Bringing technical expertise into AI Policy
Two fully funded weeks in Washington, DC for technical AI safety talent exploring policy. Applications for the September cohort open soon.
DC is short on people who can explain frontier AI to the people writing the rules — and from the outside, it can seem opaque and overwhelming. The DC Intensive is two weeks in Washington with a cohort of 15, run with DC-based AI policy orgs, built to close that gap.
Strong technical skills, solid AI safety context, and openness to policy work. No governance background needed — we'll teach you the rest.
Applications for the September 2026 cohort open soon. Express interest and we'll let you know.
A series of free online sessions in the run-up to the DC Intensive — hear what policy work looks like for technical people, and whether the program is for you.
People who made the jump talk about what they actually do in DC — and what they wish they'd known earlier.
What the two weeks look like, who should apply, and time for your questions.
We're practitioners from the AI safety community. Longitude Policy exists to reduce catastrophic risk from AI by putting technical expertise in the room where policy gets made.
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No. We're looking for technical depth and openness to policy — we'll teach you the rest.
Nothing. Travel, housing, and programming are covered.
No — the intensive is for people seriously exploring the option, not people who've already decided.
Many DC policy roles at think tanks and nonprofits don't require citizenship. We'll map what's open to you during the program.
In 1714, Britain's Parliament passed the Longitude Act. Ships and crews were being lost because nobody could measure longitude at sea — a problem governments knew mattered, but couldn't solve from within. The answer came from technical talent: John Harrison, a self-taught clockmaker, built a clock precise enough to keep London time on a rolling ship. AI policy is at a similar moment — the hardest problems won't be solved without the people who understand the technology in the room. The fine vertical lines across this site are lines of longitude.