President, @PJMFdn | AI Policy Expert | Independent Board Director | Building Human Opportunity in a Digital World
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Compassion, creativity, and tipsy elephants—🐘💡 who knew they'd be the stars of our AI future? Dive into my TEDx talk to see how AI is not just a tool, but a transformation in our relationship with the world. #AITransforms #CreativityForGood youtube.com/watch?v=EHJv7ld8…
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On the BBC World Service Newsday with David Wafula, Vilas Dhar addressed the question: Can developing economies share in the economic benefits of AI, or will they remain on the receiving end?
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🌐 Recognising Leadership in AI Policy and Global Impact
We’re pleased to recognise @vilasdhar , President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, as an AI Policy 100 Honoree at @UNGABloxburg x @ClubdeMadrid .
His recognition highlights the importance of bringing diverse perspectives to the global conversation around AI policy, governance and responsible innovation. 🤖🌍
The AI Policy 100 brings together individuals contributing to the evolving conversation around the responsible development and governance of artificial intelligence.
#UNGA #AIPolicy100 #AIPolicy #ResponsibleAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIGovernance #AI #RegulatingAI #KnowledgeNetworks
Whoever wins AI wins. The President is right. But winning has to show up in a paycheck, a small business that can compete, and a doctor with better tools. If AI makes a few companies rich and millions of families less secure, America hasn't won.
Full conversation with @charleshurt on @FoxNews: AI risk, who answers when a system causes harm, and what winning the AI race should mean for American families. youtu.be/GenM7yV5mBg
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TODAY! Join Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, @vilasdhar, @Mollykinder, Anna Rowlands, @Jasminewsun for a Public Dialogue “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World” on September 9th at 6:00 p.m. EDT in Gaston Hall at Georgetown or via livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=39_g2VHA… #AILeoCST
ALT Promotional graphic for a dialogue titled “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World” on 9/9 at 6pm EDT in Gaston Hall, Georgetown University & Livestreamed. Participants Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Vilas Dhar, Molly Kinder, Anna Rowlands, Jasmine Sun.
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Today, PJMF President @dharvilas joins Georgetown University’s Catholic Social Thought and Public Life dialogues to discuss what protecting dignity means for how we govern AI.
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Vilas Dhar (@vilasdhar) has served on the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence and is the U.S. Government’s nominated expert to the Global Partnership on AI. He is also the president of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (@PJMFdn), one of the world’s foremost philanthropies advancing AI for public purposes. Dhar will join the September 9th Public Dialogue “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World.” RSVP: bit.ly/AILeoCST #AILeoCST
ALT Promotional graphic for a dialogue titled “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World” on 9/9 at 6pm EDT at Intercultural Center (ICC) Auditorium, Georgetown University & Livestreamed. Participants Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Vilas Dhar, Molly Kinder, Anna Rowlands, Jasmine Sun.
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RSVP to “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World” on Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00 p.m. EDT featuring Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, @vilasdhar, @Mollykinder, @AnnaRowlands1, @jasminewsun. RSVP at bit.ly/AILeoCST #AILeoCST
ALT Promotional graphic for a dialogue titled “AI, Catholic Social Teaching, and Pope Leo’s Invitation to Dialogue with the World” on 9/9 at 6pm EDT at Intercultural Center (ICC) Auditorium, Georgetown University & Livestreamed. Participants Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, Vilas Dhar, Molly Kinder, Anna Rowlands, Jasmine Sun.
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Pleased to share our new brief from @UNESCO Global CSO & Academic Network on AI Ethics—thanks to @vilasdhar and @PJMFdn for driving ethical AI.
Download the general brief:
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Will AI concentrate power in a few states or spread across dozens? A new Council on Foreign Relations survey of 350+ experts finds them divided on many issues but united on one key point: global governance won't keep pace.
Full survey: cfr.org/ #AI #TechInsights
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Open Contracting's IDS-DDR tool helps target disaster spending to protect the vulnerable.
Learn more at open-contracting.org
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Tomorrow! How AI is augmenting human ability to generate new forms of expression, creativity & connection w/@vilasdhar, @vivian, @gioasempre, @baratunde, @poppycrum, @crassociati, @TarynSouthern, @CatieCuan, @reggiewatts, @tedtremper, @KingWillonius +++
#SharedFuturesAI #NYC
Machines can generate. People create. On June 17 in NYC, @AspenDigital and PJMF cohost Shared Futures: The AI Forum, with the artists and inventors exploring how AI can deepen what is most human about us. Join us by registering for the livestream: tinyurl.com/2p546sua
Insight #4: An insight from down under: Cam Wilson at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports that Australia chose a different model for AI regulation, asking agencies to police their own use, and that many missed the first required transparency test. That is the contrast with the Anthropic story: one system is too weak to make agencies explain how they use AI, while another can move fast enough to shut access down overnight.
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Insight #2: Maxwell Zerg at @WIRED reports that the order covered “any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.” The phrase about employees illustrates how wide-ranging this directive is - US companies are built on global talent - locking out foreign national employees hamstrings American innovation.
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Insight #1: @AlexisRen Alex and @m_ccuri at @axios broke the story blocking “foreign governments, companies and individuals” from accessing Anthropic’s most advanced models, leading Anthropic to cut off all customer access. Not hostile actors, not military labs, but governments, companies, and individuals. Maria - we touched on the idea that this might happen in our keynote together at NACD!
axios.com/2026/06/12/anthrop…
Breaking: The U.S. government just used national security authorities to order Anthropic to cut off its most advanced AI models, including the just-released Fable 5. The company revoked model access for everyone, worldwide, within hours.
One day AI is a product. The next day it is too dangerous to access. 🧵
My view: if the government found a flaw serious enough to justify this, the public deserves to understand it. If it did not, the public deserves to know that too. Security and access are both national interests. Tonight only one of them had a voice.