Achievements (Feb ‘25 -Apr ‘26)
(Last updated on May 7th, 2026)
In A Gist
In fifteen months, the Coalition built the most comprehensive advocacy resource ever assembled for a global AI treaty: our 356-page Strategic Memo synthesizing 667+ sources with tailored persuasion strategies for each key influencer of US AI policy.
Our October 2025 US Persuasion Tour delivered 85+ contacts (vs. 15–20 projected)—23 AI lab officials at OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepMind, 18 national security engagements in DC, and, most critically, direct introducer pathways to 2 of our 10 primary target influencers.
The Coalition now includes 100+ members, advisors, and supporters—with contributors from the UN, NSA, WEF, Yale, and Princeton—and six founding NGO partners bringing 100+ combined years of global governance experience.
All this on $75,000 in total funding at a $7,500/month burn rate—more analytical depth and direct engagement than organizations operating with ten times our budget.
Per our 2026-2027 Roadmap, the political window is open and the next six months are decisive. What we need now is operational capacity.
The Pivot (February 2025)
In February 2025, we received a $60,000 seed grant from the Survival and Flourishing Fund. As we reassessed our strategy, we confronted an uncomfortable truth: neither UN processes nor European regulation can move fast enough to constrain frontier AI. Only the two leading AI powers can.
We launched The Deal of the Century and redirected everything toward a single objective: convincing key influencers of Trump's AI policy to champion a US-China-led treaty before the window closes.
The Deep Dive (February–September 2025)
We spent seven months on what we believe is the most exhaustive analysis ever undertaken of the people shaping American AI policy. Our team and 24 contributors—volunteers with backgrounds in UN diplomacy, NSA, WEF, Yale, and Princeton—immersed in each target's speeches, writings, and social media. We mapped philosophical commitments, professional interests, psychological patterns, and points of convergence and divergence.
Three week-long in-person sprints near Rome brought 20+ contributors together to pressure-test assessments. The output: Strategic Memo v2.0, published September 24th — 130 pages of open letters, briefs, and convergence scenarios for Vance, Altman, Amodei, Thiel, Musk, Bannon, Pope Leo XIV, and a dozen more.
The US Persuasion Tour (October 2025)
Bay Area (Oct 3–21). Eighteen days running a temporary Coalition HQ at the Berkeley Marina Hilton: one-to-one briefings, advocacy gatherings at Sens in San Francisco, and two days of direct field engagement at OpenAI and Anthropic. By close: 40+ engagements, substantive interest from senior Anthropic policy officials, introduction pathways toward Altman's orbit, new testimonials, and high-value contributors onboarded for the next memo.
Washington, DC (Oct 21–24). Four intensive days with the national security establishment—former NSA officials, defense think tanks, intelligence community contacts, a former top US cyber diplomat. Output: direct introducer pathways to two of our ten primary targets, committed testimonials from former officials, and clear leverage points for framing the treaty in terms that resonate with the administration: peace through strength, securing American technological advantage, preventing unilateral Chinese control.
The Treasure Trove (November–December 2025)
Everything we learned went into a complete overhaul. Strategic Memo v2.6, published December 30th, runs 356 pages drawing on 667+ sources:
Expanded influencer profiles with field intelligence on how each organization actually operates and what arguments resonate internally.
Refined convergence scenarios mapping multiple pathways to unified influencer support.
Actionable treaty principles, framework, and timelines designed to address both the Armageddon concern (ungoverned AI) and the Antichrist concern (authoritarian capture).
Tailored direct or open letters and strategic briefs for some of the key targets.
The memo is ammunition. With the right team, even junior staff using AI tools can transform this material into highly personalized engagements at scale.
The Vatican, Vance and Thiel
In Q1 2026, counting on a potential key role for a Pope-Vance alignment following Vance’s deferment to the Pope on AI ethics and safety, we engaged extensively with Vatican AI leaders. We gathered much interest around a June 2026 Roundtable in Rome with exceptional participants.
However — due to Thiel’s March 2026 lectures in Rome depicting anyone fostering a treaty to prevent ASI as an Antichrist and a brutal clash between Trump, Vance and the Pope on the war in Iran — the“Caesar-Popist fusion” feared by Thiel has been successfully averted (or pre-empted).
Hence, we decided in April 2026 to refocus away from the Pope and Vance as targets, for now, and merge our planned June Rome event with one being planned in Washington DC in September 2026 with several US and DC-based local co-hosting NGOs. As part of that we published this Open Letter for Marco Rubio, routed also through our contacts in the State Dept..
Where We Stand
Strategic arsenal. A 356-page playbook for persuasion, not academic analysis.
Proven pathways. 85+ live relationships with demonstrated interest across AI labs, national security, think tanks, and the investor community.
Direct introducer access to 3 of 10 primary targets, with warm introductions developing toward several more.
Strategic positioning. A coalition of 60+ concentrated where AI policy is made: Bay Area, DC, Rome/Vatican, and Mar-a-Lago.
Vatican connections with Pope Leo XIV's inner circle and top Vatican AI advisors—positioning us to convene gatherings that could catalyze a humanist AI alliance.
The Foundation Is Built. The Moment Is Now.
We've proven we can produce world-class analysis and build relationships on a shoestring.
With $150,000–$400,000 and 2–3 dedicated hires, we can 10x our outreach power. Every October contact gets systematic follow-up. Every introducer pathway gets worked toward influencer access.
Our next flagship moment is "The Cooperation of Statesmen" Roundtable in Washington, DC, September 15–16, 2026 — designed to catalyze the alignment our memo prescribes.