TL;DR: The Algorithmic Governance Foundation (AGF) develops and deploys algorithmic solutions to improve public decision-making—especially in low-resource settings. We believe this work addresses a neglected and highly tractable intersection of two core EA cause areas: transformative AI and institutional decision-making. We’re looking for collaborators, co-directors, and volunteers to help grow this work.
Governments and public-serving institutions make decisions that impact millions of lives. In theory, applying modern algorithmic tools—such as machine learning, simulation modeling, or LLMs—could significantly improve the quality, fairness, and efficiency of those decisions.
Yet, despite rapid advances in AI, most governments are not equipped to harness this potential. Reasons include:
Meanwhile, many public policy challenges—conflict, housing, AMR, climate adaptation—are tractable if decision-makers have better forecasting, risk detection, or data integration tools.
That’s where the Algorithmic Governance Foundation (AGF) comes in.
AGF is a new initiative applying algorithmic tools—machine learning, simulations, automations, and large language models—to real-world public policy problems. We partner directly with nonprofits, governments, and public-serving organisations to implement technical solutions that improve decision-making at scale.
With 3-4 volunteers per project, we've completed algorithmic implementations such as:
And we currently working on several other projects:
See more projects at https://algorithmicgovernance.org/.
Our approach is fundamentally different from the many think tanks and advocacy orgs in the "AI for Good" space. Rather than advising others to “do something” about algorithmic governance, we actually build and deploy the solutions ourselves.
We’re building this as a bottom-up, open-source EA-aligned implementation organisation—and we need help. If you’ve ever thought, “Why aren’t more people actually building AI tools that directly help EA goals?”—this is your invitation to get involved.
Volunteers & Research Leads
We are currently seeking volunteers and research leads for the following groups:
Co-Directors
We're also hiring for two leadership roles to help grow AGF:
Director of Development: Focus on fundraising, partnerships (NGOs, governments, tech firms), and community growth. Ideal for someone with experience in EA org development, grant writing, or movement building.
Director of Operations & Impact (optional): Ensure projects are well-implemented, track impact metrics, and handle ops, HR, and compliance. Great fit for someone process-oriented who’s excited about implementation logistics.
We see AGF as complementing existing EA work by focusing on practical implementation. Rather than duplicating research efforts, we aim to provide technical capacity—data engineering, ML development, and deployment support—that helps translate EA insights into working systems for governments and nonprofits.
This is our theory of change: If we can empower the public sector—especially in low-resource environments—with intelligent, transparent, ethical AI tools, we can massively improve institutional decision-making, reduce inequality, and ensure that the benefits of AI are distributed justly.
If that interests you, we want to talk. You can reach us via our website or email us at [email protected].
