AI Futures Project

AI Futures Project

The AI Futures Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization (EIN 99-4320292). We are funded entirely by charitable donations and grants.

Contact

You can reach us at info@ai-futures.org or [firstname]@ai-futures.org. We look forward to hearing from you.

Team

Portrait of Daniel Kokotajlo

Daniel KokotajloExecutive Director

Daniel oversees our research and policy recommendations. He previously worked as a governance researcher at OpenAI on scenario planning. When he left OpenAI, he called for better transparency of top AI companies. In 2021, he wrote What 2026 Looks Like, an AI scenario forecast for 2022-2026 that held up well. See also his Time100 AI 2024 profile.

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Eli LiflandResearcher

Eli works on scenario forecasting and specializes in forecasting AI capabilities. He also co-founded and advises Sage, which builds interactive AI explainers. He previously worked on Elicit, an AI-powered research assistant, and co-created TextAttack, a Python framework for adversarial examples in text. He ranks first on the RAND Forecasting Initiative all-time leaderboard.

Portrait of Thomas Larsen

Thomas LarsenResearcher

Thomas works on scenario forecasting and focuses on understanding the goals and real-world impacts of AI agents. He previously founded the Center for AI Policy, an AI safety advocacy organization, and worked on AI safety research at the Machine Intelligence Research Institute.

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Romeo DeanResearcher

Romeo is a member of the AI Futures Project research team.

Portrait of Lauren Mangla

Lauren ManglaCore Team

Lauren is a member of the AI Futures Project core team.

Work with us

If you are interested in working with us, we'd love to hear from you. See our available positions.

Support us

We accept donations online or through major DAF providers (EIN 99-4320292, AI Futures Project Inc, previously named Artificial Intelligence Forecasting Inc).