Project summary

The AI Governance Archive (TAIGA) is a private platform for qualified AI Governance researchers to better coordinate among one another.

Theory of Impact

Through facilitating information exchange in AI governance, especially of non-public content that requires increased levels of context and trust, we hope to:

1) increase the overall quality of research by spreading useful information more widely, allowing other researchers to build on existing work;

2) improve networking e.g., finding collaborators for future projects, finding researchers with relevant expertise, inviting people for events that focus on specific topics;

3) increase the efficiency of the research field by better allocating researcher time and thus e.g. avoiding duplicated efforts;

4) improve talent development by making it possible for new researchers to get up to speed on new topics and find relevant work that is not publicly accessible;

5) provide leaders with the data they need to make critical decisions, e.g., allocating resources to the most neglected areas.

6) support field-building-related tasks, such as organising workshops at conferences, etc.

How will this funding be used?

(1) Paying fiscal sponsorship and tech fees to keep TAIGA live beyond January
(2) Pay my time to work through the backlog of access requests, develop a new funding proposal, and hand the project over to a new Executive Director
Should I fail to secure further grant-funding, TAIGA will remain donation-funded and will stay live under a new ED until such donation funding runs out.

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

Currently just me, David Corfield, a serial social entrepreneur with a track record of impact through my ventures: TAIGA, The Small Business School Challenge, and LifeWork. I will announce the new Executive Director once funding is secured.

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

If we fail to raise $750 in donations or a larger grant then TAIGA will shut down and the database deleted for InfoSec reasons in January 2025.

What other funding are you or your project getting?

I am in the process of working with the LTFF on a new grant to fund the new ED to run and develop TAIGA over the next 12-months and beyond.