Encode AI is a student-led non-profit who helped develop and pass America’s first policy governing the use of AI in nuclear weapons systems, who co-sponsored SB 1047, California’s landmark AI safety legislation, and have been building a broad coalition of experts and tech leaders to support safety requirements for advanced AI systems.
Kashyap Rajesh is a sophomore at Cornell University studying information science and government with a minor in Al. He is interested in how Al shapes human connection and companionship. Rajesh has been a core part of Encode Al, where he pioneered the chapter program and helped expand its public education initiatives.