What Center for Humane Technology does

The Center for Humane Technology (CHT) is a California nonprofit corporation founded in 2018 by Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin, and Randima Fernando to address harms arising from misaligned incentives in the technology industry. The organization operates as a policy and advocacy body rather than a technology company, focusing on three core workstreams: creating public clarity around hidden incentives in tech ecosystems, transforming those incentives through policy advocacy and strategic litigation, and promoting humane technology design. CHT's portfolio of media products includes the 'Your Undivided Attention' podcast (136+ episodes, co-hosted by Harris, Raskin, and Daniel Barcay), the 'The Social Dilemma' and 'The AI Doc' documentaries, the 'AI Dilemma' presentation, a Substack newsletter, and various educational toolkits on youth online safety and policy reform.

CHT's primary constituencies are the general public and technology users, policymakers and government officials, and technology industry decision-makers. The organization engages all three through free, digitally distributed content and public-facing campaigns rather than commercial sales. Its 2025 strategic litigation work supports cases against AI companies including OpenAI and Character.AI regarding anthropomorphic chatbot design and psychological harms, and it co-founded the Attorney General Alliance's Partnership for Youth Online Safety with Roblox in October 2025. In 2026, CHT launched a new thematic initiative, 'AI and What Makes Us Human,' focused on legal protections and fundamental rights in the AI era.

As a 501(c)(3) organization, CHT does not sell products or services. It is funded entirely through charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations, accepting contributions via card, wire, check, and crypto/stock. The organization employs 11-50 staff, is headquartered in San Francisco, and distributes all content globally at no cost to maximize reach among its target audiences.

Name

Center for Humane Technology

Legal name

Center for Humane Technology

Website

https://humanetech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center for Humane Technology is a nonprofit founded in 2018 that advocates for policy reform and humane design to address harms from AI and social media, serving the public, policymakers, and tech industry through podcasts, documentaries, and litigation support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Rights, Privacy & Free Expression Advocacy (BPAGAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Inclusion & Civic Tech (Connectivity, GovTech for Social Good) (BPAGALAK)

Keywords

• Technology policy advocacy
• AI ethics research
• Digital wellbeing education
• Tech regulation nonprofit
• Social media harm awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a California nonprofit corporation (Federal Tax ID: 82-3492182), CHT is funded primarily through donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations that support their mission to ensure technology serves humanity. They accept one-time and monthly donations via card, wire transfer, check, and crypto/stock donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Center for Humane Technology is a nonprofit organization that produces educational media, policy advocacy research, and public awareness campaigns focused on aligning technology (especially AI and social media) with human well-being. Its core offerings include the 'Your Undivided Attention' podcast, documentary films, public presentations, a Substack newsletter, and policy toolkits designed to shift incentives in the tech ecosystem through public awareness and engagement with policymakers and industry.

Product overview

Center for Humane Technology is a nonprofit organization (not a product company) dedicated to ensuring that today's most consequential technologies, such as AI and social media, actually serve humanity. The organization offers a portfolio of educational media products and advocacy resources including: the 'Your Undivided Attention' podcast exploring technology's societal impacts; documentary films 'The AI Doc' and 'The Social Dilemma'; the 'AI Dilemma' presentation; a Substack newsletter; and various toolkits on youth safety, tech control, and policy reforms. In 2026, CHT launched a new initiative called 'AI and What Makes Us Human' focused on preserving human dignity in the AI age. The organization does not offer commercial software products but rather provides advocacy, research, policy guidance, and public awareness resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Your Undivided Attention: The organization's flagship podcast featuring co-hosts Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin, and Daniel Barcay exploring the power of emerging technologies.
• The Social Dilemma
• The AI Doc
• The AI Dilemma

Products and services

• Your Undivided Attention

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Attorney General Alliance (AGA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025CHT is a founding partner of the Partnership for Youth Online Safety initiative, launched by the Attorney General Alliance. This collaborative initiative aims to improve online safety for children through standards, best practices, and cooperation among stakeholders, focusing on technology safety, law enforcement collaboration, and parental education.
• RobloxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Roblox joined CHT as a founding partner in the Partnership for Youth Online Safety initiative with the Attorney General Alliance. The initiative aims to develop online safety standards for children and reduce online harms, with Roblox emphasizing its safety investments.
• AI Psychological Harms Research CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHT announced the formation of the AI Psychological Harms Research Coalition at the University of North Carolina, a research initiative to systematically study and address the growing mental health crisis caused by AI companion chatbots.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AI Now Institute: AI research and policy institute producing influential reports on AI accountability, algorithmic bias, and tech industry harms. Closely comparable mission to CHT's AI-governance work, with a research-and-policy lens rather than a designer-insider lens.
• Future of Life Institute: Nonprofit focused on mitigating existential risks from advanced AI through policy advocacy, open letters, and grantmaking. Directly comparable as an AI-safety advocacy organization with high media visibility and a similar donor-funded model.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Long-established digital rights nonprofit litigating and advocating on privacy, free expression, and tech accountability. Highly comparable on the digital-rights/privacy advocacy axis where CHT operates.
• Access Now: International digital rights organization defending and extending the digital rights of users at risk. Strong overlap with CHT's digital rights advocacy and policy work, with a more global-civil-liberties focus.
• Data & Society: Research institute studying the social implications of data-centric technologies and AI. Directly comparable intellectual project to CHT's research-and-policy work on technology's societal harms, with a more academic posture.
• Algorithmic Justice League: Nonprofit combining research, art, and advocacy to challenge algorithmic harms and bias. Comparable as a mission-driven organization using media and storytelling to shift tech-industry accountability, similar to CHT's documentary and podcast approach.
• Common Sense Media: Nonprofit providing reviews, ratings, and policy advocacy on media and technology for children and families. Directly comparable on youth online safety, which is CHT's focus area within the Attorney General Alliance partnership.

Broad incumbents

• Mozilla Foundation: Larger, established internet-health advocacy foundation with broader portfolio (Firefox, fellowships, grants). Comparable on mission framing around humane internet and AI accountability, but at greater scale and scope.
• Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI): University-affiliated institute producing research and policy recommendations on AI's societal impact. Comparable on AI-policy thought leadership, with far deeper institutional resources than CHT but a more academic orientation.

Others

• Knight Foundation: Major foundation funding journalism, arts, and the intersection of technology and democracy. Comparable as a funder and ecosystem actor in the same civic-tech and digital-information space CHT operates in, though not a direct advocacy peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HumaneTech_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFECM-p3CF81Tp_l2sJsiyg
• Facebookfacebook.com/humanetechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-center-for-humane-technology

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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