Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI) is a Washington, DC-based policy advocacy organization founded in 2023 to promote responsible AI governance in the public interest. Led by former Congressman Brad Carson and tech entrepreneur Eric Gastfriend, ARI works across party lines to shape federal AI policy on issues including consumer protection, national security, whistleblower protections, and emerging risks from advanced AI systems. The organization deliberately refuses funding from for-profit corporations and non-U.S. sources to maintain independence. ARI is recommended for giving by Founders Pledge and is supported by funders including the Omidyar Network and Coefficient Giving.
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- Annual Budget
- $2,592,128
- Monthly Burn Rate
- $216,011
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Theory of Change
ARI believes that U.S. policymakers are making consequential decisions about AI governance without adequate technical expertise or independent policy analysis, and that industry-captured or ideologically siloed advocacy groups are failing to represent the public interest. By providing rigorous, bipartisan policy analysis and advocacy that is independent of corporate funding, ARI aims to shift the legislative and regulatory environment toward governance frameworks that address both near-term AI harms (scams, deepfakes, privacy violations) and longer-term catastrophic risks (dangerous capability proliferation, loss of human oversight). The causal chain is: develop credible policy proposals, build coalitions across party lines, engage Congress and federal agencies directly, and thereby raise the probability that robust AI governance infrastructure is in place before transformative AI systems are deployed at scale.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC
- Created
- Mar 20, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC