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CivAI is a non-profit, based in Berkeley, where we aim to reduce risks from advanced AI by building and sharing hands-on demos that give policymakers, civil society orgs, and the public a visceral sense of AI’s power and its corresponding dangers.
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As a member of technical staff at CivAI, my role is primarily software engineer but also includes fellowship mentor, Notion handler, interviewer, demo thinker upper, business development automator, Cursor fanboy, robot dog walker, and more…
We Need to Talk - AI Voice Game
My two favorite voice game scenarios we’ve made:
https://civai.org/talk/looking-glass/let-me-help
https://civai.org/talk/the-orion-project/shutdown
The Future of Phishing - CivAI
Voter Turnout Manipulation Using AI - CivAI
Demos of AI-Powered Cybersecurity Threats - CivAI
And more are coming soon!
Situational awareness can look a lot like alignment - CivAI Blog
AI agents can present our AI demos - CivAI Blog
© Jesse Gilbert 2025