About Us
ControlAI is a non-profit organisation that works to prevent the extinction risk posed by superintelligence and to secure a great future for humanity.
We have briefed over 150 cross-party UK parliamentarians and the Prime Minister's office since November 2024, with our superintelligence campaign gaining support from more than 100 UK lawmakers. Our work has been covered in media outlets including the Guardian and Time. ControlAI is also active in the United States, Canada, and Germany, where we have briefed dozens of lawmakers, given expert testimony in hearings, and more.
In the UK, we are a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee. In the US, we are a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Our focus
Nobel Prize winners, top AI experts and even the CEOs of major AI companies have warned that superintelligence poses an extinction risk for humanity. Yet, most decision-makers and most of the public are still in the dark about these risks.
ControlAI exists to change this. We help hundreds of thousands of people understand where AI is going, and take civic action to secure their future. We do this across all democratic institutions, from lawmakers to the media, civil society, and the public. We operate like a startup: clear objectives, measurable goals, and real-world results over long-term research.
Learn more about our current work here.
Our Leadership
Andrea Miotti
Founder & CEO
Andrea Miotti is the founder and CEO of ControlAI, a non-profit dedicated to mitigating the risks from powerful AI systems. ControlAI calls for prohibiting the development of superintelligent AI, as AI experts assess it poses an extinction risk. The organization’s UK parliamentary campaign is supported by over 100 lawmakers. Andrea’s expert commentary and op-eds have appeared in outlets including TIME, The Guardian, Nature, BBC, Sky News, and more.
Team
Mathias Bonde
Head of Advocacy
Sophie Toura
Operations & Outreach Manager
Leticia García Martínez
UK Parliamentary Engagement Lead
Max Salmon
Campaigns Strategist
Max Hernandez-Zapata
Policy Advisor, US
Max Winga
Policy Analyst
Grace Gonzales
Media Engagement Lead
Adam Shimi
Policy Researcher
Tolga Bilge
Policy Researcher
Benjamin Balde
Consulting Program Officer (Germany)
Mayank Adlakha
Policy Advisor, UK
Our Advisors
Connor Leahy
Advisor to ControlAI, CEO at Conjecture, EleutherAI Founder
Connor Leahy is the CEO of AI start-up Conjecture, working on solving the problems of AI control. He is a leading voice on AI risk mitigation, was one of the participants of the first ever AI Safety Summit, and is a frequent commentator on CNN, BBC and more. Connor previously headed and founded EleutherAI, an online organization for AI research that pioneered open source LLMs for research, including GPT-NeoX 20B and GPT-J.
Gabriel Alfour
Advisor to ControlAI, CTO at Conjecture
Gabriel is a founder of several companies with a background in theoretical computer science, and has long been interested in understanding and tackling fundamental challenges of advancing and shaping technological progress. Right out of university, he developed a new programming language and founded a software consultancy. He later co-founded Conjecture with Connor, and helped Andrea found ControlAI.
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