We build political power to make sure artificial intelligence benefits the common good.
Read more →Non-profit · Founded 2026 · Volunteer-powered
AI will reshape democracy, prosperity, and security. We're building the political power to make sure it reshapes them for the better.
Read our Recommendations →AI will have profound impacts on our democratic institutions. Done wrong, AI could empower authoritarians to violate our civil liberties; corrupt politicians through rampant wealth inequality; sully public discourse with deepfakes, addictive technology, and sensationalist media. We believe that instead, AI should enhance democratic institutions, and empower ordinary citizens to have greater participation in public life.
The gains from AI will be vast, and must be shared broadly across society. Currently, wealth gains from AI have concentrated in the hands of the rich few. We believe that it should be instead used to uplift all people in society through redistribution and a reinvestment in public institutions. We also believe that AI should reduce dysfunction in government, and should be used to accelerate advances in science and technology.
Cutting-edge artificial intelligence has the potential to cause mass devastation if left unchecked. To combat this, major powers must cooperate to lead the development of safe superintelligence. Frontier AI must be developed transparently, and we should have the best scientists working to ensure AI remains under human control. Additionally, we must have civil society input on AI governance, so that the power of superintelligence benefits all of humanity.
We build local chapters, press city councils to act on AI, and bring that momentum together to win policy in California.
We believe power comes from the bottom-up. We build movement power through a cycle of civic engagement.
Rohan founded Sapiens First because he realized no one was doing anything about the AI Crisis. Previously, Rohan worked as an AI safety researcher at Constellation Institute, was an English teacher in Taiwan, and was a community organizer for animal rights. He likes to blog, play guitar, and run barefoot.