AI Safety Asia

What AI Safety Asia does

AI Safety Asia (AISA) is a non-profit policy and research institute founded in 2023, operating across Asia with a primary focus on Southeast Asia's 11 nations and an expanding footprint in South Asia. Its mission is to minimize the risks of AI adoption while supporting societies to adopt AI safely, executed through three interconnected program pillars: Dialogue & Policy Engagement (high-level roundtables, multistakeholder convenings, and summit sessions), Training & Capacity Building (training programs for government officials, civil society, and parliamentarians), and Research & Governance Studies (multi-country policy analyses and flagship reports). AISA serves a buyer-side mix of government policymakers, civil society organizations, parliamentarians and legislators, researchers and academics, and young AI governance professionals; its primary funding comes from grants, institutional sponsorships, and strategic partners such as Brookings Institution, Cooperative AI Foundation, Asia Society France, KORIKA, KOMDIGI, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and DRAPAC.

The organization's two core digital assets are the SEA Observatory — a searchable, visual-first knowledge platform documenting AI governance across Southeast Asia's 11 nations, awarded second prize at the UNESCO Global Forum on AI Ethics 2025 — and RAISE-SEA (Responsible AI Scenarios Exploration for Southeast Asia), an interactive 'flight simulator' for public policy that leverages AI systems to model policy interventions and cascading effects, recognized as a Top 10 project at the Paris Peace Forum 2025. AISA also co-published the flagship 'AI Safety Governance, The Southeast Asian Way' report with Brookings Institution in August 2025.

AISA's revenue model is grant-funded non-profit, with training programs and research outputs provided free or at subsidized rates to governments and civil society. Distribution occurs through direct engagement with governments, regional convenings, online learning platforms, and self-serve access to its public platforms, with no fee-based services disclosed. The team of approximately 11 includes former senior policy and strategy leaders from Meta, TikTok, Google, the UN, the World Bank, and the Canadian government, providing a credential base that underpins its convening authority across ASEAN and increasingly South Asia.

Name

AI Safety Asia

Legal name

AI Safety Asia

Website

https://aisafety.asia

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AI Safety Asia is a non-profit policy institute founded in 2023 that builds AI governance capacity across Southeast Asia and broader Asia through three program pillars: dialogue and convening, training for government and civil society, and evidence-based research. It operates the SEA Observatory knowledge platform and the RAISE-SEA scenario-planning tool, serving governments, parliamentarians, researchers, and civil society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Governance Policy Research

NAICS

International Affairs (928120)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA)

Keywords

• AI governance
• AI safety policy
• Capacity building
• Policy research
• Multistakeholder dialogue

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Sponsorships: As a global non-profit organization, AISA is funded through grants, institutional sponsorships, and partnerships with organizations that support AI safety and governance mission. The organization displays sponsoring organization logos indicating financial and strategic support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AI Safety Asia is a global non-profit policy institute that operates three interrelated program pillars—Dialogue & Policy Engagement, Training & Capacity Building, and Research & Governance Studies—to advance AI safety and governance frameworks across Asia, with a focus on Southeast Asia's 11 nations. It delivers multistakeholder convenings, training programs for government officials and civil society, and evidence-based research, supported by two proprietary digital platforms: SEA Observatory (a searchable AI governance knowledge base) and RAISE-SEA (an interactive scenario-planning tool for public policy).

Product overview

AI Safety Asia (AISA) is a global non-profit organization operating as a policy and research institute rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings consist of three interrelated program pillars: (1) Dialogue & Policy Engagement, which connects policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders through regional roundtables and multistakeholder discussions; (2) Training & Capacity Building, which delivers governance programs for government officials, civil society, and parliamentarians; and (3) Research & Governance Studies, producing evidence-based policy reports and analyses. The organization operates two named digital platforms: SEA Observatory—a searchable, visual-first knowledge platform documenting AI governance across Southeast Asia—and RAISE-SEA, an interactive scenario-planning tool functioning as a 'flight simulator' for public policy. The flagship research publication is the AI Safety Governance report co-published with Brookings Institution. These offerings collectively support AISA's mission to build Asia as a globally-leading safe and responsible AI innovator through fostering collaboration, building capacity, and advancing research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEA Observatory: A searchable, visual-first platform focused exclusively on AI governance across Southeast Asia's 11 nations. Serves as the foundation of AI Safety Asia's policy lab.
• RAISE-SEA

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of Indonesian government training participants would strongly recommend the program to colleagues
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles10 records

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Brookings InstitutionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandmark collaboration co-publishing 'AI Safety Governance, The Southeast Asian Way' report examining AI governance across 11 Southeast Asian nations. Partnership exemplifies AISA's role as bridge between Global North expertise and Global South innovation. Report released August 2025 following six high-level roundtable discussions.
• Cooperative AI FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to launch the first comprehensive Cooperative AI course designed explicitly for Asia's emerging AI governance professionals. The 10-week program combines Cooperative AI Foundation's established curriculum with two weeks of Asia-specific specialized modules.
• Asia Society FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvened landmark Europe-Asia dialogue 'From Oil to Water: Governing AI as a Global Public Good' at AI Action Summit 2025, exploring paradigm shift in data governance from oil-based to water-based metaphors.
• KORIKA (Indonesian AI Safety Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementation partner for comprehensive AI governance training programs in Indonesia. KORIKA is Indonesia's key AI safety institute working alongside government ministries on capacity building.
• Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs of Indonesia (KOMDIGI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for AI governance training programs, demonstrating institutional commitment to strengthening AI governance capacity. Vice Minister Nezar Patria expressed strong interest in expanding programs across additional ministries.
• Commonwealth Parliamentary AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for intensive three-hour training session on 'Building National Capacities in AI' at CPA conference on responsible AI, specifically designed for parliamentarians across Commonwealth nations.
• Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver six-hour intensive AI governance training for ASEAN civil society professionals at DRAPAC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, equipping grassroots advocates with frameworks to engage effectively in AI policy.
• Mila (Quebec AI Institute)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational AI research institute contributing technical perspectives on responsible AI development to AISA's Southeast Asia Roundtable Series.
• Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) - SingaporecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSingapore's agency driving AI governance frameworks and digital economy strategy, actively participated in Singapore roundtable, providing insights from one of Southeast Asia's most advanced AI governance architectures.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AISafetyAsia/videos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ai-safety-asia

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