AGI Governance fellowship puts practical projects ahead of papers
Organizer Seth Lazar says fellows explored whether artificial general intelligence should be built, how democratic institutions could adapt and how powerful AI could be used in government.
TLDR
In a September 23, 2026, update, fellowship organizer Seth Lazar said fellows were working on final projects, with governance proposals, model legislation and reporting platforms among the possible outputs. Academic papers were not the priority, he said. Lazar described roughly three weeks of full-time contact with program leaders and a cohort drawing on military, humanitarian, government, legal, journalism and academic experience. He hopes fellows will move into influential roles across industry, nonprofits, government and academia.