ADEN is an independent organisation led by former senior U.K. and U.S. diplomats. We connect the people advancing AI safety with the senior policymakers governing it – beginning in South Korea and Japan.
Applying diplomacy to the governance of advanced AI.
/ WHO WE ARE
We serve as a bridge between those advancing AI safety and those governing it.
We connect senior policymakers and industry with the leading AI labs, safety institutes, and researchers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
/ HOW WE WORK
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We deploy the core diplomatic playbook of sustained, senior, two-way engagement, conducted in the registers and languages of our counterparts.
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We convene officials, experts, and industry to navigate shared AI governance challenges. We engage on our counterparts' terms —grounded in their priorities, not external prescriptions.
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Our work is practical, collaborative, and conducted in confidence.
/ WHERE WE WORK
We begin in South Korea and Japan.
Two countries positioned to shape how AI safety standards and norms develop internationally. We will broaden our engagement to other consequential locations over time.
— OUR MISSION —
We believe the promise of advanced AI will be realised widely only when its progress is matched by trust, safety, strong governance, and cooperation across borders. The aim is not to hold back AI's potential, but to pursue it inside a responsible, cooperative international effort.
/ OUR TEAM
ADEN brings together former senior U.S. and U.K. diplomats
With deep experience in East Asia and at the highest levels of government, alongside deep experts on AI and an exceptionally talented wider team.
Get In Touch
We welcome conversations with policymakers, partners, and others working on the governance of advanced AI.