The AI Risk Network (ARN)

The AI Risk Network (ARN) is a Baltimore-based nonprofit communications organization dedicated to making AI extinction risk a mainstream public concern. It operates under the legal entity Dads Against AGI Inc., which is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 99-4857285) doing business as Guardrail Now. The organization was founded by John Sherman, a Peabody, duPont-Columbia, and multi-Emmy Award-winning former investigative journalist. The network's central mission is to move the conversation about advanced AI risk out of academic and Silicon Valley circles and bring it to ordinary people across America and globally. They pursue this through a portfolio of media properties: the flagship For Humanity podcast and YouTube show, the weekly AI risk news recap Warning Shots, the parenting-focused Unsafe Mode, the comedy show Last Laugh, and the documentary series Am I?, which explores AI consciousness. Across platforms including YouTube, Substack, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, the network has amassed over 300,000 subscribers. The organization is headquartered at 506 South Dallas Street, Baltimore, MD 21231. It is deliberately positioned outside the dominant tech and policy hubs, emphasizing that AI risk communication should not be filtered through insider bubbles. The board of directors includes Oliver Zhang (co-founder of the Center for AI Safety), Louis Berman (co-founder of Dads Against AGI), and Roman Yampolskiy; Kathleen Kennedy Townsend serves as a senior advisor. The operational team includes a COO, content and production manager, content writer, video editor, and campaign coordinators. The organization is a small early-stage nonprofit that files Form 990-N, indicating annual receipts below approximately $50,000. They have raised roughly $30,000 in grassroots donations and are supported through listener contributions via Every.org and the Manifund platform. Their strategy combines earned media appearances, conference panels, and targeted advertising campaigns to scale their reach.