Getting into AI law and policy
The best fellowships, programs, and organizations we know.
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Emerging Tech Policy
The best guide on careers in AI policy: what the jobs are and how to get them.
AISST Fellowship
The AI Safety Student Team runs introductory fellowships for Harvard students.
Meet with AIA Leadership
Schedule a one-on-one with a member of the leadership at the Harvard Law Artificial Intelligence Association.
Fellowships and programs
Most are run annually and well-funded.
Institute for Law & AI Seasonal FellowshipResearch on legal questions in AI governance. The founders of the organization met as HLS students.
Vista AI Law & Policy FellowshipFunding for independent research or placement as a research assistant.
LASST Summer FellowshipLegal advocacy on safe science and technology.
Horizon FellowshipFully funded placements in federal agencies, congressional offices, and think tanks.
Horizon Career AcceleratorPart-time and remote over nine months, for people moving into the field.
TechCongressPlaces fellows in congressional offices and committees.
GovAI Seasonal FellowshipA well-trodden route into full-time AI policy roles. DC and Oxford tracks.
RAND CAST FellowshipOne of the world’s premier research fellowships.
IAPS FellowshipThree months on frontier AI policy, in DC or remote.
ERA Fellowship (Cambridge) and Pivotal Fellowship (London)In-person summer research with mentors in AI safety and governance.
CBAI FellowshipNine weeks in Cambridge, MA.
MATSTwelve-week residential program with mentors in alignment and governance.
SPARPart-time and remote; fits easily alongside coursework.
FAS AI Safety FellowshipPart-time and hybrid; runs from September to February.
Who’s who
Organizations in the field, grouped roughly by what they do.
Research and analysis
Institute for Law & AI · RAND · CSET · GovAI · IAPS · Federation of American Scientists · CNAS · Institute for Progress · Foundation for American Innovation
Advocacy and legislation
Encode · Americans for Responsible Innovation · Secure AI Project · AI Policy Network · Center for AI Safety Action Fund · Future of Life Institute
Government
Congress: Energy and Commerce · Science, Space, and Technology · Commerce, Science, and Transportation · House Judiciary · Senate Judiciary
Executive branch: OSTP · NSC · OMB · Commerce (NIST, CAISI, BIS, NTIA)
Keeping up
Where to follow the field between events.
Publications
Transformer · Tech Policy Press · AI Frontiers · Lawfare · CSET · Forethought · Epoch AI · Just Security · AI Policy Perspectives