Draft:LawZero
AI safety research nonprofit
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LawZero is a nonprofit artificial intelligence (AI) safety research organisation based in Montreal, Canada. It was founded in 2025 by computer scientist Yoshua Bengio to conduct research on methods for developing safer artificial intelligence systems and to study risks associated with increasingly autonomous AI technologies.[1][2]
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| Formation | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yoshua Bengio |
| Type | Nonprofit research organisation |
| Purpose | Artificial intelligence safety research |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada |
| Field | Artificial intelligence safety |
The organisation was established amid growing concern among researchers and policymakers regarding the safety and governance of advanced artificial intelligence systems.[3]
History
LawZero was publicly announced in June 2025 by Yoshua Bengio, a machine learning researcher and recipient of the Turing Award.[4]
Its creation has been discussed in the context of broader debates about the risks associated with increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems and the need for expanded safety research.[5]