Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
Lennart Heim is an accomplished Information Scientist at RAND, leading the AI & Compute initiative at the Technology and Security Policy Center since April 2024. Alongside this role, Lennart serves as a Professor of Policy Analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate School and holds various positions, including Adjunct Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI. With experience as a Strategy Specialist at Epoch and as a Consultant and Expert Group Member for OECD.AI, Lennart contributes expertise to organizations focused on AI and climate issues. Previous roles include Pro Forecaster at INFER Public, Operations Analyst at Polaris Ventures, and Research Fellow at the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. Lennart’s academic background includes a Master’s thesis in Computer Engineering from ETH Zürich and advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.
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Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI)
We are building a global research community, dedicated to helping humanity navigate the transition to a world with advanced AI. AI has the potential to be a radically transformative technology. Continued progress could bring profoundly important benefits, including major scientific advances and reductions in illness and poverty. However, this progress could also bring substantial risks. Research is urgently needed to understand the implications of advanced AI. Ultimately, we believe, positive outcomes may require the development of new global norms, policies, and institutions. Our research community is guided by our Research Agenda and Theory of Impact, drawing on Political Science, Computer Science, Economics, Law, and Philosophy. Our work aims to define and map the field of AI governance, and address the most important and neglected research questions. Our fellowships and prizes support promising early-career researchers working on AI governance. We run seminars and conferences to better connect the field of AI governance and build a thriving global research community. You can read more about our work at www.governance.ai