Partnership on AI

In a new piece for the Fast Company Executive Board, Rebecca Finlay, PAI's CEO, outlines three essential questions every leader should ask before rolling out agentic AI systems.

1️⃣ What are the stakes?
2️⃣ How easy is it to reverse an action?
3️⃣ How much autonomy can we afford?

Annual Report 2025 - Partnership on AI

We’re proud to share PAI’s 2025 Annual Report.

As AI systems increasingly shape enterprise workflows, worker protections, information ecosystems, and human relationships, PAI continues to focus on what it takes to advance AI in the public interest, at scale and globally.

Six AI Governance Priorities for 2026 - Partnership on AI Share

PAI's Policy Steering Committee outlines 6 AI governance priorities, grounded in expert insight and real-world risks we’ve already seen: agentic systems acting without guardrails, fragile documentation practices, and more.

Read the full piece 📖 partnershiponai.org/resource/six...

Prioritizing AI Assurance and Civil Society Engagement Following India’s AI Impact Summit Achieving good global governance requires strengthening the AI assurance ecosystem and ensuring civil society and affected communities have a voice.

The AI Impact Summit in New Delhi marked a turning point for global AI governance: centering impact, implementation, and voices from the Global South.

Our latest blog reflects on two priorities that emerged clearly. partnershiponai.org/prioritizing...

We’re grateful to our speakers for sharing insights, to JPMorganChase for partnering with us, to the PAI team for making the convening possible, and to the many guests who contributed to such a thoughtful exchange.

These conversations will continue in just a few days as we head to the India AI Summit, where implementation, coordination, and impact will be front and center. We’re looking forward to building on this momentum with partners across regions and sectors.

Human-centricity - Assessing safety means looking beyond model risk to use-case risk and real-world impact. Governance efforts must account for consequences to customers, workers, and end-users when systems fail.

Dynamism - AI’s pace of change is testing static approaches to risk management. Enterprise governance needs to evolve toward more adaptive, continuous models that reflect how quickly AI systems and uses change.

Collaboration - Responsible AI is a competitive advantage only if organizations are operating to comparable standards. Progress depends on alignment across companies, regulators, and the broader ecosystem on risks, roles, and what “good” governance looks like in practice.

Integration - AI isn’t just a technical upgrade. Speakers emphasized the need to treat AI as a paradigm shift that reshapes enterprise capabilities, decision-making, and accountability.

Four Facets of Responsible Enterprise AI Governance - Partnership on AI Share

PAI’s Enterprise AI Governance Forum, co-hosted with JPMorganChase, brought together leaders for a day of candid discussion on what responsible enterprise AI governance actually requires in practice. Across the discussions, we heard 4 facets of responsible enterprise AI governance. buff.ly/r1HCV7Z

Attending the India AI Impact Summit next week? Join Partnership on AI for a panel on Monitoring AI Agents at Scale: Building Assurance Frameworks for Safe and Trusted Deployment.

🗓 20 February | 5:30–6:25 PM IST
📍 Bharat Mandapam, Room 6
🔗 Register here: buff.ly/a61sDVb

With contributions from PAI's CEO, Rebecca Finlay, a new WEF report examines how countries are rethinking AI sovereignty. Drawing on global case studies, the report explores how ecosystem-based strategies can strengthen AI competitiveness across regions.

www.weforum.org/publications...

#WEF26

Corporate AI Governance Matters Now More Than Ever As AI capabilities develop, companies have unique visibility into their potential for innovation, value and risk within their own business models.

NEW - In her latest blog, PAI's CEO, Rebecca Finlay, outlines why corporate governance is foundational for a vibrant and innovative AI ecosystem + how PAI will build upon this in 2026. partnershiponai.org/corporate-ai...

AI is Reshaping our Jobs, but Who is Determining the Future of Work? More needs to be done to ensure all workers are protected. Cross-sector collaboration efforts, including company and worker voices, should be the key factor in determining the future of work.

Who gets a say when AI changes how work gets done? Our new blog looks at why AI adoption succeeds or fails, based on whether workers are meaningfully included in the process. Read how PAI and partners are putting this into practice.

AI & Human Connection - Partnership on AI PAI’s AI & Human Connection program ensures AI systems strengthen communities and human connection.

From teens chatting with digital confidants to adults seeking connection through virtual assistants, AI companions are everywhere. Through our new AI & Human Connection program, we’re developing frameworks and guidance to ensure AI strengthens trust, connection, and knowledge.

Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit, PAI and JPMorganChase are convening senior AI leaders for an Enterprise AI Governance Forum. This invite-only forum will tackle the real-world challenges of governing AI at enterprise scale.

📍 February 11 | New York

More to come. 🌟

AI governance frameworks are evolving rapidly around the world. From the EU AI Act to the U.S. SB53 and RAISE Acts, Brazil’s AI Bill, and the UK’s AI Bill, this panel examines both their… Session 4 | Panel: Policy Landscape – AI Governance Across Jurisdictions | Athens Roundtable 2025

ICYMI, PAI's CEO, Rebecca Finlay, joined leaders from the OECD, European Commission, Brazil, and U.S. civil society at The Athens Roundtable to explore where AI laws are converging, where they diverge, and what that means for cross-border risks. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD-0...

Are You Ready for the AI Reckoning? Business leaders, long accustomed to operating within stable and well-understood democratic rule and processes, now face a more volatile and risky political landscape that challenges their ability to…

New report: Are You Ready for the AI Reckoning?

Drawing from discussions at the Aspen Business & Society Summit, Alicia Bonner and PAI’s Stephanie Bell outline 5 tensions leaders must navigate as AI moves from promise to practice.

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Is this AI Slop on Your Plate This Thanksgiving? Can you separate the truth from the “slop” in this Thanksgiving quiz?

Can you tell the difference between a real Thanksgiving moment and an AI-generated one?

Learn what signs you should be on the lookout for, then put your skills to the test with our quiz.

PAI CEO and McGill alumna, Rebecca Finlay, shares how PAI is working with partners around the world to make AI more transparent, accountable, and aligned with the public good in this feature story.

Read the full story: mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/fostering-a-...

Decoding AI Governance: A Toolkit for Navigating Evolving Norms, Standards, and Rules - Partnership on AI Share

The global conversation on AI governance is moving fast, and clarity has never been more important. We’re inviting public feedback on a new Zero Draft report that introduces 3 tools to help policymakers, developers, and advocates navigate this complex landscape.

We’re proud to be part of #DTC2025 with Mila, OECD.AI, World Privacy Forum, The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, KI Park, & Bertelsmann Stiftung. Our CEO, Rebecca Finlay, and International Policy and Government Lead, Talita Dias, will share insights from the PAI community. buff.ly/e2aQVBS

Prioritizing Real-Time Failure Detection in AI Agents - Partnership on AI A new PAI report argues that we need real-time failure detection to ensure AI agents can be monitored and stopped when needed.

As AI agents begin to act directly in the world, the nature of risk fundamentally changes.

PAI’s new framework explains why real-time failure detection is critical + when and where monitoring is most needed and what it will take to make it reliable and scalable.

Building Trust and Defining the Future at PAI’s 2025 Partner Forum Last week at Partnership on AI we convened our global community of partners at Salesforce Tower in San Francisco for our 2025 Partner Forum, bringing together experts from across academia, civil…

No single company, institution, or government can shape the future of AI alone.

At PAI’s 2025 Partner Forum, global experts came together to share accountability, align values, and chart a path toward trustworthy, inclusive AI.

Explore the key takeaways. partnershiponai.org/building-tru...

At PAI's Partner Forum, Paula Goldman of Salesforce reminded us that trust and accuracy are key to making AI agents truly useful. Building that trust starts with safeguards shaped by diverse voices and clear values.

Earlier this week, leaders from across sectors gathered for PAI's Partner Forum to exchange ideas on the most pressing questions in AI: how to build trust, design effective safeguards, and shape a future of work empowered by AI.

Thank you to our community for making this year’s Forum a success.

Tomorrow, our community of AI leaders, innovators, and global experts will dive into the biggest questions shaping the future of AI at PAI's Partner Forum.

Featuring voices from Google, Salesforce, Brookings, Mastercard, and more, it’s going to be a day full of collaboration, and inspiration.

As we consider the current and future impact of AI, we’re proud to join forces with @partnershipai.bsky.social, a coalition bringing diverse voices together to ensure developments in AI benefit people and society. Learn more about our partnership:
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October 21 in San Francisco: D&S Labor Futures Program Director @aihathing.bsky.social will be speaking at @partnershipai.bsky.social 2025 Partner Forum 2025, exploring AI and the future of work. There’s still time to RSVP here: whova.com/portal/regis...