Encode (formerly Encode Justice)
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Place
- United States — United States (with international chapters)
- Last checked
- 2026-09-22
- Next check due
- 2027-03-21
Ways to reach them
- General enquiries
- Get involved form on the homepage — explicitly invites people to find out how to participate
- Homepage
- Action page
What it does
Youth-founded AI advocacy organisation (Sneha Revanur). Legislative advocacy and coalition-building. Claimed wins include California SB 53, the New York RAISE Act, Illinois SB 315, defeating federal preemption of state AI laws, and securing AI-and-nuclear-command provisions in defence legislation. Self-describes as 'pro-human, pro-AI'.
What they ask for — in their own terms
Pass enforceable AI laws — transparency, safety frameworks, incident reporting, third-party audits and whistleblower protection for frontier AI companies — while keeping AI's benefits.
What they do
Legislative drafting and advocacy. Claims credit for California SB 53, the New York RAISE Act, Illinois SB 315, the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act, and the first US policy on AI in nuclear weapons launch. Builds coalitions and lobbies directly.
Honest assessment
Small, young, hungry, and one of the most genuinely responsive organisations on this list — they actively want volunteers and will reply. If you are an individual wanting to convert a concern into legislative action in the US, this is among the best-value doors available.
What a newcomer can do
Email info@encodeai.org offering your skill (law, policy research, state-level organising), follow @EncodeAction, and donate.
Worth knowing
encodejustice.org now redirects to encodeai.org — the youth-chapter branding of Encode Justice has largely been folded into a professional policy shop. Its current site advertises no chapters, no volunteer programme and no membership, so a newcomer's realistic route is donating or being hired, not joining. Its ask is regulation and transparency, explicitly 'pro-human pro-AI' — not a pause or ban.
Concerns it covers
Unusually broad and deliberately bridging: bioweapons and loss of human control alongside child safety, companion-chatbot harms and erosion of liberty. One of the very few organisations that credibly spans catastrophic risk and near-term harm rather than picking a side.
Government channel
Direct and disproportionately effective for its size — active in state legislatures and Congress; Sneha Revanur sits on FLI's AI Safety Index expert panel.
Tips
unclear
Where they work
United States, federal and state.
Size
Small: at least 11 staff listed on its team page; describes itself as 'a small advocacy team'.
Spending
Not disclosed.