We see the potential of AI but also the risks that the technology brings if left unchecked. CATAI’s mission is to ensure safe, trustworthy AI for all by advancing agile AI governance on a global scale. We support basic and applied research into new, more trustworthy forms of AI and inform, based on that, the development of AI governance models. The goal is to better understand and quantify the risks of AI and provide tools for governing AI, such as software for evaluating, auditing, licensing, and registering AI systems, as well as support and training for governments standing up new policies around AI. Our aim is to create something we call governance-in-a-box: turnkey tools, training, consulting, and best practices for AI regulation. Ideally, we would give that package away for minimal cost (supported in part by philanthropy) to countries that lack the expertise to develop their own regulatory regimes for AI.
WE ARE CATAI
WHAT WE DO
AI-Governance-In-A-Box
Providing governments with a package of tools and expertise to govern AI
Advising
Helping governments get to robust AI governance
Basic Research
Understanding and quantifying the risks from AI more effectively
Applied Research
Developing tools for governing AI, e.g., for pre-deployment checks, auditing, and licensing AI systems
Coordination
Supporting global collaboration on AI governance efforts
FOUNDING TEAM
GARY MARCUS
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU, author of five books, including Rebooting AI, one of Forbes’s 7 Must Read Books in AI and a serial entrepreneur.
KAREN BAKKER
Professor at the University of British Columbia. She is a Rhodes Scholar with a PhD from Oxford University and known for her work on digital transformation and environmental governance.
ANKA REUEL
Computer Science PhD Student at Stanford University, working on operationalizing responsible AI. She is also a Research Affiliate with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.