The Ethos Institute
The Ethos Institute is the thought-leadership arm of the Ethos AI Registry. We produce the benchmarks, briefings, and frameworks that regulators cite, that boards adopt, and that the press quotes — turning empirical evidence into public trust and public policy.
Content architecture
Everything the Institute publishes is engineered for one of four audiences — because the same evidence needs to speak differently to a board, a regulator, a practitioner, and the public.
Boardrooms & C-Suite
Fiduciary-grade guidance for directors, CROs, CISOs, and General Counsel navigating AI liability, disclosure, and deployment risk.
Regulators & Lawmakers
Non-partisan analysis and model frameworks for legislators, regulators, procurement officers, and inspectors general working on sensible AI oversight.
Tech Practitioners
Working reference material for engineers, product leaders, and internal audit teams operationalizing responsible AI in production.
Mainstream Media
Plain-language commentary, expert breakdowns, and shareable evidence for journalists, editors, and producers covering AI in the public interest.
Flagship assets & benchmarks
To become an industry baseline, the Institute owns the metrics and benchmarks that companies, agencies, and journalists reference. Three recurring publications anchor the calendar.
Annual
A benchmark ranking Fortune 500 companies, high-growth AI startups, and public-sector agencies on transparency, safety guardrails, and registry compliance. Designed to be citable by regulators, press, and boards.
For: Boards · Regulators · Media
Status: Inaugural edition in development
Bi-Annual
A deep-dive on autonomous agents, non-deterministic risk, and how organizations are actually auditing AI in production — grounded in aggregate, de-identified data from the Ethos AI Registry.
For: Enterprise · Government · Research
Status: First edition drafting
Quarterly
A recurring consumer and enterprise confidence survey quantifying public sentiment on AI safety, bias, data privacy, and trust across healthcare, finance, education, and defense.
For: Media · Policy · Industry
Status: Panel formation underway
High-impact engagements
Six structured programs across policy, executive leadership, and academia — each designed to move accountability from paper to practice, and to open doors for testimony, board seats, and partnerships.
Policy & Public Sector
Invitation-only, non-partisan briefings equipping lawmakers and senior staff with frameworks for sensible AI oversight — accountability without stalling innovation.
Biannual
Request a briefing →Policy & Public Sector
A cohort of public-interest technology lawyers and former policy officials co-authoring model legislation and standard-setting guidance aligned to NIST AI RMF.
Rolling cohorts
Nominate a Fellow →Executive & Board
Closed-door, Chatham House Rule roundtables for CISOs, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Legal Officers, and Board Directors on emerging AI compliance liability.
Quarterly
Apply for a seat →Executive & Board
One-day immersive executive certificate preparing boards for regulatory scrutiny, fiduciary duty on AI, and shareholder disclosure expectations.
Monthly cohorts
Register interest →Academic & Institutional
Partnerships with leading academic institutions to co-publish peer-reviewed research on model auditability, registry standards, and public-interest AI.
Ongoing
Propose a collaboration →Academic & Institutional
An open-source schema for registering enterprise AI systems — positioning Ethos as the reference implementation for public and private AI accountability.
Version 1.0 in draft
Read the draft →Founder authority roadmap
Each publication and program is engineered to produce a specific inbound outcome — testimony, keynotes, board appointments, and top-tier media placement — over the next twelve to eighteen months.
| Goal | Strategic lever | Execution |
|---|---|---|
| Government testimony | Regulatory response papers | Publish expert commentary within 48 hours of major regulatory milestones — EU AI Act enforcement, US Executive Orders, state legislation. |
| Keynote speaking | “Unvarnished truth” op-eds | Counter-trend analysis in Forbes, HBR, and WIRED debunking AI hype and reframing risk as systemic accountability. |
| Board & advisory roles | C-Suite Governance Playbook | Actionable toolkits moving C-suites from passive risk management to active, defensible AI deployment. |
| Top-tier media | “Breakdown” expert commentary | Rapid, plain-language explanations of AI failures, model leaks, and algorithmic bias cases for live TV and podcasts. |
Congressional, agency, and state-level hearings on AI oversight.
policy@ethosairegistry.org →Executive summits, board offsites, and industry conferences.
speaking@ethosairegistry.org →Independent director and advisory roles focused on AI risk.
advisory@ethosairegistry.org →Broadcast, print, and podcast commentary on AI in the public interest.
media@ethosairegistry.org →