Key facts
- Democratic megadonor Ron Conway's SV Angel has launched a new AI policy center.
- Jay Carney will lead the project as general partner and head of public policy and communications at SV Angel.
- The center aims to build non-partisan policies for AI.
- Goals include protecting U.S. global AI leadership, fortifying cybersecurity, and managing job displacement.
- Concerns about data center power bills and sustainability are described as 'real and growing'.
Democratic megadonor Ron Conway, through his venture firm SV Angel, has established a new AI policy center, appointing former Obama administration official Jay Carney to lead the initiative. The project, named Project Blueprint, aims to serve as a "trusted bridge between the people building AI and the lawmakers who will help write the rules."
Carney, who also serves as a general partner and head of public policy and communications at SV Angel, stated that AI will transform the world and that getting AI policies right can ensure innovation is balanced with security, benefiting the American people.
The initiative is designed as a cross-industry collaboration, drawing policy proposals from various AI developers, open-source platforms, and data infrastructure providers to avoid over-reliance on any single company's perspective. Its ultimate goal is to develop "non-partisan policies durable enough to survive changes in power."