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Measures frontier-model capabilities, autonomy, and loss-of-control risks.
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Evaluation & research
7 organizationsRedwood Research
Develops AI control methods, studies strategic deception, and investigates risks from misaligned AI agents.
Berkeley · Independent nonprofitForethought Research
Studies how to navigate rapid AI progress and the transition to a world with superintelligent systems.
Oxford + Berkeley + Remote · Research nonprofitApollo Research
Researches scheming, deception, evaluations, and frontier AI security.
London + San FranciscoFAR.AI
Incubates and conducts technical AI safety research and red-teaming.
Berkeley · Independent nonprofitCenter for AI Safety
Conducts safety research, builds the field, and develops safety standards.
San Francisco · NonprofitCenter for Human-Compatible AI
Studies how advanced AI systems can reliably act in line with human values.
Berkeley · AcademicGovernment & standards
8 organizationsAdvanced Research + Invention Agency
Funds ambitious R&D, including large programs in scalable AI trust and coordination.
United Kingdom · Public R&DUK AI Security Institute
Evaluates advanced systems and builds public infrastructure for frontier AI security.
United Kingdom · GovernmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Develops AI measurement, risk-management, evaluation, and interoperability standards.
United States · GovernmentDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Runs advanced programs in cyber defense, autonomy, resilience, and contested systems.
United States · Public R&DEuropean AI Office
Implements EU AI governance and coordinates general-purpose AI oversight.
European Union · GovernmentEuropean Union Agency for Cybersecurity
Builds cybersecurity capability, guidance, and cross-border operational cooperation.
European Union · AgencyCyber Security Agency of Singapore
Leads national cybersecurity work and practical assurance for emerging systems.
Singapore · GovernmentRAND
Studies AI governance, national security, institutions, and public policy.
United States · Policy researchFrontier labs
2 organizationsAnthropic
Develops frontier models alongside alignment, interpretability, and safeguards research.
United States + United KingdomMicrosoft Research
Studies reliable, secure, and human-centered AI systems at deployment scale.
Global · Research labField-building & training
3 organizationsCooperative AI Foundation
Funds and connects research on cooperation, coordination, and multi-agent safety.
International · NonprofitApart Research
Runs open research programs that help new contributors produce useful safety work.
Remote · Research nonprofitBlueDot Impact
Offers AI safety and governance courses, community, and career support.
London + RemoteSecurity & assurance
5 organizationsAgentic AI Foundation
Stewards open agent protocols and neutral infrastructure across vendors.
Global · Industry consortiumOWASP GenAI Security Project
Turns emerging agent and model threats into practical security guidance and tests.
Global · Open communityCloud Security Alliance
Develops practitioner-led cloud and AI security controls, including MAESTRO.
Global · Industry nonprofitMITRE ATLAS
Catalogues adversarial tactics and techniques for machine-learning systems.
United States · Public-interest R&DCoalition for Secure AI
Coordinates open, cross-company work on secure AI development and deployment.
Global · Industry coalitionUS–China collaboration
9 organizationsPeople convening dialogue and cooperation, alongside researchers who help explain the US–China AI relationship. Track II means unofficial dialogue between experts. Open a card's contact details to see how the groups connect.
Concordia AI
Dialogue & cooperationAdvances AI safety and governance through research, policy advice, risk monitoring, and international dialogue, with deep knowledge of China’s AI ecosystem.
Beijing + Singapore · Social enterprisePeople, connections & contact
Co-convened a Shanghai AI crisis-coordination workshop with Oxford AIGI, Carnegie, and Tsinghua. Kwan Yee Ng is also an Oxford AIGI affiliate.
- Kwan Yee NgHead of International AI Governance
- Brian TseFounder and CEO · Strategic partnerships
- Jonathan M. LeeInternational AI Governance Project Manager · Singapore
- Sitong LyuEvent Specialist · Conferences and events
Safe AI Forum
Dialogue & cooperationOrganizes the International Dialogues on AI Safety (IDAIS), connecting Chinese and international scientists around extreme AI risks and shared governance approaches.
UK + North America · In-person roles in London and San FranciscoPeople, connections & contact
IDAIS is its flagship programme. SAIF became independent from FAR.AI in 2025; Oxford AIGI co-hosted IDAIS London in 2026.
- Fynn HeideExecutive Director · Strategic partnershipsfynn@saif.org
- Sophie ThomsonDirector of Programmes · Programme partnershipssophie@saif.org
- Lilian HughesHead of Events · Convenings and venueslilian@saif.org
- Harsimrandeep MalhiHead of Operations · Operational supportharsimran@saif.org
- Saad SiddiquiSenior Researcher · Also an Oxford AIGI affiliatesaad@saif.org
Carnegie China AI Initiative
Dialogue & cooperationCombines Chinese-language research, fieldwork, and policy analysis with dialogue among US, Chinese, and international AI experts.
Washington, DC · Carnegie Endowment for International PeacePeople, connections & contact
Scott Singer connects Carnegie’s China AI Initiative with Oxford AIGI as a research affiliate. Carnegie also co-convened the Shanghai workshop with Concordia and Tsinghua.
- Scott SingerCo-Director · AI dialogue and diplomacy
- Matt SheehanCo-Director · China’s AI ecosystem
Brookings John L. Thornton China Center
Dialogue & cooperationStudies US–China relations and AI competition and cooperation. Brookings’ Foreign Policy programme convenes a bilateral dialogue on AI and national security.
Washington, DC · Policy researchPeople, connections & contact
Brookings and Tsinghua CISS have jointly convened the unofficial Track II dialogue since 2019. This is a separate series from IDAIS.
Public roles and sources reviewed September 6, 2026. Suggested contact roles do not imply a current request for support.Tsinghua Center for International Security and Strategy
Dialogue & cooperationConducts international security research and convenes exchanges on AI governance, strategic stability, and US–China relations.
Beijing · 217 Mingzhai, Tsinghua UniversityPeople, connections & contact
Brookings’ Chinese partner for the bilateral AI dialogue. Xiao Qian also serves as Vice Dean of Tsinghua’s Institute for AI International Governance (I-AIIG).
Public roles and sources reviewed September 6, 2026. Suggested contact roles do not imply a current request for support.Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
Dialogue & cooperationStudies international AI governance and potential cooperation with Chinese actors, and convenes researchers and policymakers across jurisdictions.
Oxford · Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad StreetPeople, connections & contact
Co-hosted IDAIS London with SAIF. Its China governance network includes Scott Singer (Carnegie), Kwan Yee Ng (Concordia), and Saad Siddiqui (SAIF).
- Nikki SunResearch and Programme Manager · Public contactnikki.sun@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
- Robert TragerAIGI Co-Director · International governance
National Committee on US–China Relations
Dialogue & cooperationBuilds bilateral relationships through exchanges, delegations, public events, and Track II dialogues, including AI and the digital economy.
New York · 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 16th FloorPeople, connections & contact
Its digital-economy dialogue partners with the China-U.S. Green Fund. Dennis Blair leads the US delegation; Xu Lin leads the Chinese delegation.
- Haini GuoSenior Director, Track II Dialogues
- Emily TangDirector, Development · Support and partnerships
Digital-economy dialogue ↗Staff ↗Contact & in-kind support ↗
Public roles and sources reviewed September 6, 2026. Suggested contact roles do not imply a current request for support.Georgetown Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Policy & research contextProvides analysis of China’s AI ecosystem, emerging-technology security, and translations of Chinese policy documents.
Georgetown University · United StatesPeople, connections & contact
A source of evidence and policy context for understanding the bilateral relationship. Included for research expertise; no joint IDAIS organizing role is claimed.
- Ben MurphyTranslation Manager · Chinese-source researchben.murphy@georgetown.edu
Institute for AI Policy and Strategy
Policy & research contextResearches advanced AI, national security, international coordination, and US–China competition and its implications for global stability.
United States · Washington, DC mailing address; visitor office unverifiedPeople, connections & contact
Its International Strategy team provides policy context. Inclusion here does not imply a bilateral exchange programme or an IDAIS organizing role.
- Karson ElmgrenResearch Manager, International Strategy
- Renan AraujoDirector of Programs
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