Research papers, investigations, explainers, videos, laws and the organizations doing the work, from people who are alarmed and people who are skeptical. New additions are checked by two people before they are listed. The launch collection was compiled with the help of AI research assistants, and every link was opened and checked on 22 September 2026.
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Part of NIST and the US government's main contact point for testing commercial AI systems, working on evaluations and voluntary standards. Formerly the US AI Safety Institute.
Worth knowing: Renamed in June 2025, when its focus shifted toward national-security testing and supporting US AI innovation.
Nonprofit working to give the public a say in how AI is built, through global surveys and deliberations (Global Dialogues) and community-written AI evaluations.
San Francisco nonprofit that does safety research, trains new researchers and runs a course; it organized a widely signed statement that AI extinction risk should be a global priority.
Worth knowing: Also advocates for AI safety standards.
Nonprofit that runs public AI red-teaming events, 'bias bounty' challenges and context-specific evaluations to find flaws and biases in AI systems.