Alliance for Secure AI

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The Alliance for Secure AI is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization which educates the public about the risks of advanced artificial intelligence (AI). [1] [2] [3] Politico has described the Alliance as a "bipartisan nonprofit trying to push a middle-ground approach to AI guardrails." [4]

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History

In June 2025, the Alliance was launched as a nonprofit watchdog in Washington, D.C. [5] That same month, the organization rolled out a six-figure advertising campaign featuring bipartisan warnings about advanced AI. [1] The ad campaign presented different messages for different political audiences. [6]

The Alliance opposed the idea of a moratorium on state AI laws as part of the July 2025 budget bill. [7] The group has also criticized AI companies like Meta and OpenAI for what it says are failures to prevent harms to children. [8] [9] [10]

Leadership

Brendan Steinhauser, a longtime political and communications strategist, is the founder and CEO of the Alliance. [2] [11] [12] He was an early Tea Party movement organizer, and ran campaigns for multiple members of Congress, including Sen. John Cornyn, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, and Rep. Michael McCaul. [13] [14] [15]

Peyton Hornberger is the group's communications director. [16] In July 2025, Hornberger criticized Palantir for its use of AI in a USA Today op-ed column. [17]

References

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