Partnership on AI (PAI) is a non-profit partnership of academic, civil society, industry, and media organizations creating solutions so that AI advances positive outcomes for people and society. By convening diverse, international stakeholders, we seek to pool collective wisdom to make change. We are not a trade group or advocacy organization.
We develop tools, recommendations, and other resources by inviting voices from across the AI community and beyond to share insights that can be synthesized into actionable guidance. We then work to drive adoption in practice, inform public policy, and advance public understanding. Through dialogue, research, and education, PAI is addressing the most important and difficult questions concerning the future of AI.
Supporting PAI’s global community of Partners is a small team of staff members. These staffers contribute their expertise in multistakeholder facilitation, AI and sociotechnical research and development, public policy and communications, and inclusive and participatory design.
Our Mission
Our Vision
A future where Artificial Intelligence empowers humanity by contributing to a more just, equitable, and prosperous world.
Our Values
Equity & Inclusion
As an independent body, PAI exists for the benefit of people and society. We empower diverse voices to participate from ideation through implementation, striving for fairness, equity, and inclusion.
Conviction & Dependability
Committed to tackling the hard questions through meaningful dialogue, research, insights, and guidance, we’re determined to maintain courage in the face of adversity, and are dedicated to facilitating effective processes that lead to significant outcomes.
Learning & Compassion
We aim to provide and participate in an unbiased process with open hearts and minds. Our work emphasizes shared learning, open dialogue, and direct communication.
Transparency & Accountability
We remove ambiguity by building a culture of cooperation, trust, and accountability so our Partners can succeed, and so everyone can understand how AI systems work.
Diligence & Excellence
Scientific rigor is at the forefront of our evidence-based approach with leading AI experts, scientists, and researchers who are engaging to produce impactful knowledge-based outputs.
How We Work
Our approach combines global collaboration, scientific rigor, and strategic action to shape a future where AI technologies align with human values and societal well-being.
At the heart of our work is a global community of partners committed to the responsible development and use of AI. Partners in our community have the opportunity to:
- Connect with leading organizations across industries, academia, civil society, and government
- Participate in exclusive working groups and initiatives shaping the future of AI
- Access cutting-edge research, tools, and resources to enhance your AI strategies
- Contribute to and learn from best practices in responsible AI implementation
- Amplify your organization’s voice in critical discussions on AI ethics and governance
Our community serves as a powerful platform for knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and collective action towards a future where AI technologies are aligned with human values and societal well-being.
We are at the forefront of AI research, bringing together leading subject matter experts from diverse fields. Our team of researchers and collaborators conduct rigorous, independent studies to:
- Identify emerging trends and challenges in AI development and deployment
- Assess the societal impacts of AI across various sectors
- Develop best practices and ethical guidelines for responsible AI use
- Produce actionable insights to inform policy and industry standards
Our research serves as a trusted, unbiased source of information for decision-makers, technologists, and the public alike.
We recognize that AI’s impact extends far beyond technology—it’s reshaping entire systems and industries. Our approach involves:
- Convening diverse stakeholders to examine AI’s real-world effects in their specific contexts
- Facilitating collaborative dialogues to address complex challenges and opportunities
- Developing targeted initiatives, like our AI Philanthropy Steering Committee, to drive meaningful change
- Creating frameworks and roadmaps for responsible AI integration across sectors
By bringing together key players and fostering cross-sector collaboration, we catalyze systemic transformations that ensure AI benefits society as a whole.
Our Tenets
We believe that artificial intelligence technologies hold great promise for raising the quality of people’s lives and can be leveraged to help humanity address important global challenges such as climate change, food, inequality, health, and education.
Our members believe in and endeavor to uphold the following tenets:
- Working to protect the privacy and security of individuals.
- Striving to understand and respect the interests of all parties that may be impacted by AI advances.
- Working to ensure that AI research and engineering communities remain socially responsible, sensitive, and engaged directly with the potential influences of AI technologies on wider society.
- Ensuring that AI research and technology is robust, reliable, trustworthy, and operates within secure constraints.
- Opposing development and use of AI technologies that would violate international conventions or human rights, and promoting safeguards and technologies that do no harm.