SeedAI

SeedAI (Seedai Inc., EIN 87-2823586) is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit founded in October 2021 by Austin Carson, a former NVIDIA policy staffer and Congressional aide. The organization's mission is to ensure AI policy reflects the needs of all Americans, not just those in technology hubs, while strengthening U.S. leadership on AI on the world stage.

SeedAI's flagship program is Tech Labs, a six-week curriculum originally launched at the Woodrow Wilson Center in 2016 that now operates under SeedAI. Tech Labs has trained more than 1,200 government staffers from Capitol Hill and federal agencies, covering topics including computational governance, national security, AI applications, and Chinese AI development. AI Primers is a companion program that holds panel briefings for Members of Congress and their staff on AI's implications across policy jurisdictions.

Through its AI Across America initiative, SeedAI brings AI literacy and adoption to communities beyond Washington, hosting events in cities like Miami, Long Beach, Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Austin, and Tulsa. The organization also runs FYSA (For Your Situational Awareness), a newsletter and briefing series for policymakers.

In 2024, SeedAI launched Accelerate Science Now, a nonpartisan coalition of industry, academic, and civil society leaders aimed at harnessing AI and other emerging technologies to accelerate scientific discovery and deliver results to the American public. The coalition focuses on AI, data infrastructure, participation, and compute capacity.

SeedAI is led by founder and CEO Austin Carson, who is compensated at $190,000 annually. The board includes Shane Tews (American Enterprise Institute) and Tiffany Moore (Consumer Technology Association). The organization had approximately 8 employees as of early 2025. Revenue grew rapidly from $87,000 in 2021 to $2.59 million in fiscal year 2024, entirely from contributions. In March 2026, SeedAI hosted the American AI Festival in Washington, D.C.