Levers and Leverage: How Real People Shape AI Governance
Opening — Why this matters now AI governance isn’t just a technical issue—it’s an institutional one. As governments scramble to regulate, corporations experiment with ethics boards, and civil society tries to catch up, the question becomes: who actually holds the power to shape how AI unfolds in the real world? The latest ethnographic study by The Aula Fellowship, Levers of Power in the Field of AI, answers that question not through theory or models, but through people—the policymakers, executives, researchers, and advocates navigating this turbulent terrain. ...