Convening the Voices of Society to Navigate the AI Transition
We are at a turning point. It’s time to make positive, considered decisions about the role we want AI to play in our lives.
If you represent a private or public business, industry organization, think tank, university, NGO, government agency, or workforce organization and want to learn more about how to get involved, send us an email.
The whole of society has a stake in how artificial intelligence pans out, and so should have a say in the outcome.
About
Fathom
Fathom is a 501(c)(3) on a mission to convene the voices of society to ensure a successful transition to a world with AI.
What We Believe
AI is the defining technology of our lifetime. It offers tremendous potential to drive innovation and improve the day-to-day lives of the American people. We must also acknowledge that it poses important risks that bear consideration.
It brings not only a series of technical challenges in need of solutions, but also an opportunity for society to figure out through discussion and debate the role it wants AI to play in our future.
How We’ll Do It
- Engage and amplify the diverse voices of society to define successful outcomes of a world with AI.
- Convene and activate experts and thought leaders to create pragmatic paths for moving forward, based on the ambitions of society.
- Engage and educate constituency groups, stakeholders, and decision makers to drive action with broad-based support.
Our Progress
Public Research
Our reports use focus groups and national polls to provide qualitative and quantitative data on American views and hopes for the future of AI.
The Ashby
Workshops
To bring together the voices of society around AI, Fathom will host The Ashby Workshops at the Salamander Middleburg (outside Washington, DC) January 8-9, 2025. These workshops will convene leaders from government, key sectors, civil society, and more to co-create insights and recommendations for the incoming U.S. Congress and Administration.
Our Commitment
Our commitment is to the public interest.
We are not bound by any financial, political, or ideological interests. We believe that the whole of society should have a say in the development of a technology that will transform the way we live our lives.
Our Team
Our founding team has decades of experience across public affairs and policy advocacy, communications and storytelling, and building professional, effective and impactful organizations.
Blake PiersonCo-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew FreedmanCo-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer
Julie CrabillCo-Founder, Chief Communications Officer
Bri TreeceCo-Founder and Chief Impact Officer
Erik PrestonSenior Director of Strategy and Partnerships
Meredith KleeSenior Director of Marketing
Alekhya TallapakaDirector of Communications
Georgiana GilgallonChief of Staff
Our Advisors
Ret. Rear Admiral Wyman (Hugh W. Howard III.)Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command
Andy HicklCTO, The Allen Institute
Kay Firth-ButterfieldCEO, Good Tech Advisory
Prof. S. Craig WatkinsExecutive Director of IC2 Institute at UT Austin
Steve OmohundroCEO, Beneficial AI Research & Research Lead, QAISI
Prof. Eitan HershProfessor of Political Science, Tufts University
Our Research Partners
Jeff AlstottFounding Director, RAND Center for Technology & Security Policy
Gregory C. AllenDirector, Wadhwani Center for AI & Advanced Technologies, CSIS
Zach GravesExecutive Director at the Foundation for American Innovation
Dean Woodley BallResearch Fellow in the Artificial Intelligence & Progress Project at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center
Paul ScharreExecutive Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS
Danielle AllenDirector of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School
