Tech donors secure influence in Congress through fellowship program

The Horizon Institute for Public Service, a nonprofit organization with extensive ties to the tech-adjacent effective altruism movement, has deployed a small army of fellows at influential think tanks and government offices across Washington, D.C. At times, these fellows have worked on policy affecting the goals of effective altruists.

Effective altruists broadly believe that the development of artificial intelligence, if not carefully managed, could have apocalyptic consequences. As an outgrowth of this belief, many in the movement support export controls on cutting-edge chips to China, given the country’s focus on military applications for Artificial Intelligence technology and its lack of research guardrails.