Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI

What Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI does

The Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI (CBPAI) is a non-profit policy advocacy organization founded in December 2024 and headquartered in Rome, Italy, with planned relocation of operations to Washington, D.C. The coalition operates through approximately 10 international NGOs and over 40 advisors and contributors, functioning almost entirely on volunteer labor with only one planned full-time hire. Its mission is to persuade President Trump and President Xi to co-lead a binding international AI governance treaty — modeled explicitly after the 1946 Baruch Plan for nuclear weapons control — in order to prevent catastrophic AI risks (loss of control, human replacement/extinction) and to ensure fair sharing of AI wealth and power via proposed citizen co-ownership mechanisms. The coalition's named targets span MAGA-aligned influencers (Bannon, Beck, Rogan, Carlson), AI lab CEOs (Altman, Amodei, Hassabis, Musk), Vatican officials (Pope Leo XIV, Fr. Paolo Benanti), and Trump cabinet figures (Rubio, Vance, Gabbard, Kratsios).

The coalition's core deliverables are policy publications and structured advocacy events rather than technology products. Key artifacts include a 90-page launch paper produced with 22 expert contributors and a 356-page Strategic Memo (v2.6) involving 24 expert contributors across AI safety, cybersecurity, global governance, and philosophy. The organization conducts advocacy via open letters to world leaders, closed-door roundtables in Rome and Washington D.C. (Chatham House Rules), a US Persuasion Tour (October 2025, generating 85+ contacts), and planned Q4 2026 D.C. Roundtables. Distribution is entirely non-commercial — direct outreach to heads of state, cabinet officials, AI policy advisors, and religious authorities — with no products, APIs, or proprietary technology assets.

CBPAI does not generate commercial revenue. Its financial model consists of donations and grants from AI safety philanthropists, with seed funding of $60,000 from Jaan Tallinn's Survival and Flourishing Fund (February 2025) and bridge funding of $20,000 from Ian McInnes (April 2025). The organization is actively raising $400,000 to operate through end of 2027 and accepts donations ranging from $30/month to $5 million. The "customers" are heads of state and senior policy influencers whose endorsement of the proposed treaty represents the coalition's success metric rather than a paying relationship.

Name

Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI

Legal name

Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI

Website

https://cbpai.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI is a non-profit advocacy coalition founded in 2024 that promotes a US-China-led international AI treaty to prevent catastrophic AI risks, engaging heads of state, AI lab leaders, and religious authorities through policy publications and direct persuasion.

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Product category

AI Policy Advocacy / AI Governance

NAICS

International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Democratic Governance & Public Administration Reform (BPADAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Responsible AI, AI Governance & Compliance Services (BPAEAHAJ)

Keywords

• AI policy advocacy
• AI governance research
• International AI treaty
• AI safety coalition
• AI risk mitigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Funded through donations and grants. Seed funding of $60,000 from Jaan Tallinn's Survival and Flourishing Fund, $20k bridge funding from Ian McInnes, seeking $400k to operate through end of 2027. Accepting donations from $30/month to up to $5 million for optimal execution over 3 years.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CBPAI is a nonprofit policy advocacy organization that promotes a US-China-led binding international treaty on AI governance modeled on the 1946 Baruch Plan for nuclear weapons. Its core deliverables are policy publications — including a 90-page initial paper, a 356-page Strategic Memo, open letters to heads of state and AI lab CEOs, and executive summaries — combined with closed-door roundtables and convenings designed to persuade a dozen targeted influencers (Trump administration officials, MAGA voices, AI lab CEOs, Vatican leadership) to catalyze the proposed treaty.

Product overview

Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI (CBPAI) is a policy advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It does not offer commercial products or services. The organization produces policy publications including strategic memos, open letters, executive summaries, and advocacy documents that promote a US-China-led treaty for AI governance. It also organizes roundtables and convenings to advance its policy agenda.

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Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Federalist MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 10 international NGOs in the coalition, bringing expertise in global governance and international organization building.
• PauseAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 10 international NGOs in the coalition, focused on AI safety advocacy.
• ControlAI / AItreaty.orgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 10 international NGOs in the coalition, advocating for AI treaty and governance.
• European Center for Peace and Development (est. by UN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of 10 international NGOs in the coalition, established by the UN with focus on peace and development.
• African Union (Head of Mission to UN in Geneva)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing careful analysis, expressed written interest in the coalition's Geneva summit proposal for AI governance.
• United Nations University (Prof. Marwala)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNU Rector Prof. Marwala (South African) showed initial interest in Geneva event following December meeting.
• The Gambia Mission to UN Geneva (Amb. Muhammadou Kah)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChair of the Gambia's UN Mission has been a formal advisor of TCA and Coalition for 18 months.
• Global Center for AI Governance (South Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director Fola Adeleke was a speaker at coalition's virtual Pre-Summit along the G7 in Italy.
• Vatican / Pontifical Academy for LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing engagement with Vatican AI ethics leaders including Fr. Paolo Benanti (UN AI Advisory Body), Msgr. Paul Tighe. Coalition aligns with Vatican's Rome Call for AI Ethics and Coexistence Appeal for binding AI treaty.
• NSA Alumni AdvisorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer NSA officials including Mark Barwinski (former Global Head of Cyber Operations at UBS) serve as advisors, providing cybersecurity and national security expertise.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• AI Now Institute: AI policy research institute focused on the social implications of AI, including governance frameworks. Comparable in producing policy research targeting regulators, though focused more on near-term harms than CBPAI's existential risk framing.
• MIRI (Machine Intelligence Research Institute): AI safety research organization focused on technical alignment and existential risk reduction. Comparable in mission and donor overlap (Jaan Tallinn-supported organizations), though more research-oriented than CBPAI's policy advocacy approach.
• GovAI (formerly FHI): Research organization focused on AI governance and policy, formerly part of the Future of Humanity Institute. Comparable as a producer of AI governance research and policy frameworks, though more research-oriented than CBPAI's pure advocacy model.

Others

• RAND Corporation: Global policy research institution producing analysis on national security, technology, and international affairs. Comparable as a producer of long-form policy research and convening power, though broader in scope and a much larger established institution.
• ControlAI:

Direct peers

• Future of Life Institute: AI safety nonprofit focused on reducing catastrophic and existential risks from advanced AI. Highly comparable as a mission-driven advocacy organization promoting international AI governance, including the 2023 Future of Life AI Pause Letter signed by Yoshua Bengio — a key CBPAI reference point.
• Center for AI Safety: AI safety research and advocacy organization focused on catastrophic risk reduction. Directly comparable in mission and operating model, having organized the 2023 Statement on AI Risk signed by hundreds of AI experts — paralleling CBPAI's expert-driven policy advocacy approach.
• World Federalist Movement: International NGO advocating for global democratic governance and stronger international institutions. Already a CBPAI coalition member; provides comparable governance reform advocacy expertise and historical context for treaty-making.
• PauseAI: Grassroots AI safety advocacy movement calling for a pause on advanced AI development. Already a member of CBPAI's coalition; highly comparable as a volunteer-driven advocacy organization pursuing AI governance through international coordination.

Broad incumbents

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Major international affairs think tank producing policy research across geopolitics, technology, and governance. Comparable as a producer of international governance frameworks and policy convenings, though broader in scope than CBPAI's AI-specific treaty focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BaruchPlanForAI
• YouTubeyoutu.be/FqyqFlpv1A8
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coalition-for-a-baruch-plan-for-ai

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Number of profiles

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