Centre for the Governance of Ai Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Research: the corporation will conduct research into the risks and opportunities presented by advanced ai and will develop solutions and policy options for effective ai governance to prepare for and manage those risks. We published more research last year than in any prior year, with more than 30 research reports, publications, and working papers and more than 20 opinion, analysis, or policy advice pieces. Our work touched on multiple critical areas of ai governance and policy, appearing in venues such as science, lawfare, the international conference on machine learning (icml), and the acm conference on fairness, accountability, and transparency (facct).talent development via education and training: the corporation will conduct education and training programs designed to provide individuals with the relevant skills and expertise necessary to contribute to ai governance in the public interest. In 2024, we hosted 36 seasonal fellows, a 50% increase compared to the previous year. We are also fielding an increase in demand, with applications jumping from 670 to 9,700 between 2023 and 2024. The average respondent to our alumni survey respondents credited the three-month program with accelerating their career progression by one year and increasing their future impact in the field by 50%. In 2024, we also supported 14 research scholars in one-year visiting positions to work on a wide range of topics, including uk and eu ai policy, international governance, and technical governance.policy engagement and technical assistance: the corporation will lend its research and expertise to governmental policy makers to support the development of responsible and ethical ai policy that mitigates risk of societal harms, while supporting the development of ai technologies that can promote advances in science, health, and education, among other public benefits. 2024 was our most active year to date in terms of policy engagement as we worked with policymakers across the uk, the eu, the us; frontier ai companies; civil society organizations; and intergovernmental organizations.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 6.6%; rating input score 7
• Program expense ratio: 41.4%; rating input score 41
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 84%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.51; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited