Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

What Institute for AI Policy and Strategy does

The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) is a nonpartisan think tank that produces policy research on the implications of artificial intelligence, spanning today's most advanced models through potential AGI and superintelligence. Its work is organized across three focus areas: Frontier Security (autonomous cyber-capable agents, AI R&D assurance, preparedness for AI-powered threats), Compute Policy (technical and hardware-enabled mechanisms for enforcing U.S. AI export controls, including the Location Verification for AI Chips design), and International Strategy (US-China AI competition, AI Safety Institutes, and global coordination). IAPS is a fiscally sponsored project of Rethink Priorities, a California-based 501(c)(3); it sets its own research agenda, publishes reports, briefs, and commentary, and operates a fellowship program to cultivate policy talent.

The organization reaches its audience through direct engagement with U.S. Congress, the executive branch, industry, academia, and civil society, complemented by joint research with CNAS, the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, the Federation of American Scientists, and UK-based partners. Its staff include former officials from the U.S. Senate, the White House, the Bureau of Industry and Security, CISA, and His Majesty's Treasury, alongside researchers with technical ML safety backgrounds. IAPS is funded through philanthropic grants and individual donations processed by Rethink Priorities, with named primary funders including Open Philanthropy and the Survival and Flourishing Fund. The organization does not sell products or services, does not charge for its research, and operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rather than a commercial entity.

Name

Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

Legal name

Institute for AI Policy and Strategy

Website

https://iaps.ai

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Institute for AI Policy and Strategy is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) think tank producing policy research on AI, national security, compute governance, and US-China strategy for U.S. and allied policymakers, industry leaders, and academic institutions, funded by philanthropic grants through Rethink Priorities.

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Product category

AI Policy Research

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

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Responsible AI, AI Governance & Compliance Services (BPAEAHAJ)

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

Keywords

• AI policy research
• AI governance research
• National security policy
• Compute governance
• International AI strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Us

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France

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Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Grants and Individual Donations: IAPS is funded primarily through a mix of philanthropic grants and individual gifts. The organization is a project fiscally sponsored by Rethink Priorities, a US-based 501(c)(3), which handles donations. Donations are tax-deductible in the US.
2. Donation Processing: Donations are accepted through Rethink Priorities via various methods including cards, Apple Pay, ACH & SEPA bank transfers, Google Pay, PayPal, stock transfers, cryptocurrency, and checks. International donors can give through Giving What We Can.

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Core offering

The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) is a nonpartisan think tank that produces policy research on the implications of artificial intelligence, from current advanced models to potential AGI and superintelligence. Its work is organized across three focus areas — Frontier Security, Compute Policy, and International Strategy — and includes research reports, issue briefs, policy memos, blog posts, and direct engagement with policymakers across the U.S. Congress, executive branch, industry, academia, and civil society. IAPS also runs a fellowship program to cultivate policy talent and maintains a Compute Policy Hub resource and stakeholder newsletter.

Product overview

The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) is a nonpartisan think tank rather than a commercial product company. Its primary offerings consist of policy research publications organized across three focus areas: Frontier Security (addressing AI-related threats to national defense), Compute Policy (managing access to AI compute resources through export controls and governance), and International Strategy (international coordination around advanced AI). The organization also operates a Fellowship program for cultivating policy talent, publishes through a Compute Policy Hub resource, and maintains a newsletter for stakeholder engagement. These are research and knowledge offerings rather than commercial software products.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Research Publications
• IAPS Fellowship Program

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rethink PrioritiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS is an initiative of Rethink Priorities, a California-based 501(c)(3) think tank. IAPS receives fiscal support from Rethink Priorities as well as operational support from RP's Operations Department, while IAPS sets its own research agenda. IAPS is subject to Rethink Priorities' Transparency Policy and is accountable to Rethink Priorities' Board of Directors.
• Center for a New American Security (CNAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS collaborates with CNAS on joint reports including 'Secure, Governable Chips', 'Technology to Secure the AI Chip Supply Chain', and 'Countering AI Chip Smuggling Has Become a National Security Priority'. These reports address export controls and AI chip security policy.
• Oxford Martin AI Governance InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS staff have co-authored papers with researchers from the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, including work on who should develop AI evaluations and the future of the AI summit series.
• Federation of American ScientistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS researchers have published policy memos through the Federation of American Scientists, including work on an early warning system for AI-powered threats to national security and public safety.
• UK Day One ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS researcher Jam Kraprayoon co-authored a policy memo with UK Day One Project on making the UK a global leader in AI assurance technology.
• Social Market FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAPS researcher co-authored a policy memo on AI assurance technology published by the Social Market Foundation, a UK-based think tank.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: Large, established policy research institution with deep AI and national security portfolios. RAND operates at a much larger scale but covers overlapping topics including AI policy, cyber, and defense strategy relevant to IAPS's scope.
• Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI): University-affiliated AI research institute with significant policy output, including AI Index and governance frameworks. Much broader scope (academia + policy), but directly addresses AI policy with overlapping topics.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Established international affairs think tank with technology policy and AI governance programming. Covers U.S.–China dynamics and tech policy, overlapping with IAPS's International Strategy focus area.
• Brookings Institution Artificial Intelligence Initiative: Major general-policy think tank with a dedicated AI initiative. Far broader scope than IAPS but produces overlapping analysis on AI governance, regulation, and economic impacts.

Direct peers

• Center for a New American Security (CNAS): U.S. national security think tank with a Technology and National Security Program. IAPS has co-authored reports with CNAS on AI chip supply chain security, making them directly comparable in AI/national security policy research.
• Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Science and technology policy nonprofit. IAPS researchers have published through FAS, and both organizations work on AI/sci-tech policy with a public-interest focus, making them directly comparable.
• Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER): Cambridge-based research centre on existential risk including AI risk. Adjacent in mission and scope to IAPS, with comparable output on AI governance and frontier AI risk topics.
• Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI): Oxford-based AI governance research organization focused on AGI policy and governance. IAPS staff have completed GovAI fellowships and the organizations co-author work, making them direct peers in the AI policy think tank space.

Others

• Rethink Priorities: IAPS's fiscal sponsor and parent organization, a California-based 501(c)(3) operating in adjacent cause prioritization and AI governance research. Comparable in mission and operating model.
• Anthropic Policy & Ethics team: Frontier AI lab with an in-house policy/research function producing external publications on AI governance. While an industry actor rather than a think tank, its policy output overlaps with IAPS's research topics and target audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

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