RAND Corporation
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization developing evidence-based solutions to public policy challenges, including the security and societal impacts of AI.
Year Founded
1948
Geography
North America
Address
1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3208, United States
AI Impact Areas
AI areas they serve
Areas of Focus
AI and emerging-technology policy
National security and defense
Compute and AI governance
Health policy
Education and labor
International affairs
Civil and criminal justice
Key Priorities
Deliver rigorous, nonpartisan analysis to US and allied decision-makers
Deepen research on AI, compute, and emerging-technology security
Inform evidence-based AI and technology policy
Train the next generation of policy leaders through the RAND School of Public Policy
Mission
To improve policy and decision-making through rigorous, nonpartisan research and analysis. RAND applies evidence-based methods to the world's most complex and consequential problems, with growing attention to the governance, security, and societal implications of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Milestones
2024: Jason Matheny (founding director of CSET) leading RAND as President and CEO, expanding its technology and security research
1948: Established on May 14 as an independent nonprofit, spun off from Project RAND for the US Army Air Forces
1960s: Broadened its research focus from national security to domestic public policy
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