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CivAI
Civic AI Security Program
Formation2023; 3 years ago (2023)
Founders
  • Lucas Hansen
  • Siddharth Hiregowdara
TypeNonprofit
93-4182617
HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Websitehttps://civai.org/

The Civic AI Security Program (CivAI) is an American nonprofit organization that raises awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and risks using interactive demonstrations.[1] CivAI gives presentations to lawmakers and civil society organizations[2] and shares public demos online[3] involving deepfakes, phishing attacks, and election misinformation.[1][4] The organization also makes private demos showing more dangerous capabilities such as biosecurity risks.[5]

CivAI's educational tools have been used by third parties such as the Arizona Secretary of State's office and in a presentation at the 2025 AI Action Summit.[2] It is a member of the NIST AI Consortium.[6]

CivAI was founded in 2023[7] by Lucas Hansen and Siddharth Hiregowdara in response to the 2022 launch of ChatGPT.[2] The two previously worked together at real estate software company Qualia, which Hansen co-founded.[2] The organization is based in Berkeley, California.[8][9]

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CivAI does not take positions on specific legislation but generally supports bipartisan AI regulation.[10] In June 2025, Hansen argued that AI's "pollution of the information ecosystem" was corrosive to society.[11] In October 2025, he wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed discussing chatbot psychosis, arguing that AI companies should be held liable for harms caused by their products if they don't take adequate precautions.[12][13] In December 2025, Hansen said that AI systems were already capable of automating much entry-level work, but technical hurdles were delaying widespread adoption.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b Landers, Liz; Refuerzo, Nick; Couvillion, Cameron (2024-08-14). "Scripps News got deepfaked to see how AI could impact elections". Scripps News. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  2. ^ a b c d Jenkins, Austin (2025-05-23). "AI safety nonprofit demos dangers for lawmakers". Pluribus News. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  3. ^ "Explore Our Work - CivAI". civai.org. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
  4. ^ Dwyer, Devin (2024-10-17). Protecting the vote: State election officials lose sleep over AI (Television production). ABC News. Relevant segment at 2:44.
  5. ^ Gross, Paige (2025-08-22). "AI is making it easier for bad actors to create biosecurity threats". News From The States. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  6. ^ "NIST AI Consortium Members". NIST. 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ "About - CivAI". civai.org. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  8. ^ Pattison-Gordon, Jule (2024-01-17). "Nonprofit Aims to Help Govt Consider Risks of Generative AI". GovTech. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  9. ^ Toms, Lauren (2024-09-05). "Berkeley non-profit works to counter AI election disinformation". CBS San Francisco. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  10. ^ Smith, Carl (2024-10-25). "How Emergency Agencies Can Manage a Storm of Misinformation". Governing. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  11. ^ Myers, Steven Lee; Thompson, Stuart A. (2025-06-26). "A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Kiniry, Mike (2025-11-04). "Chatbots contributing to what's being called AI Psychosis?". WGCU PBS & NPR for Southwest Florida. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  13. ^ Hansen, Lucas (2025-10-02). "Opinion | I Need a Chatbot That Won't Drive Me Crazy". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  14. ^ Scheid, Brian (2025-12-11). "AI eliminating entry-level, tech jobs with effects still in early stages". S&P Global.
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