Major AI Organizations and Associations
Global & Multilateral
🌐 OECD AI Policy Observatory (OECD.AI)
Website: oecd.ai
The OECD AI Policy Observatory is an initiative by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that provides data, analysis, and policy resources to help governments, companies, and society shape responsible AI. It tracks trends, shares national strategies, and supports the implementation of the OECD AI Principles, promoting trustworthy AI that respects human rights and democratic values.
🌐 Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI)
Website: gpai.ai
GPAI is an international multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together experts from governments, industry, academia, and civil society to promote the responsible development and use of AI. GPAI works through collaborative projects and working groups on areas such as responsible AI, data governance, and the future of work, aligned with human-centric values.
🌐 ITU AI for Good
Website: aiforgood.itu.int
The AI for Good initiative by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a global platform focused on harnessing AI to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through conferences, webinars, and projects, it connects innovators and stakeholders to scale AI solutions that address global challenges in areas like health, climate, education, and equality.
🌐 UNESCO AI Ethics
Website: unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence
UNESCO’s AI Ethics program leads the global dialogue on ethical AI by promoting its Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, the first global normative framework on AI ethics. It supports member states in adopting policies and building capacities to ensure AI respects human dignity, fairness, transparency, and sustainability.
Industry Alliances & Non-profits
🌐 Partnership on AI (PAI)
Website: partnershiponai.org
The Partnership on AI is a multi-stakeholder nonprofit that brings together academics, civil society, industry leaders, and practitioners to advance responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence. PAI focuses on research, best practices, and policy recommendations in areas like AI fairness, labor impacts, and societal well-being.
🌐 BigScience Project (via Hugging Face)
Website: bigscience.huggingface.co
BigScience is an open, collaborative research project hosted by Hugging Face, aimed at democratizing access to large language models through transparency and public participation. It produced BLOOM, an open-access multilingual large language model, developed with contributions from hundreds of researchers globally.
🌐 ML Commons
Website: mlcommons.org
MLCommons is an open engineering consortium that develops benchmarks, datasets, and best practices to make machine learning better for everyone. Known for its MLPerf benchmarks, MLCommons helps foster fair, reproducible performance evaluation and promotes the accessibility of ML technologies.
🌐 AI Now Institute
Website: ainowinstitute.org
The AI Now Institute, based at New York University, is a research center that examines the social implications of artificial intelligence. Its interdisciplinary research addresses power, accountability, and the impact of AI on labor, health, surveillance, and civil rights.
🌐 Future of Life Institute
Website: futureoflife.org
The Future of Life Institute is a nonprofit organization that works to mitigate existential risks from advanced technologies, including AI, biotechnology, and nuclear weapons. It advocates for safe AI development, sponsors research on AI alignment and ethics, and promotes policies to ensure beneficial outcomes for humanity.
Academic & Research Collaborations
🌐 Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
Website: allenai.org
The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) is a non-profit research institute founded by Paul Allen to contribute to humanity through high-impact AI research. AI2 focuses on advancing fundamental AI capabilities, building open datasets and tools, and applying AI to problems in science, education, and the common good. Notable projects include Semantic Scholar and groundbreaking work in natural language processing and computer vision.
🌐 CLAIRE (Confederation of Laboratories for AI Research in Europe)
Website: claire-ai.org
CLAIRE is a European network of AI research labs and centers dedicated to excellence in AI research and innovation that serves the common good. With a focus on human-centered AI, CLAIRE advocates for strong European collaboration to maintain competitiveness, foster trust, and ensure ethical development of AI.
🌐 ELISE (European Learning and Intelligent Systems Excellence)
Website: elise-ai.eu
ELISE is a European research network of leading AI and machine learning researchers working on human-centered, trustworthy, and explainable AI. As part of the European ICT-48 initiative, ELISE promotes collaborative research, knowledge sharing, and education to strengthen Europe’s position in the global AI landscape.
United States
🌐 National AI Research Resource (NAIRR)
Website: No dedicated standalone site yet; information available via NSF and ai.gov
The National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) is a U.S. government-led effort to build a shared infrastructure of computational resources, data, tools, and expertise for the AI research community. Its goal is to democratize access to the computing power and datasets needed to develop cutting-edge AI, especially for researchers and institutions that may otherwise lack access to such resources. NAIRR is being developed under the guidance of the National AI Initiative and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
🌐 AI.gov (U.S. National AI Initiative Office)
Website: ai.gov
AI.gov is the official website of the U.S. National AI Initiative Office, which coordinates federal efforts on AI research, development, governance, and education. The site provides information about national strategies, executive actions, and resources to promote responsible AI innovation, advance U.S. leadership in AI, and ensure that AI technologies align with democratic values and societal needs.
European Union
🌐 European Commission AI Act
Website: ec.europa.eu/digital-strategy/our-policies/artificial-intelligence
The AI Act is the European Union’s pioneering legislation to regulate artificial intelligence. Proposed by the European Commission, it establishes a risk-based legal framework to ensure AI systems used in the EU are safe, respect fundamental rights, and align with EU values. The Act sets out specific requirements and obligations for high-risk AI systems, bans certain harmful AI practices, and promotes transparency and accountability across the AI ecosystem.
🌐 European AI Alliance
Website: futurium.ec.europa.eu/en/european-ai-alliance
The European AI Alliance is a participatory platform hosted by the European Commission to involve stakeholders and the public in shaping Europe’s AI policy. Open to citizens, researchers, industry, and civil society, it facilitates discussions on ethical, social, and policy issues, provides feedback on initiatives like the AI Act, and fosters collaboration for trustworthy AI in the EU.
China
🌐 China AI Industry Alliance (AIIA)
Website: www.aiia.org.cn (official site, primarily in Chinese)
The China Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) is a national-level industry alliance established under the guidance of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). It brings together leading AI companies, research institutions, and universities to promote the healthy and coordinated development of China’s AI industry. AIIA focuses on standardization, industrial cooperation, policy advocacy, and fostering innovation ecosystems to strengthen China’s AI capabilities and global competitiveness.
India
🌐 National AI Portal (IndiaAI)
Website: indiaai.gov.in
The National AI Portal (IndiaAI) is the official knowledge portal of the Government of India on artificial intelligence, maintained by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), NASSCOM, and NEGD. It serves as a central resource for India’s AI initiatives, policy updates, research, skill-building programs, and success stories. The portal also supports India’s role as a hub for the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) by showcasing collaborative projects, publications, and updates relevant to GPAI-India activities.
🌐 C‑DAC AI Research Centers
Website: www.cdac.in
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C‑DAC), an autonomous scientific society under MeitY, operates several advanced AI Research Centers in India, notably in Pune, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. These centers focus on R&D in artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, and AI applications for national priorities such as healthcare, agriculture, education, and governance. C‑DAC also contributes to developing indigenous AI tools, datasets, and supercomputing infrastructure to advance India’s AI ecosystem.