on NIST AI 800-1 Initial Public Draft: “Managing Misuse of Dual-Use Foundation Models”
Published: Comment on NTIA request for comment on “Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights” (link)
Published: Statement in Opposition to California SB 1047 and follow up coordination (link)

Agenda

In Progress: Blog post on a practical definition of open AI models for broad community use.
In Progress: Response to Japan Fair Trade Commission Discussion Paper on Generative AI and Competition
In Progress: Statement on CREATE AI Act
In Progress: Guardrail survey for the Australian Government
In Progress: Finalized Principles Document
In Progress: Submission for Paris AI Action Summit

Meeting schedule

Every other Thursday at 11 am ET

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How can my organization join the AI Alliance as an organizational member? Please send a message via our contact form. Thanks!
How can I join as an individual contributor? Please complete the working group application form. Thanks!
How do I get access to the AI Alliance Slack? Once your application – as an organization or individual member – has been reviewed and approved, you will be invited to the AI Alliance Slack and receive additional instructions how to join our community.
What if I have additional questions? Please contact us.

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