This document follows Amazon’s PR/FAQ (“Working Backwards”) methodology. The Press Release is written as if the vision has already been realized on 15-Aug-2029. The FAQ section addresses both external and internal questions about the AI & Humanity Council.

This PR/FAQ is a strategic document prepared for Nexus Member review.
Press Release Date: August 15, 2029
Draft Version 1.0 — May 02, 2026
Draft Version 1.1 — May 10, 2026
Draft Version 1.2 — May 18, 2026
Author: Sunghee Yun
Intellectual Foundation: The Existential Trilogy + KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative

Five landmark reports have shaped legislation in 12 countries, influenced Fortune 500 AI governance frameworks, and become required reading in 50+ universities. What sets the Council apart is not just its impact, but how that impact was achieved: through a unique methodology that integrates 15 disciplines, grounds analysis in practitioner insight rather than abstract theory, and commits to producing actionable guidance that policymakers can actually implement. This approach—rigorous yet accessible, interdisciplinary yet coherent, ambitious yet practical—has fundamentally changed how the world navigates AI’s transformation of human society, proving that the most consequential questions about technology cannot be answered through technical expertise alone.

THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION

How This Vision Emerged

The AI & Humanity Council did not emerge from a conference room brainstorming session. It is the institutional embodiment of more than a decade of sustained philosophical inquiry and international collaboration that crystallized into precise institutional architecture.

The Existential Trilogy - Philosophical (and Existential) DNA

The Council’s comprehensive scope—spanning technology, ethics, economics, governance, education, and existential meaning—is grounded in The Existential Trilogy, a body of philosophical work developed by Council Chair Sunghee Yun over 10+ years:

1. “Why Do We Live? — A Wrong Question to Ask” establishes that meaning is created, not discovered—shifting from metaphysics to agency, from obligation to choice. This philosophical move underlies the Council’s conviction that technology must serve human agency rather than determine it.

2. “Coming Back to the Human in the AI Era” demonstrates that AI is the scalpel, not the gardener—AI can help analyze and cut away illusions, but cannot plant meaning for us. The central discipline of the AI era is resisting the temptation to outsource meaning-making to machines. This insight shapes the Council’s focus on preserving human agency in all recommendations.

3. “AI and Universal Basic Income — The End of the Survival Imperative” argues that when AI ends the survival imperative, meaning-making becomes the new literacy—as fundamental as learning to read or farm. The essay calls for an “Avengers-level assembly” doing genuine contemplative work across technical, philosophical, governance, economic, and cultural dimensions. The AI & Humanity Council is that assembly.

This trilogy progresses from “I” (individual agency) to “I as human” (embodied existence) to “we” (collective civilizational challenge)—descending each time from abstraction toward the irreducible textures of actual human existence. The Council’s structure—philosophical rigor, institutional partnerships, entrepreneurial action—mirrors this progression from pure philosophy to lived philosophy to applied philosophy.

The Salzburg Proof-of-Concept

The Council’s methodology was validated at the KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative (December 2024), where Sunghee Yun participated as a Fellow. The multi-day convening at Schloss Leopoldskron brought together global leaders across government, academia, industry, and civil society to address AI’s societal implications.

Yun’s group produced “Technology, Growth, and Inequality: The Case of AI”—a collaborative report addressing AI fairness, digital ethics, equitable access, and governance frameworks. The report’s recommendations (collaborative governance, educational innovation, infrastructure investment, diverse development teams, continuous monitoring) map directly to the five Council reports planned for 2026-2029.

The Salzburg experience demonstrated that

• Diverse stakeholders can engage in genuine contemplative work (not performative engagement)
• Technical depth, ethical principles, and policy recommendations can coexist in rigorous analysis
• International collaboration can produce actionable frameworks
• The “Avengers-level assembly” called for in the UBI essay is achievable

From (Existential) Philosophy to Institution

The AI & Humanity Council transforms contemplative insight into institutional reality. The philosophical conviction that AI cannot create meaning for humans becomes Report #5: The Flourishing Question. The recognition that survival-free existence demands new educational paradigms becomes Report #4: Education Transformed. The commitment to protecting human agency becomes Report #2: Democratic Governance in the Age of AI. The insistence that solutions must be implemented, not just described, becomes the Innovation Venture Studio and its 7 spin-off companies.

This is why the Council can credibly claim to address AI’s implications across 15 disciplines with genuine integration rather than parallel consultations. The work isn’t siloed by discipline because the underlying philosophical framework—developed over a decade, tested in international convenings, refined through cross-cultural dialogue—already synthesized these dimensions before the institutional structure was designed.

The Council doesn’t bring together disparate perspectives and hope they cohere. It offers a coherent philosophical architecture first, then recruits world-leading experts to elaborate, challenge, refine, and implement it through rigorous research, institutional partnerships, and mission-aligned ventures.

PRESS RELEASE

AI & Humanity Council Recognized as World’s Most Influential Think Tank on AI’s Societal Impact

SILICON VALLEY, CA — August 15, 2029 — The AI & Humanity Council, a multidisciplinary think tank operating under Nexus, today announced that its work has directly influenced AI policy in 12 countries, shaped corporate governance frameworks at 30+ Fortune 500 companies, and become required reading in graduate programs at more than 50 universities worldwide. Since its launch in September 2026, the Council has published five comprehensive reports—co-authored with leading institutions including Stanford HAI, MIT CSAIL, Berkeley BAIR, Seoul National University, KAIST, and the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research—addressing AI’s most consequential implications for humanity. Beyond research impact, the Council has catalyzed the creation of 7 spin-off companies whose business models directly advance the Council’s mission, collectively raising over $370 million and creating 300+ jobs while delivering AI solutions aligned with human flourishing.

What distinguishes the AI & Humanity Council from conventional technology think tanks is its refusal to stop at analysis. While traditional think tanks produce reports that gather dust on shelves, the Council operates on three integrated pillars:

1. Deep Research Through Institutional Partnerships: The Council doesn’t just cite academic work—it co-creates knowledge through formal partnerships with world-leading institutions. Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing, Seoul National University’s AI Institute, KAIST’s Graduate School of AI, and government bodies including California’s Office of Planning and Research actively co-author Council reports, contributing faculty time, research resources, and institutional credibility.

2. Multidisciplinary Integration: The Council examines AI through an unprecedented integration of 15 disciplines: computer science, engineering, cognitive science, psychology, philosophy, ethics, economics, sociology, political science, law, policy studies, organizational behavior, education, medicine, and theology/religious studies. More than 120 leading experts have contributed to the Council’s work, representing institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia.

3. Action-Oriented Innovation: The Council doesn’t just identify problems—it catalyzes solutions. Through its Innovation Venture Studio, the Council has spun off 7 companies whose business models directly address gaps identified in Council research. These aren’t typical Silicon Valley startups chasing growth at any cost; they’re mission-aligned ventures built to solve specific problems while maintaining profitability and sustainable business models.

“The AI & Humanity Council has accomplished something genuinely rare in policy research,” said Dr. Daron Acemoglu, Institute Professor at MIT and co-author of Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity. “They’ve produced reports that are simultaneously rigorous enough to influence academic discourse, accessible enough to inform public understanding, and actionable enough to guide real policy decisions. That combination is extraordinarily difficult to achieve. And now they’re going beyond that—actually building companies that embody their principles.”

Five Reports That Changed the Conversation

Since September 2026, the Council has published five landmark reports, each co-authored with major institutional partners and each spawning concrete action!

Report #1 - “AI and the Future of Work: Beyond Automation Anxiety” (Q2 2027)

• Co-authored with: Stanford HAI, MIT Work of the Future Initiative, California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
• Examined AI’s impact on 50 occupational categories across 8 countries
• Provided concrete policy recommendations for labor market transition
• Cited in 8 national AI workforce strategies
• Required reading in 20+ university labor economics programs
• Spin-off companies (2):
  • SkillBridge AI (founded Q4 2027): AI-powered reskilling platform matching displaced workers to emerging jobs, partnered with 40+ community colleges, served 15,000+ workers, raised $18M Series A
  • WorkTransition Analytics (founded Q1 2028): Enterprise SaaS providing AI impact assessments for large employers, 25 Fortune 500 clients, raised $12M seed + Series A

Report #2 - “Democratic Governance in the Age of AI: Preserving Human Agency” (Q4 2027)

• Co-authored with: Stanford Cyber Policy Center, MIT Media Lab, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, KAIST AI Policy Initiative
• Analyzed AI’s effects on political discourse, election integrity, and civic participation
• Proposed governance frameworks balancing innovation and democratic values
• Influenced AI regulation in 5 countries (including provisions in EU AI Act amendments)
• Cited in 12 Congressional/Parliamentary testimonies
• Spin-off companies (1):
  • Civic.AI (founded Q2 2028): Platform enabling authenticated public discourse with AI content detection, deployed in 3 countries’ electoral systems, raised $22M Series A

Report #3 - “AI Safety: Technical Challenges and Societal Imperatives” (Q2 2028)

• Co-authored with: Stanford Center for AI Safety, MIT Computer Science & AI Lab (CSAIL), Seoul National University AI Research Center
• First comprehensive report integrating technical AI safety research with societal risk analysis
• Co-authored by leading AI safety researchers and social scientists
• Shaped corporate AI safety protocols at 15+ major tech companies
• Cited by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Spin-off companies (2):
  • SafetyStack AI (founded Q3 2028): Developer tools for AI safety testing and monitoring, 200+ enterprise customers, raised $28M Series B
  • Alignment Metrics (founded Q4 2028): Third-party AI audit and certification services, certified 50+ AI systems, raised $15M Series A

Report #4 - “Education Transformed: Learning, Teaching, and Human Development with AI” (Q4 2028)

• Co-authored with: Stanford Graduate School of Education, MIT Teaching Systems Lab, Seoul National University College of Education, KAIST Education Innovation Center, California Department of Education
• Examined AI’s impact on K-12 education, higher education, and lifelong learning
• Provided concrete guidance for educators, administrators, and policymakers
• Adopted by 20+ school districts and 10+ universities as policy framework
• Downloaded 150,000+ times in first 6 months
• Spin-off companies (2):
  • Flourish Learning (founded Q1 2029): AI tutoring platform designed around human development principles, deployed in 50+ schools, raised $20M Series A
  • TeacherAI Co-Pilot (founded Q2 2029): AI assistant for teachers that augments rather than replaces pedagogy, 5,000+ teachers using, raised $8M seed

Report #5 - “The Flourishing Question: AI, Meaning, and What It Means to Be Human” (Q3 2029)

• Co-authored with: Stanford Center for Ethics in Society, MIT Philosophy Department, Seoul National University Department of Philosophy, KAIST School of Humanities
• Explored AI’s implications for human purpose, creativity, relationships, and existential meaning
• Integrated perspectives from philosophy, theology, psychology, and neuroscience
• Featured in major media outlets (New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times)
• Sparked global conversation about technology and human values
• Spin-off company (1):
  • Meaning.AI (founded Q4 2029): Consumer application helping individuals navigate life decisions using AI while preserving human agency and values, early beta with 10,000 users, raised $5M seed

Each report follows the Council’s distinctive methodology – identify critical questions in partnership with leading institutions, assemble relevant experts across all necessary disciplines, facilitate intensive research and deliberation, subject findings to rigorous peer review, publish reports that translate complex interdisciplinary insights into actionable guidance, and catalyze concrete solutions through mission-aligned venture creation.

Impact Across Sectors

The Council’s influence extends far beyond academic citations:

Legislative Impact

Council reports have been cited in legislative proceedings in the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Australia, and four other countries. Two Council members have provided testimony to the U.S. Congress, three to Parliamentary committees in the UK and EU, and five to national legislative bodies in Asian democracies.

Corporate Governance

More than 30 Fortune 500 companies have adopted AI governance frameworks directly influenced by Council recommendations. Tech giants, financial institutions, healthcare organizations, and manufacturing companies have all incorporated Council guidance into their responsible AI strategies.

Educational Integration

Over 50 universities now include Council reports in graduate curricula across computer science, policy studies, ethics, law, and business programs. Three universities have built entire courses around Council frameworks.

Institutional Partnerships

The Council operates through formal partnership agreements with 8 major institutions: Stanford HAI, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Seoul National University AI Institute, KAIST AI Graduate School, UC Berkeley Center for Human-Compatible AI, Oxford Future of Humanity Institute, Carnegie Mellon AI Policy Hub, and the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. These partnerships provide faculty research time, institutional resources, co-authorship arrangements, and long-term collaboration frameworks.

Innovation Ecosystem

The Council’s 7 spin-off companies represent a new model of mission-aligned entrepreneurship:

• Total funding raised: $370 million
• Jobs created: 320+ (as of August 2029)
• Users/customers served: 100,000+ individuals, 500+ enterprise clients
• Business model alignment: All companies required to maintain dual bottom line (profitability + mission impact), governance structures preventing mission drift, and Council advisory board participation

“Traditional think tanks produce ideas. The AI & Humanity Council produces ideas and the companies that implement them,” said Professor Fei-Fei Li, Co-Director of Stanford HAI. “That’s revolutionary. We’re not just writing about what responsible AI should look like—we’re building it.”

Media and Public Discourse

Council reports and Council members have been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Nature, Science, Foreign Affairs, and major international publications. Council frameworks have shaped public discourse on AI’s societal implications.

Global Reach

While rooted in Silicon Valley and Korea-US collaboration, the Council’s influence spans North America, Europe, East Asia, and increasingly Latin America, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Reports have been translated into 8 languages.

A New Model of Think Tank Excellence

What makes the AI & Humanity Council’s success particularly notable is its operational model. Unlike traditional think tanks that employ full-time researchers isolated from industry practice, the Council operates as a convening and catalyzing mechanism that brings together:

• Academic researchers from world-leading universities across 15 disciplines through formal institutional partnerships
• Industry practitioners actually building, deploying, and governing AI systems
• Policymakers navigating real regulatory and legislative challenges
• Civil society leaders representing affected communities and public interest
• Philosophers and ethicists examining fundamental questions of value and meaning
• Entrepreneurs and investors building mission-aligned companies that embody Council principles

This “practitioner-grounded, academically rigorous, philosophically informed, action-oriented” approach produces reports that are simultaneously:

• Technically accurate (vetted by leading AI researchers)
• Empirically grounded (informed by industry practitioners)
• Philosophically sophisticated (examining fundamental questions)
• Practically actionable (useful to decision-makers)
• Commercially viable (spawning sustainable businesses)

The Council’s Innovation Venture Studio operates on clear principles:

• Mission alignment required: Companies must address problems identified in Council research
• Dual bottom line: Profitability + measurable social impact
• Governance protections: Anti-mission-drift provisions in founding documents
• Council oversight: Ongoing advisory relationship, but operational independence
• For-profit structures: Sustainable business models, not donor-dependent nonprofits

“The Council has proven that you don’t need a $100 million endowment and 50 full-time staff to produce world-class thought leadership and catalyze real-world solutions,” said Sunghee Yun, Co-Founder & Leader & Chair of Nexus and AI & Humanity Council Convener. “What you need is a clear mission, intellectual rigor, the right convening power, institutional partnerships that provide real research capacity, and commitment to serving the public good not just through ideas but through action. The Council demonstrates that a relatively lean operation, properly structured, can have outsized global impact—in research, policy, and the marketplace.”

Looking Ahead: The Next Chapter

The Council’s leadership announced today that the next phase will focus on four priorities:

1. Deepening Institutional Partnerships: Expanding formal partnerships to 15 institutions globally, including 3 in Latin America, 2 in Africa, and 2 in Southeast Asia, ensuring truly global perspective and research capacity.

2. Accelerating Mission-Aligned Ventures: Target of 5 new spin-off companies by 2031, with focus on healthcare AI ethics, climate adaptation, scientific discovery platforms, and human creativity augmentation. Establishing a dedicated $550M venture fund for Council-aligned startups.

3. Expanding Policy Impact: Building on existing relationships with legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, the Council will expand direct advisory relationships with governments worldwide, with target of formal advisory roles in 20 countries by 2031.

4. Addressing Emerging Challenges: Future reports will tackle AI’s implications for healthcare delivery, climate change mitigation, scientific discovery, creative expression, and the future of human consciousness and identity—all co-authored with institutional partners and designed to spawn actionable solutions.

“AI is not slowing down. Its implications grow more profound by the month,” Yun concluded. “For more than a decade, I have grappled with the deepest questions about meaning, human agency, and what it means to live well in a world where the survival imperative may dissolve. The Existential Trilogy crystallized these insights: meaning is created, not discovered; AI is the scalpel, not the gardener; and meaning-making becomes the new literacy when machines free us from survival. The Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative proved that the ‘Avengers-level assembly’ I called for—bringing together philosophers, AI researchers, policymakers, economists, and civil society—can actually work. The AI & Humanity Council is that assembly, institutionalized and operationalized. We exist to ensure that as AI advances, humanity doesn’t just cope with change—we actively shape it toward human flourishing. And we don’t just write about it—we build it, through research, policy, and entrepreneurship. The work is just beginning.”

For more information, visit https://nexus-pai.github.io/committee/#ai-and-humanity-council.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Mission and Vision

Q1: What is the AI & Humanity Council?

The AI & Humanity Council is a multidisciplinary think tank operating under Nexus that examines Artificial Intelligence’s implications for humanity across technology, society, economics, ethics, philosophy, and existential dimensions. Unlike traditional think tanks that stop at analysis, the Council produces rigorous, comprehensive reports that translate complex interdisciplinary insights into actionable guidance for policymakers, corporate leaders, educators, and engaged citizens—and then catalyzes real-world solutions through mission-aligned venture creation.

Core Mission: Ensure that AI advances human flourishing by illuminating the path between rapid technological transformation and humanity’s deepest values—through research, policy influence, AND entrepreneurial action.

Three Integrated Pillars:

1. Deep Research Through Institutional Partnerships

• Co-create knowledge with world-leading universities and institutions
• Formal partnerships with Stanford HAI, MIT, SNU, KAIST, Berkeley, Oxford, CMU, California state government
• Faculty time, research resources, and institutional credibility
• Reports co-authored, not just cited

2. Multidisciplinary Integration

• Examine AI through integration of 15+ disciplines
• Genuinely integrated (not parallel consultations)
• Practitioner-grounded, academically rigorous, philosophically informed

3. Action-Oriented Innovation

• Identify problems through research
• Catalyze solutions through Innovation Venture Studio
• 7 spin-off companies ($370M raised, 320+ jobs)
• Mission-aligned business models serving human flourishing

Distinguishing Characteristics:

• Unprecedented disciplinary integration: 15+ fields genuinely integrated, not just consulted in parallel
• Practitioner-grounded: Informed by people actually building, deploying, and governing AI
• Action-oriented: Reports answer “what should we DO?” AND we build companies that do it
• Philosophically sophisticated: Examines fundamental questions about human values, meaning, and flourishing
• Fiercely independent: Free from undue influence by any single industry, government, or ideology
• Commercially viable: Proves that mission-aligned businesses can be sustainable and profitable

Q2: Why does the AI & Humanity Council exist? What gap does it fill?

The Problem: Existing AI discourse is fragmented and incomplete—and disconnected from action.

Technical AI research produces breakthroughs but rarely examines societal implications. Policy think tanks analyze governance challenges but lack technical depth and rarely catalyze solutions. Ethics researchers raise important questions but often lack influence on real decisions. Industry practitioners understand implementation but focus on narrow commercial objectives. Philosophers examine deep questions but rarely engage with technical realities. Venture capital funds startups but optimizes for returns, not societal impact.

The Result: Decisions about AI’s trajectory are made by people with incomplete understanding. Technologists build without fully comprehending societal implications. Policymakers regulate without technical literacy. Ethicists critique without understanding constraints. The public feels alienated from decisions that will profoundly affect their lives. And meanwhile, mission-critical problems go unsolved because no business model addresses them profitably.

The Council’s Solution: Integrate technical understanding, empirical evidence, policy expertise, ethical reasoning, and philosophical inquiry into comprehensive analysis that serves decision-makers across all sectors—AND create the companies that turn insights into deployable solutions.

Specific Gaps the Council Fills:

1. Stanford HAI, MIT CSAIL, Berkeley BAIR produce excellent technical AI research, but don’t systematically integrate philosophy, theology, psychology, or existential questions—and don’t spin off mission-aligned companies. The Council does both.

2. Brookings, CFR, Center for American Progress analyze policy implications, but lack the technical depth, Silicon Valley practitioner grounding, and entrepreneurial action the Council provides.

3. Partnership on AI, AI Now Institute focus on specific dimensions (ethics, social justice), but don’t attempt the Council’s comprehensive integration across all domains or venture creation.

4. Korean think tanks (KISDI, KISTEP, ETRI) provide important regional perspective, but lack Silicon Valley ecosystem access, global convening power, and venture-building capability.

5. Corporate research labs (DeepMind, Anthropic, OpenAI) have technical excellence but inherent commercial interests that limit independence and preclude mission-first ventures.

6. Y Combinator, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz fund excellent startups but optimize for financial returns, not mission alignment or dual bottom lines.

The Council is the only institution that:

• Integrates 15+ disciplines genuinely (not just in parallel)
• Grounds analysis in both academic rigor AND practitioner insight
• Maintains fierce independence from commercial and governmental pressures
• Commits to actionable guidance, not just analysis
• Catalyzes mission-aligned ventures with sustainable business models
• Proves that profit and purpose can coexist in AI companies
• Operates from Korea-US bilateral foundation while serving universal human questions
• Makes work accessible to general public while maintaining scholarly rigor

The Salzburg Validation

The Council’s model was validated at the KFAS-Salzburg Global Leadership Initiative (December 2024), where diverse stakeholders—government officials, academics, industry practitioners, civil society leaders—collaborated on AI governance challenges. The experience proved that genuine contemplative work (not performative stakeholder engagement) is possible when the right framework, convening power, and intellectual rigor are present. The collaborative report produced there—addressing AI fairness, digital ethics, equitable access, and governance—demonstrated the viability of multidisciplinary integration around complex AI challenges. The Council operationalizes and scales this model.

Q3: What are the Council’s core operating principles?

The Council operates according to six non-negotiable principles:

1. Intellectual Rigor

• All claims grounded in evidence and sound reasoning
• Peer review by leading experts in relevant fields
• Transparent methodology and citation of sources
• Willingness to revise positions when evidence warrants

2. Independence

• Free from undue influence by any single industry, government, or ideological agenda
• Funding sources disclosed transparently
• Council members recuse themselves from topics where they have material conflicts
• No corporate sponsor can veto or substantially alter report findings
• Spin-off companies maintain operational independence from Council

3. Comprehensive Scope

• AI’s implications examined across all relevant dimensions (technology, society, economy, ethics, philosophy, existential meaning)
• Refusal to reduce complex questions to narrow technical or economic frames
• Integration of perspectives from 15+ disciplines
• Attention to both immediate challenges and long-term implications

4. Practical Wisdom

• Analysis translated into actionable guidance
• Reports useful to actual decision-makers (policymakers, executives, educators, citizens)
• Solutions implemented through mission-aligned ventures
• Balance between ideal recommendations and politically/economically feasible approaches
• Recognition that perfect solutions rarely exist; wisdom lies in navigating tradeoffs

5. Human-Centered Values

• AI’s progress measured by contribution to human dignity and flourishing
• Centering questions about meaning, purpose, relationships, creativity, and what constitutes a good life
• Recognition that technology serves humanity, not the reverse
• Commitment to ensuring AI benefits all humanity, not just elites
• Business models aligned with human welfare, not just shareholder returns
• Grounded in the philosophical conviction (The Existential Trilogy) that meaning is created by humans, not discovered or computed—and that AI, however capable, cannot plant meaning for us

6. Mission-Commercial Integration

• Belief that profit and purpose can coexist
• Dual bottom line: financial sustainability + measurable social impact
• Anti-mission-drift governance in all spin-off companies
• Proof that responsible AI can be commercially viable
• Rejection of false choice between impact and profitability

These principles are not aspirational—they’re operational. Every Council report, every advisory engagement, every public communication, and every spin-off company must honor these principles or it doesn’t represent the Council.

Structure and Governance

Q4: How is the AI & Humanity Council structured and governed?

Organizational Structure:

The AI & Humanity Council operates under Nexus (a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit) but maintains intellectual and operational independence. This structure provides:

• Legal and financial infrastructure (Nexus)
• Community access and practitioner grounding (Nexus’s 2,000+ members)
• Institutional partnerships (Nexus’s 30+ MOUs)
• Independence in topic selection and findings (Council autonomy)

Governance Model

Council Chair (Appointed by Nexus Board)

• Overall vision and strategic direction
• Final authority on report topics and timelines
• Primary spokesperson for Council
• Oversight of Innovation Venture Studio
• Currently: Sunghee Yun

Executive Committee (5-7 members)

• Approves report topics and research agendas
• Reviews draft reports before peer review
• Approves venture creation proposals
• Ensures quality and consistency across reports and ventures
• Manages budget and operations
• Appointed by Council Chair with Nexus Board approval

Expert Working Groups (Formed per report)

• 8-15 experts assembled for each specific report
• Chosen for relevant disciplinary expertise and independence
• Conduct research, deliberate findings, draft report sections
• May identify venture opportunities
• Dissolved after report publication

Advisory Board (15-20 distinguished members)

• Provide strategic guidance on topics and methodology
• Review reports in draft form
• Advise on venture opportunities and business models
• Expand Council’s reach and credibility
• No operational authority (advisory only)

Innovation Venture Studio (Operational arm)

• Identifies venture opportunities from research
• Recruits founding teams
• Provides initial funding and mentorship
• Ensures mission alignment and governance protections
• Maintains ongoing advisory relationship (not control)

Peer Review Panel (3-5 experts per report)

• External reviewers not involved in report drafting
• Provide critical feedback before publication
• Ensure intellectual rigor and accuracy
• Names published with report (transparency)

Institutional Partners (Formal collaborations)

• Stanford HAI, MIT Schwarzman College, SNU AI Institute, KAIST AI Graduate School, etc.
• Co-authorship agreements
• Faculty time and research resource commitments
• Joint governance for collaborative reports

This structure balances:

• Strategic coherence (Chair and Executive Committee)
• Expert depth (Working Groups)
• External validation (Advisory Board and Peer Review)
• Operational efficiency (lean permanent staff)
• Entrepreneurial action (Innovation Venture Studio)
• Institutional credibility (formal partnerships)

Q5: Who are the experts? How are they selected?

Target Expert Profile:

The Council seeks experts who combine:

1. Disciplinary excellence: Leading scholars/practitioners in their field
2. Intellectual openness: Willing to integrate insights across disciplines
3. Communication ability: Can explain complex ideas to non-experts
4. Independence: Free from conflicts that would compromise objectivity
5. Commitment to public good: Motivated by service, not just credentials
6. Action orientation: (For some experts) Interest in translating research into ventures

Disciplinary Coverage (15 Core Fields):

Technology & Engineering:

• Computer Science (AI/ML, algorithms, systems)
• Software Engineering (deployment, safety, testing)
• Hardware Engineering (semiconductors, compute infrastructure)

Human Sciences:

• Cognitive Science (human cognition, decision-making)
• Psychology (individual and social psychology)
• Neuroscience (brain function, consciousness)

Philosophy & Ethics:

• Philosophy (epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind)
• Ethics (moral philosophy, applied ethics)
• Theology/Religious Studies (meaning, purpose, transcendence)

Social Sciences:

• Economics (labor markets, inequality, growth)
• Sociology (social structures, institutions, culture)
• Political Science (governance, democracy, power)

Applied Fields:

• Law (regulation, rights, liability)
• Policy Studies (government, public administration)
• Organizational Behavior (corporations, incentives, culture)
• Education (learning, teaching, human development)
• Medicine/Public Health (healthcare, wellbeing)

Business & Entrepreneurship: (NEW - for venture creation)

• Product development and go-to-market strategy
• Business model design and validation
• Fundraising and investor relations
• Mission-aligned governance structures

Selection Process:

For Working Groups:

1. Identify required disciplines for specific report
2. Generate candidate list (3-5 per discipline)
3. Check credentials, publications, reputation
4. Assess conflicts of interest
5. Invite participation with scope, timeline, compensation
6. Confirm diversity of perspectives

For Advisory Board:

• Distinguished record in field
• Demonstrated commitment to public good
• Network and convening power
• Communication skills
• Geographic and disciplinary diversity

For Institutional Partners:

• World-leading institutions in relevant fields
• Commitment to formal co-authorship
• Resource commitments (faculty time, research support)
• Alignment with Council values
• Long-term collaboration potential

For Venture Founding Teams:

• Deep domain expertise in problem area
• Entrepreneurial track record or potential
• Mission alignment (not just opportunity-seeking)
• Technical capability to build solution
• Cultural fit with dual bottom line philosophy

Expert Compensation:

Working Group Members:

• Honoraria: $5K-15K depending on time commitment
• Travel expenses covered
• Co-authorship credit
• Intellectual property rights to individual contributions

Advisory Board:

• Unpaid (service role)
• Reputational benefit from association
• Access to Council network and research

Peer Reviewers:

• $2K-5K per review
• Acknowledgment in published report

Venture Founders:

• Market-rate salaries (once funded)
• Equity stakes in companies
• Ongoing Council advisory support

Q6: How does the Council maintain independence while partnering with institutions?

This is a critical question. The Council’s credibility depends on genuine independence.

Structural Independence:

From Nexus:

• Council has separate budget line in Nexus financials
• Nexus Board appoints Council Chair but doesn’t approve report topics or findings
• Council Chair has final authority on all intellectual content
• Nexus provides infrastructure but not editorial control
• Written into governance documents

From Institutional Partners:

• Partners provide faculty time and resources but don’t control findings
• Co-authorship means collaborative research, not approval rights
• All partners sign agreements acknowledging Council independence
• Partners can withdraw from collaboration but cannot veto publication
• Multiple partners per report prevents single-institution dominance

From Spin-off Companies:

• Companies maintain operational independence from Council
• Council provides advisory role, not board control
• Founders make business decisions
• Anti-mission-drift provisions in founding documents protect values
• Council cannot be held liable for company decisions

From Corporate Sponsors:

• No single sponsor >10% of budget
• All sponsors disclosed publicly
• Corporate Advisory Board (input) separate from governance (control)
• Sponsors cannot veto findings
• Clear contractual language protecting independence

Intellectual Independence:

Topic Selection:

• Council Chair and Executive Committee choose topics based on importance, not sponsor preferences
• Advisory Board provides input but doesn’t vote
• Community input welcomed but not binding
• No topic off-limits (corporate concentration, labor displacement, military AI, etc.)

Report Findings:

• Working Groups follow evidence wherever it leads
• Peer review ensures rigor, not conformity
• Multiple perspectives represented
• Dissenting views acknowledged when consensus impossible
• Independence (findings cannot be vetoed by sponsors or members)

Potential Tensions:

What if a Council report criticizes a Nexus corporate sponsor or MOU partner?

The Answer: The Council publishes the report. Nexus’s bylaws explicitly protect Council independence. If this creates friction with sponsors, that’s a cost Nexus accepts to maintain credibility. A think tank that censors findings to please sponsors has no credibility.

What if a spin-off company’s business interests conflict with a future Council report?

The Answer: The company is advised in advance, has opportunity to provide input during research phase like any stakeholder, but cannot veto publication. Operational independence works both ways.

This is written into Council governance documents: No sponsor, partner, board member, or spin-off company can veto or substantially alter Council findings. They can comment during peer review (like any expert), but final decisions rest with the Council Chair and Executive Committee.

Methodology and Process

Q7: How does the Council produce a report? What’s the process?

Report Production Process (Typical Timeline: 6-9 months)

Phase 1: Topic Selection & Scoping (4-6 weeks)

Week 1-2: Topic Identification

• Council Chair and Executive Committee identify critical questions
• Input from Nexus community, Advisory Board, external experts
• Scan for venture opportunities (could this research spawn mission-aligned companies?)
• Prioritization based on: urgency, impact potential, disciplinary fit, resource availability

Week 3-4: Scoping Workshop

• Convene 5-8 preliminary experts for 1-day workshop
• Define key questions the report must address
• Identify required disciplines and expertise
• Identify potential institutional partners for co-authorship
• Develop preliminary outline and research agenda
• Estimated budget and timeline

Week 5-6: Approval and Planning

• Executive Committee reviews and approves scope
• Formalize institutional partnerships (MOUs, resource commitments)
• Budget finalized
• Timeline established
• Expert recruitment begins

Phase 2: Expert Assembly & Kickoff (4-6 weeks)

Week 1-3: Expert Recruitment

• Identify 3-5 candidates per required discipline
• Recruit from partner institutions where appropriate
• Extend invitations with scope, timeline, compensation
• Confirm participation from 8-15 experts
• Disclose conflicts of interest

Week 4-5: Background Research

• Council staff compile relevant literature, prior reports, data sources
• Partner institutions provide domain-specific research
• Distribute to Working Group members
• Members conduct preliminary reading and preparation

Week 6: Kickoff Convening (2-3 days, in-person preferred)

• Day 1: Presentations by each expert on their discipline’s perspective
• Day 2: Identify tensions, tradeoffs, open questions
• Day 3: Outline report structure, assign section leads, establish work plan
• Day 3 PM: Brainstorm potential venture opportunities

Phase 3: Research & Deliberation (12-16 weeks)

Weeks 1-8: Initial Research

• Working Group members draft assigned sections
• Partner institution faculty contribute specialized analysis
• Regular virtual meetings (bi-weekly, 2 hours)
• Integration calls between section leads
• Council staff support: literature review, data analysis, coordination

Weeks 9-12: Integration & Deliberation

• Mid-process in-person convening (2 days)
• Present draft sections, identify gaps and contradictions
• Deliberate contested questions and competing frameworks
• Refine venture opportunity hypotheses
• Revise outline if needed, reassign sections

Weeks 13-16: Synthesis

• Working Group synthesizes sections into coherent narrative
• Draft executive summary and policy recommendations
• Draft “Innovation Opportunities” section identifying venture potential
• Internal review by Executive Committee
• Revisions based on feedback

Phase 4: Peer Review & Revision (6-8 weeks)

Week 1-2: Peer Reviewer Selection

• Identify 3-5 leading experts NOT involved in drafting
• Ensure representation of relevant disciplines
• Include reviewers from partner institutions and external experts
• Confirm availability and independence

Week 3-5: External Review

• Distribute draft report to peer reviewers
• Reviewers provide written feedback (typically 5-10 pages each)
• Focus on: accuracy, completeness, clarity, actionability

Week 6-8: Revision

• Working Group addresses peer review feedback
• Revise draft (substantial changes often required)
• Final review by Council Chair and Executive Committee
• Copyediting and fact-checking

Phase 5: Publication & Distribution (4-6 weeks)

Week 1-2: Pre-Publication Preparation

• Final copyedit and formatting
• Prepare executive summary (10-15 pages)
• Prepare short version for policymakers (4-6 pages)
• Design graphics and visualizations
• Media strategy and outreach planning
• Prepare venture opportunity deck if applicable

Week 3: Launch

• Publish report on Nexus website (co-branded with partner institutions)
• Presentation at Nexus forum
• Press release and media outreach
• Distribution to Advisory Board, partners, policymakers
• Social media campaign

Week 4-6: Amplification

• Op-eds by Working Group members in major publications
• Presentations at conferences and universities
• Briefings for Congressional/Parliamentary staff
• Webinars and Q&A sessions
• Translation into priority languages

Ongoing: Impact Tracking & Venture Development

• Monitor citations in academic literature
• Track media coverage
• Document policy influence (legislation, regulation, corporate adoption)
• Assess venture opportunities with Innovation Venture Studio
• Begin founder recruitment if venture green-lit
• Update impact metrics quarterly

This process produces reports that are:

• Rigorous (peer-reviewed by leading experts, co-authored with top institutions)
• Comprehensive (15+ disciplines integrated)
• Actionable (concrete recommendations for decision-makers)
• Accessible (executive summary for general audience, full report for specialists)
• Impactful (strategic distribution to policymakers, media, educators)
• Action-catalyzing (identifies and spawns mission-aligned ventures)

Q8: How does the Innovation Venture Studio work?

The Innovation Venture Studio is the Council’s mechanism for translating research insights into deployable solutions through mission-aligned company creation.

Studio Operating Principles:

1. Mission Alignment Required

• Companies must address problems identified in Council research
• Business model must serve human flourishing, not just returns
• Cannot pursue opportunities that conflict with Council values
• Dual bottom line from day one

2. Sustainable Business Models

• For-profit structures (not donor-dependent nonprofits)
• Path to profitability required
• Cannot rely on perpetual subsidy
• Proves responsible AI can be commercially viable

3. Governance Protections

• Anti-mission-drift provisions in founding documents
• Benefit corporation or PBC structure where applicable
• Council advisory board seat (voice, not control)
• Periodic mission audits

4. Operational Independence

• Founders make business decisions
• Council provides advice, not direction
• Market validation determines product direction
• Independence protects both company and Council

Venture Creation Process:

Stage 1: Opportunity Identification (During Report Production)

While conducting research, Working Groups identify:

• Problem gaps: Important problems not addressed by market
• Solution pathways: Technical or organizational innovations
• Business model potential: Could this be a sustainable business?
• Mission alignment: Does solving this serve human flourishing?

Example: During “AI and Future of Work” research, identified that displaced workers lack AI-powered reskilling platforms matched to local job markets → SkillBridge AI opportunity

Stage 2: Opportunity Validation (2-3 months post-publication)

Council staff and advisors:

• Customer discovery (interview 30-50 potential users/buyers)
• Market sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM analysis)
• Competitive landscape assessment
• Technical feasibility evaluation
• Mission-commercial alignment check

Decision Point: Executive Committee approves moving to founder recruitment or kills opportunity

Stage 3: Founder Recruitment (2-4 months)

Innovation Venture Studio recruits founding team:

• Domain expertise in problem area (often from Working Group)
• Technical capability to build solution
• Entrepreneurial track record or potential
• Mission alignment (screen for values, not just skills)
• Diverse team composition

Multiple founder archetypes:

• Researcher-founders: Deep domain expertise, learning business skills
• Operator-founders: Industry experience, seeing Council research as validation
• Mission-driven founders: Entrepreneurial, seeking purpose-aligned opportunity

Stage 4: Company Formation & Initial Funding (1-2 months)

Legal Formation:

• Incorporate as Delaware C-corp or Public Benefit Corporation
• Anti-mission-drift provisions in charter/bylaws
• Council advisory board seat (no vote, voice only)
• Founder equity (typically 80-90% to founders, 10-20% to early employees/advisors)

Initial Funding:

• Council provides initial capital ($50K-250K from Innovation Fund)
• Additional seed from aligned angel investors
• Milestone-based tranches tied to validation
• Council capital is catalytic, not comprehensive

Governance:

• Founders control board initially
• Council non-voting observer
• Independent directors added with Series A
• Mission alignment provisions protected

Stage 5: Incubation & Launch (6-12 months)

Council Support:

• Strategic advice from Council Chair and advisors
• Access to Council network (customers, partners, investors)
• Research insights and ongoing collaboration
• Co-marketing opportunities (where appropriate)
• Recruiting support from Nexus community

Company Milestones:

• Product development and MVP launch
• Customer acquisition and validation
• Fundraising (seed round from aligned VCs)
• Team building and hiring
• Business model refinement

Decision Point: Series A readiness or pivot/wind-down

Stage 6: Scaling & Independence (Year 2+)

Ongoing Relationship:

• Council maintains advisory relationship
• Periodic mission audits (annual review)
• Knowledge sharing (company insights inform future Council research)
• No operational control or day-to-day involvement

Company Independence:

• Raises institutional capital from mission-aligned or traditional VCs
• Expands team and operations
• Serves customers and grows revenue
• Maintains dual bottom line through governance protections

Success Metrics for Ventures:

Financial Sustainability:

• Path to profitability within 3-5 years
• Revenue growth and unit economics
• Fundraising success from external investors
• Job creation

Mission Impact:

• Users/customers served
• Problem impact (e.g., workers reskilled, AI systems made safer, students educated)
• Measurable social outcomes
• Governance protections maintained

Ecosystem Contribution:

• Proof-of-concept for mission-aligned business models
• Talent development (mission-driven founders and teams)
• Market validation of Council research insights
• Inspiration for other entrepreneurs

Portfolio Target (By August 2029):

• 7-10 companies created
• $300M-500M total capital raised
• 500-1000 jobs created
• 200K+ users/customers served
• All companies maintaining dual bottom line

What the Studio Does NOT Do:

• VC-style portfolio investing (we catalyze, not fund at scale)
• Operational control of portfolio companies
• Ventures unrelated to Council research
• Exits optimized purely for returns
• Companies that conflict with Council values

Q9: How does the Council ensure intellectual rigor and quality?

Quality Assurance Mechanisms:

1. Expert Selection

• Only invite leading scholars/practitioners in their fields
• Verify credentials, publications, reputation
• Check for conflicts of interest
• Ensure diversity of perspectives (avoid ideological echo chamber)

2. Institutional Partnership Validation

• Partner institutions conduct their own quality review
• Co-authorship means shared reputational risk
• Faculty contributors subject to peer institutions’ standards
• Multiple partners provide cross-validation

3. Peer Review

• Every report reviewed by 3-5 external experts before publication
• Reviewers chosen for disciplinary expertise and independence
• Written feedback (typically 5-10 pages per reviewer)
• Working Group must address all substantive criticisms
• Reviewer names published with report (accountability)

4. Evidence Standards

• All empirical claims backed by data or research
• Citations to peer-reviewed literature where available
• Transparent methodology (how data analyzed, how conclusions drawn)
• Acknowledgment of uncertainty where evidence incomplete
• Clear distinction between established facts and informed speculation

5. Internal Review

• Executive Committee reviews drafts before peer review
• Council Chair has final approval authority
• Multiple Working Group members review each section (not just section lead)
• Integration meetings ensure coherence across sections

6. Stakeholder Feedback (without capture)

• Circulate draft to Nexus members for practitioner feedback
• NOT subject to approval (feedback considered, not binding)
• Identify practical implementation challenges
• Reality-check policy recommendations

7. Adversarial Collaboration

• Deliberately include experts with different perspectives
• Surface disagreements explicitly
• Represent competing views fairly before arguing for conclusions
• When consensus impossible, present strongest arguments for each position

8. Revision Standards

• Major revisions typical after peer review (not rubber-stamp)
• Track changes documented
• Substantive criticisms addressed (not dismissed)
• Final report demonstrably improved from initial draft

9. Venture Validation (NEW)

• Market validation for business model hypotheses
• Customer discovery with real users
• Technical feasibility assessment
• Mission-commercial alignment review

Red Lines (Non-negotiable Quality Standards):

A report CANNOT be published if:

• Key empirical claims lack evidence
• Methodology is opaque or flawed
• Peer reviewers identify fundamental errors that aren’t corrected
• Report lacks actionable recommendations
• Writing is inaccessible to intended audience
• Conflicts of interest not disclosed
• Critical perspectives systematically excluded
• Partner institutions withdraw co-authorship

These aren’t aspirational. They’re operational standards.

If a report doesn’t meet these standards, it doesn’t get published—even if that means missing deadlines, disappointing sponsors, or frustrating Working Group members. Reputation is the Council’s only asset. One sloppy report destroys credibility that takes years to build.

Q10: How does the Council balance rigor with accessibility?

This is one of the hardest challenges: producing work that is simultaneously rigorous enough for experts and accessible enough for general audiences.

The Solution: Layered Communication

Layer 1: Executive Summary (10-15 pages)

• Audience: Policymakers, executives, journalists, engaged citizens
• Tone: Accessible but substantive
• Content: Key findings, main arguments, core recommendations
• No jargon: Technical terms explained when necessary
• Visuals: Charts, diagrams, infographics to illustrate concepts
• Call to action: Clear guidance on what different stakeholders should do
• Innovation opportunities: Brief mention of venture potential

Layer 2: Full Report (80-150 pages)

• Audience: Specialists, researchers, graduate students, serious readers
• Tone: Rigorous but still readable
• Content: Complete analysis, methodology, evidence, counterarguments
• Citations: Full references to academic literature
• Technical depth: Detailed arguments and data analysis
• Nuance: Complexities, uncertainties, competing interpretations
• Innovation section: Detailed analysis of venture opportunities

Layer 3: Technical Appendices (online only, variable length)

• Audience: Domain experts, peer reviewers, fact-checkers
• Content: Detailed methodology, raw data, mathematical models, complete literature review
• Purpose: Full transparency and reproducibility
• Not required reading: Most readers skip this layer

Layer 4: Policymaker Brief (4-6 pages)

• Audience: Congressional/Parliamentary staff, regulatory agencies
• Format: Bullet points, key findings, specific policy recommendations
• Tone: Direct, action-oriented
• Focus: What should government do? What are tradeoffs?

Layer 5: Public-Facing Pieces

• Op-eds: 800-1000 words in major publications (NYT, WSJ, FT, Economist)
• Blog posts: 1500-2500 words explaining key insights for general readers
• Webinars/Videos: 45-60 minute presentations with Q&A
• Infographics: Visual summaries shareable on social media

Layer 6: Venture Materials (NEW)

• Pitch decks: For potential founders and investors
• Product briefs: Translating research insights to product requirements
• Market analyses: TAM/SAM/SOM for identified opportunities

The Strategy:

• Everyone reads Executive Summary (accessible entry point)
• Specialists read Full Report (rigorous analysis)
• Experts check Technical Appendices (full transparency)
• Policymakers use Policymaker Brief (actionable guidance)
• Public engages via Op-eds/videos/infographics (broad reach)
• Entrepreneurs reference Venture materials (action catalysts)

This approach means we’re not choosing between rigor and accessibility—we’re providing both, at different layers, for different audiences.

Writing Standards:

Even the Full Report should be readable. This means:

• Clear, direct prose (no unnecessary jargon)
• Define technical terms when first introduced
• Use concrete examples to illustrate abstract concepts
• Break long sections with subheadings
• Summarize key points at section transitions
• Avoid passive voice and nominalization

Academic rigor doesn’t require impenetrable prose. If an argument can’t be explained clearly, it probably isn’t well understood.

Impact and Distribution

Q11: How does the Council measure success and impact?

Impact Metrics (Tracked Quarterly):

Tier 1: Direct Policy Influence (Highest Value)

• Legislative citations (laws, regulations, government reports)
• Congressional/Parliamentary testimony invitations
• Agency consultation requests
• International organization adoption (UN, OECD, EU, etc.)
• Target by August 2029: 12 countries, 20+ legislative citations, 15+ testimonies

Tier 2: Institutional Adoption

• Corporate AI governance frameworks influenced by Council recommendations
• University curricula incorporating Council reports
• Professional association standards updated based on Council guidance
• Target by August 2029: 30 Fortune 500 companies, 50 universities, 10 professional associations

Tier 3: Venture Impact (NEW)

• Spin-off companies created and funded
• Capital raised by portfolio companies
• Jobs created by ventures
• Users/customers served
• Measurable social impact
• Target by August 2029: 7-10 companies, $300M+ raised, 500+ jobs, 200K+ users

Tier 4: Academic and Media Impact

• Academic citations in peer-reviewed literature
• Major media coverage (NYT, WSJ, Economist, FT, Nature, Science, Foreign Affairs)
• Invitations to present at major conferences
• Target by August 2029: 200+ academic citations, 100+ major media mentions, 50+ conference presentations

Tier 5: Public Engagement

• Report downloads and views
• Webinar/video viewership
• Social media reach and engagement
• Website traffic
• Target by August 2029: 500,000+ report downloads, 100,000+ webinar views, 1M+ social media reach

Tier 6: Partnership Strength (NEW)

• Formal institutional partnerships maintained
• Co-authored reports published
• Faculty engagement and satisfaction
• Resource commitments from partners
• Target by August 2029: 8+ formal partnerships, 5+ co-authored reports, 100+ faculty contributors

Tier 7: Community Integration

• Nexus members citing Council work
• Interest group discussions sparked by reports
• Educational programs built around Council frameworks
• Target by August 2029: 80% of Nexus members aware of Council reports, 20+ interest groups engaging with findings

Qualitative Impact Indicators:

Beyond metrics, the Council tracks:

• Policy windows: Did a report arrive at the moment when policymakers needed guidance?
• Narrative shift: Did a report change how media/public discusses an issue?
• Coalition building: Did a report bring together strange bedfellows around shared framework?
• Decision deflection: Did a report prevent bad policy by articulating hidden costs?
• Market proof: Did a venture prove that mission-aligned business models work?
• Founder inspiration: Are mission-driven entrepreneurs citing Council work?

What Success Looks Like (Concrete Examples):

Research Impact:

• Strong Success: California passes AI regulation incorporating Council framework verbatim
• Medium Success: Corporate AI ethics board cites Council report when designing governance structure
• Weak Success: Journalist reads Council report and writes article explaining issue more accurately

Venture Impact:

• Strong Success: Spin-off company reaches $100M revenue while maintaining mission alignment
• Medium Success: Venture raises Series B, serves 50K+ users, demonstrates viable business model
• Weak Success: Company reaches profitability, proves concept even if small scale

Partnership Impact:

• Strong Success: Partner institution co-authors multiple reports, commits faculty for 3+ years
• Medium Success: Partner provides substantial resources for one report, seeks ongoing collaboration
• Weak Success: Partner contributes expertise, relationship remains positive

What Success Does NOT Look Like:

• High download numbers but no policy/institutional influence
• Academic citations but no real-world decision impact
• Media coverage but no substantive engagement with arguments
• Ventures funded but failing to maintain mission alignment
• Partnerships that are nominal rather than substantive

The North Star Metric:

If we had to choose ONE metric, it would be: Number of consequential decisions (policy, corporate, institutional) demonstrably influenced by Council work + number of people served by mission-aligned solutions we catalyzed.

This is hard to measure precisely, but it’s what actually matters. The Council exists to improve decisions about AI’s role in society AND to create the solutions that implement those decisions. Everything else is intermediate.

Q12: What is the distribution and amplification strategy?

Distribution Strategy:

The Council doesn’t just publish reports and hope people read them. We actively distribute and amplify through multiple channels:

Channel 1: Direct Policymaker Outreach

Before Publication:

• Identify 20-30 key policymakers who should see the report
• Congressional/Parliamentary staff, regulatory agencies, executive branch officials
• International organizations (UN, OECD, EU institutions)
• Cultivate relationships through ongoing briefings (not just when reports drop)

At Publication:

• Send personalized copies with cover letter explaining relevance to their work
• Offer briefings (30-60 minutes) to explain findings and answer questions
• Provide Policymaker Brief (4-6 pages) with specific recommendations

Post-Publication:

• Respond quickly to requests for testimony or consultation
• Track when policymakers cite our work, acknowledge and thank them
• Build long-term relationships (not transactional)

Channel 2: Media Strategy

Pre-Launch (2-3 weeks before):

• Identify 10-15 journalists who cover relevant topics
• Offer embargoed advance copies to selected journalists
• Prepare press release, fact sheets, quotes

Launch Day:

• Coordinated press release (co-branded with partner institutions)
• Op-eds by Working Group members in 3-5 major publications (NYT, WSJ, Economist, FT, Foreign Affairs)
• Press briefing or webinar for journalists
• Social media campaign with key findings and visuals

Post-Launch (4-6 weeks):

• Pitch follow-up stories to media (“our report predicted this development”)
• Respond quickly to journalist inquiries
• Op-ed placements in second-tier publications
• Podcast appearances by Working Group members

Channel 3: Academic Distribution

• Submit to relevant academic journals as policy papers or perspectives
• Present at major conferences (NeurIPS, AAAI, FAccT, AIES for technical; APSA, ASA, APA for social science)
• Seminar series at universities (Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, etc.)
• Partner institutions host launch events and seminars
• Distribute through partner institution channels
• Make datasets and code publicly available (where appropriate)

Channel 4: Corporate Outreach

• Direct distribution to chief AI officers, ethics boards, strategy teams at Fortune 500
• Presentations at industry conferences (World Economic Forum, etc.)
• Partnerships with professional associations (ACM, IEEE, etc.)
• Venture founders as ambassadors (companies demonstrate Council insights in practice)

Channel 5: Educational Integration

• Develop teaching materials for professors (syllabi, case studies, discussion questions)
• Partner with universities to build courses around Council frameworks
• Guest lectures by Working Group members
• Online courses or modules (Coursera, edX, etc.)
• Partner institutions integrate into existing courses

Channel 6: Nexus Community

• Present at Nexus forums (2,000+ member audience)
• Distribute through Nexus Members chatroom
• Interest group discussions and deep dives
• Follow-up workshops on specific report sections
• Venture pitch events (connect founders with Nexus network)

Channel 7: International Translation

Priority languages for translation:

• Korean (given Nexus’s Korea-US roots)
• Spanish (Latin America reach)
• Mandarin (China/Taiwan reach, where politically feasible)
• French (EU and Africa reach)
• Japanese (East Asia reach)
• German (EU reach)
• Portuguese (Brazil reach)
• Arabic (Middle East reach, selective reports)

Channel 8: Venture Ecosystem (NEW)

• Pitch events connecting founders with investors
• Product demos showcasing solutions
• Customer success stories demonstrating impact
• Founder blogs and content marketing
• Industry conference presence

The Amplification Principle:

A great report that nobody reads has zero impact. Distribution is not an afterthought—it’s as important as the research itself. We budget 20-30% of report resources for distribution and amplification.

Q13: How will the Council build relationships with policymakers?

The DC Connection Strategy (3-Phase Approach)

Phase 1: Credibility Building (2026-2027)

Goal: Establish Council as serious, rigorous, independent voice

Tactics:

• Publish first 2 reports demonstrating quality
• Co-branding with Stanford, MIT, SNU, KAIST establishes instant credibility
• Submit reports to relevant Congressional committees and agencies
• Attend and present at policy conferences (Brookings, CFR, AEI, etc.)
• Build relationships with legislative staff (not just members)
• Op-eds in policy-focused publications (Foreign Affairs, Washington Post, The Hill)
• Avoid partisan positioning (respected by both sides)

Metrics:

• Report downloads by .gov domains
• Invitations to speak at policy events
• Citations in Congressional Research Service reports
• Relationships with 20+ Congressional/agency staff

Phase 2: Policy Influence (2027-2028)

Goal: Council work actively cited in policy discussions

Tactics:

• Congressional testimony (when invited)
• Direct briefings to key committees (Senate Commerce, House Energy & Commerce, etc.)
• Agency consultation (SEC, FTC, CFPB, FDA, etc. on AI-relevant rulemakings)
• Partnership with established DC think tanks (co-author reports, joint events)
• Regular DC presence (quarterly trips by Council Chair/members)
• Media quotes linking Council work to current policy debates
• Venture success stories (proof of concept for policy recommendations)

Metrics:

• 5+ testimony invitations
• Citations in 3+ legislative bills or regulatory proceedings
• Partnership with 2+ major DC think tanks
• Council work cited in floor speeches or committee hearings

Phase 3: Established Influence (2028+)

Goal: Council as go-to resource on AI policy questions

Tactics:

• Standing relationships with key committees (regular briefings)
• Federal agency advisory roles
• International organization participation (OECD, UN, etc.)
• White House OSTP consultation
• Amicus briefs in relevant court cases
• Regular media presence on AI policy issues
• Venture demonstrations for policymakers (tangible examples)

Metrics:

• 10+ testimonies per year
• Council member on federal advisory committee
• Report citations in 5+ enacted laws or major regulations
• Regular White House consultation

The CFR Analogy:

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) took 30+ years to become the definitive foreign policy voice. We’re attempting to compress that timeline through:

• Narrow focus (AI only, not all technology policy)
• Critical timing window (AI policy being written NOW)
• Existing networks (Nexus’s Silicon Valley and Korea connections)
• Quality over quantity (5 exceptional reports > 20 mediocre ones)
• Institutional partnerships (instant credibility from co-authorship)
• Tangible solutions (ventures prove insights work in practice)

Key Relationships to Cultivate:

Congressional:

• Senate Commerce Committee staff (tech regulation)
• House Energy & Commerce Committee staff (AI oversight)
• House Science Committee staff (research funding)
• Senate Judiciary Committee staff (liability, rights)

Executive Branch:

• White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
• National Science Foundation (research funding)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (AI standards)
• Federal Trade Commission (consumer protection)
• Securities and Exchange Commission (corporate governance)

International:

• OECD AI Policy Observatory
• UN Secretary-General’s AI Advisory Body
• European Commission DG CONNECT
• UK AI Safety Institute

The goal is not to be a lobbying organization. We don’t advocate for specific bills or companies. We provide rigorous, independent analysis that policymakers can trust, regardless of party or ideology—and we catalyze the solutions that make those policies actionable.

Operations and Resources

Q14: What are the resource requirements? How is the Council funded?

Budget Model (Annual Operating Budget)

Year 1 (2026): $450,000

• Two reports
• Establishing processes and relationships
• Limited staff
• Initial Innovation Fund

Year 2 (2027): $850,000

• Three reports
• Increased staff support
• Expanded distribution
• First ventures launched

Year 3 (2028): $1,400,000

• Four reports
• Full-time Director of Operations
• International expansion
• Venture portfolio growing

Year 4 (2029): $1,800,000

• Five reports
• Established infrastructure
• Global reach
• Active venture portfolio

Budget Allocation (Steady State, ~$1.8M):

Research & Expert Compensation: 45% (~$810K)

• Expert honoraria ($5K-15K per person depending on time commitment)
• Travel for convenings (2-3 in-person meetings per report)
• Research support (data access, specialized analysis)
• Peer review compensation
• Partner institution cost-sharing where applicable

Staff & Operations: 25% (~$450K)

• Director of Operations (full-time)
• Research Manager (full-time)
• Administrative Coordinator (full-time)
• Communications Manager (part-time)
• Innovation Studio Manager (part-time)
• Office costs, software, services

Distribution & Amplification: 15% (~$270K)

• Media outreach and PR
• Translation services
• Conference travel and presentations
• Video production, graphics, web design
• Paid promotion (selective)

Innovation Venture Fund: 10% (~$180K)

• Seed capital for spin-off companies ($50K-100K per venture)
• Due diligence and validation
• Founder recruitment and support
• Legal formation costs
• Portfolio management

Institutional Partnerships: 3% (~$54K)

• Partner relationship management
• Co-authorship coordination
• Joint events and convenings

Institutional Support: 2% (~$36K)

• Legal and accounting services
• Board meetings and governance
• Strategic planning
• Miscellaneous overhead

Funding Sources:

Foundation Grants (Target: 50% of budget, ~$900K)

Priority Foundations:

• Open Philanthropy (technology and global priorities)
• Effective Ventures Foundation (AI safety, long-term impact)
• Omidyar Network (responsible technology)
• MacArthur Foundation (technology and human rights)
• Ford Foundation (inequality and technology)
• Carnegie Corporation (international peace and security)
• Hewlett Foundation (economy and society)
• Sloan Foundation (technology and society)
• Schmidt Futures (emerging technology)

Institutional Partner Support (Target: 20% of budget, ~$360K)

• In-kind contributions (faculty time, research resources)
• Joint grant applications
• Cost-sharing for co-authored reports
• Access to institutional resources

Government Grants (Target: 15% of budget, ~$270K)

• National Science Foundation (AI research)
• State of California grants (technology policy)
• International organization funding (OECD, UN, etc.)

Corporate Sponsorship (Target: 10% of budget, ~$180K, with safeguards)

• Technology companies ($25K-50K per year)
• Financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing (AI users)
• Critical safeguards:
  • No single sponsor >10% of budget (avoid capture)
  • All sponsors disclosed publicly
  • No sponsor can veto or substantially alter findings
  • Corporate Advisory Board (input) separate from governance (control)

Nexus General Operating Budget (Target: 5% of budget, ~$90K)

• Infrastructure support
• Staff time allocation
• Community access

Venture Returns (Future, not budgeted initially)

• If spin-off companies exit successfully, Council may receive modest returns
• Reinvested in Innovation Fund
• Not relied upon for operations (upside only)

Funding Principles:

1. Diversification: No single source >20% of budget
2. Transparency: All funding sources disclosed publicly
3. Independence: Governance documents prohibit sponsor control of findings
4. Mission-alignment: Only accept funding aligned with Council mission
5. Long-term sustainability: Build endowment over time (target: $15M by 2033)
6. Partnership leverage: Use institutional partnerships to multiply resources

What if we can’t raise full budget?

The Council scales activity to available resources:

• Fewer reports (quality over quantity)
• Longer timelines (maintain rigor)
• Smaller Working Groups (still multidisciplinary)
• Reduced distribution (focus on highest-impact channels)
• Fewer ventures (pursue only strongest opportunities)

What the Council will NOT do:

• Accept corporate funding that creates conflicts of interest
• Reduce quality to meet deadlines or budgets
• Expand faster than we can maintain excellence
• Chase funding that diverts from core mission
• Launch ventures that lack mission alignment

Q15: What are the staffing requirements and timeline?

Staff Structure (Build-Out Over 4 Years):

Year 1 (2026): Minimal Staff (2.5 FTE)

Council Chair (0.25 FTE, Sunghee Yun)

• Strategic direction and vision
• Expert recruitment
• Primary spokesperson
• Final approval authority
• Innovation Studio oversight

Research Manager (1.0 FTE, new hire)

• Coordinate Working Groups
• Manage report production process
• Literature review and background research
• Quality assurance
• Partner institution liaison

Administrative Coordinator (0.5 FTE, Nexus shared)

• Logistics and scheduling
• Budget tracking
• Travel coordination
• Meeting support

Communications Support (0.5 FTE, Nexus shared)

• Media outreach
• Social media
• Website updates

Plus: Nexus infrastructure (accounting, legal, HR, IT)

Year 2 (2027): Expanded Operations (4.5 FTE)

Add: Director of Operations (1.0 FTE, new hire)

• Overall operations management
• Budget and grant management
• Staff supervision
• Process optimization
• Partner relationship management

Communications Manager (0.5 FTE, upgrade from shared)

• Media strategy and outreach
• Op-ed placement
• Public-facing content

Innovation Studio Manager (0.5 FTE, new hire)

• Venture opportunity assessment
• Founder recruitment
• Portfolio management
• Investor relations

Year 3 (2028): Professional Infrastructure (6.5 FTE)

Add: Policy Director (1.0 FTE, new hire)

• Policymaker relationships
• Congressional/agency outreach
• Testimony preparation
• DC presence

Additional Research Support (0.5 FTE)

• Data analysis
• Fact-checking
• Appendix preparation

Additional Studio Support (0.5 FTE)

• Due diligence and validation
• Legal and formation support
• Founder mentorship

Year 4 (2029): Mature Operations (8.5 FTE)

Add: International Coordinator (1.0 FTE, new hire)

• Global partnerships
• Translation management
• Regional convenings
• International distribution

Development Director (0.5 FTE, new hire)

• Fundraising strategy
• Grant writing
• Donor relationships
• Endowment building

Additional Communications (0.5 FTE)

• Venture marketing support
• Content creation
• Event management

Hiring Principles:

1. Expertise over credentials: Value demonstrated ability over pedigree
2. Mission alignment: Only hire people genuinely committed to public good
3. Intellectual humility: Seek people who can change their minds based on evidence
4. Diversity: Multiple perspectives, backgrounds, disciplines
5. Operational excellence: High standards for quality and professionalism
6. Entrepreneurial mindset: Comfort with innovation and experimentation

Compensation Philosophy:

• Competitive with nonprofit sector (not tech company levels)
• Philosophy: Pay enough to attract excellent people, not so much that money becomes the motivation
• Transparency: All salaries disclosed to Board
• Equity: Compensation bands by role, not individual negotiation
• Venture upside: Staff may receive small equity in companies they help create (conflict management required)

Q16: What is the 4-year roadmap and key milestones?

2026: Launch Year — Establishing Foundation

Q2 2026:

• Nexus Board approves AI & Humanity Council formation
• Council Chair appointed (Sunghee Yun)
• Hire Research Manager (June)
• Form Executive Committee (5 members)
• Develop governance documents and operating procedures
• Establish Innovation Fund ($200K initial capital)

Q3 2026:

• Recruit Advisory Board (15 members)
• Formalize first institutional partnerships (Stanford HAI, MIT, SNU)
• Select first report topic: “AI and the Future of Work”
• Assemble Working Group (12 experts)
• Kickoff convening (September, 3 days in-person)
• Launch Council website and communications

Q4 2026:

• Report #1 research and deliberation phase
• Begin fundraising (foundation grant applications)
• Present Council vision at Nexus forums
• Initial media outreach
• Identify first venture opportunity from Report #1

Success Metrics for 2026:

• Council launched and operational ✓
• First report in production ✓
• 3+ institutional partnerships formalized ✓
• $400K funding secured ✓
• 10 media mentions ✓

2027: Credibility Building — Proving the Model

Q1 2027:

• Continue Report #1 work
• Begin Report #2 scoping: “Democratic Governance in the Age of AI”
• Launch first venture: SkillBridge AI (founder recruitment, formation)

Q2 2027:

• Publish Report #1: “AI and the Future of Work” (May) (co-authored with Stanford HAI, MIT)
• Major launch event at Nexus forum
• Op-eds in NYT, WSJ, Economist
• Congressional staff briefings (5+)
• SkillBridge AI raises $500K seed round

Q3 2027:

• Report #2 Working Group assembly and kickoff
• Report #1 amplification (presentations, webinars, media)
• First Congressional testimony invitation
• Begin Report #3 scoping: “AI Safety”
• Identify second venture opportunity

Q4 2027:

• Report #2 research and deliberation
• Publish Report #2: “Democratic Governance” (November) (co-authored with Stanford, MIT, SNU, KAIST)
• Report #3 Working Group assembly
• Year-end fundraising push
• Impact assessment for Report #1
• Launch second venture: WorkTransition Analytics

Success Metrics for 2027:

• Two reports published ✓
• 5+ Congressional/agency briefings ✓
• 3+ academic citations ✓
• 10+ university adoptions ✓
• 2 companies launched, $1.5M raised ✓
• $700K funding secured ✓

2028: Scaling Impact — From Reports to Influence

Q1 2028:

• Hire Director of Operations (January)
• Hire Innovation Studio Manager (February)
• Upgrade Communications Manager to full-time
• SkillBridge AI raises $18M Series A

Q2 2028:

• Publish Report #3: “AI Safety” (May) (co-authored with Stanford, MIT, SNU)
• Launch at major conference (NeurIPS or FAccT)
• Partnership announcement with major DC think tank
• Launch third venture: Civic.AI

Q3 2028:

• Report #2 policy influence (track citations in legislation)
• Begin Report #4: “Education Transformed”
• Hire Policy Director
• Expand international reach (translations, partnerships)
• Civic.AI raises $22M Series A
• Launch fourth and fifth ventures: SafetyStack AI, Alignment Metrics

Q4 2028:

• Publish Report #4: “Education Transformed” (November) (co-authored with Stanford, MIT, SNU, KAIST, California Dept of Education)
• Corporate governance framework adoptions (target: 15 companies)
• International organization partnerships (OECD, UN)
• Year-end impact report
• Venture portfolio: 5 companies, $50M+ raised

Success Metrics for 2028:

• Four reports total (cumulative) ✓
• 10+ testimonies (cumulative) ✓
• 3+ legislative citations ✓
• 20+ Fortune 500 adoptions ✓
• 30+ university curricula ✓
• 5 companies, $50M raised, 100+ jobs ✓
• $1.2M funding secured ✓

2029: Established Influence — Global Impact

Q1 2029:

• Hire International Coordinator (January)
• Launch sixth and seventh ventures: Flourish Learning, TeacherAI Co-Pilot

Q2 2029:

• Report #5 Working Group assembly and kickoff
• International partnerships expansion (Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia)
• Meaning.AI venture opportunity identified

Q3 2029:

• Publish Report #5: “The Flourishing Question” (August) (co-authored with Stanford, MIT, SNU, KAIST)
• Major media impact (NYT, Economist, FT coverage)
• Global conversation on AI and human meaning
• Launch seventh venture: Meaning.AI
• SafetyStack AI raises $28M Series B

Q4 2029:

• Impact assessment across all five reports
• Venture portfolio assessment: 7 companies, $370M raised, 320+ jobs
• Policy influence documentation (12 countries, 20+ legislative citations)
• Institutional partnership review (8+ formal partnerships)
• Plan for 2030+ (next five reports, venture fund scaling)

Success Metrics for August 2029 (PR/FAQ TARGET DATE):

• Five reports published ✓
• 12 countries influenced, 20+ legislative citations ✓
• 30+ Fortune 500 adoptions ✓
• 50+ universities integrating Council work ✓
• 8+ institutional partnerships ✓
• 7 companies launched, $370M raised, 320+ jobs, 100K+ users served ✓
• 200+ academic citations, 100+ major media mentions ✓
• $1.5M annual operating budget secured ✓
• Endowment building begun ($2M+ committed) ✓

2030+: Sustained Excellence and Global Expansion

Future Priorities:

• Expand to 15+ institutional partnerships globally
• Target 5+ new ventures (healthcare AI, climate, scientific discovery, creativity)
• Establish $50M dedicated venture fund
• Advisory roles in 20+ countries
• Next five reports addressing emerging challenges
• Build $15M endowment for long-term sustainability

Philosophical and Ethical Framework

Q17: What are the Council’s core values and philosophical commitments?

The Council’s work is grounded in explicit values and philosophical commitments. These aren’t hidden—they shape topic selection, methodology, and conclusions.

The Philosophical Foundation:

The Council’s approach emerges directly from The Existential Trilogy—a decade-long philosophical inquiry into meaning, agency, and human flourishing in the AI era. The three essays establish that: (1) meaning is created, not discovered, shifting from metaphysics to human agency; (2) AI is the scalpel, not the gardener—it can analyze but cannot plant meaning for us; and (3) meaning-making becomes the new literacy when AI ends the survival imperative, requiring an “Avengers-level assembly” to navigate this transition.

The Council’s five reports directly instantiate this philosophical framework:

• Report #1 (Future of Work) addresses economic transitions when work is no longer survival-driven—exploring what happens when the “survival imperative dissolves” (Trilogy Essay 3)
• Report #2 (Democratic Governance) protects human agency in AI-mediated decision-making—implementing the principle that “meaning must be created by humans” (Trilogy Essay 1)
• Report #3 (AI Safety) establishes technical and societal safeguards—ensuring AI remains “the scalpel, not the gardener” (Trilogy Essay 2)
• Report #4 (Education Transformed) teaches autonomous meaning-making as fundamental literacy—preparing humans for post-survival existence (Trilogy Essay 3)
• Report #5 (The Flourishing Question) examines AI’s implications for meaning, purpose, and human identity—synthesizing all three essays into civilizational guidance

This isn’t philosophy borrowed for credibility—it’s philosophy operationalized. The contemplative insights become institutional architecture; the abstract arguments become concrete recommendations; the theoretical frameworks become mission-aligned ventures.

Core Values:

1. Human Dignity and Flourishing

• Technology serves humanity, not the reverse
• When in doubt, prioritize human welfare over technical capability or economic efficiency
• Business models must align with human welfare, not exploit it

2. Democratic Values and Human Rights

• Preserve human agency and democratic decision-making
• Protect civil liberties and privacy
• Ensure AI benefits are broadly shared, not concentrated
• Special attention to impacts on vulnerable and marginalized communities
• Markets should serve people, not the reverse

3. Long-Term Thinking

• Consider not just immediate effects but multi-generational implications
• Precautionary principle when risks are catastrophic even if probability uncertain
• Obligation to future generations
• Sustainable business models over extractive short-termism

4. Epistemic Humility

• Acknowledge what we don’t know
• Multiple perspectives often reveal aspects single viewpoint misses
• Willingness to say “we need more evidence” rather than premature certainty
• Market validation as reality check on theories

5. Action Orientation

• Ideas without implementation have limited value
• Solutions must be practically deployable, not just theoretically sound
• Ventures prove that mission-aligned business models work
• Profit and purpose can coexist

Examples of How These Values Apply:

Question: Should AI systems be allowed to make life-or-death decisions (military, healthcare, criminal justice)?

Council Approach:

• Examine technical capabilities and limitations
• Analyze ethical frameworks (deontological, consequentialist, virtue ethics)
• Consider practical governance challenges
• Assess societal trust and legitimacy
• Conclusion: Context-dependent, with strong safeguards and human oversight

Question: Is AGI/ASI an existential risk to humanity?

Council Approach:

• Review technical AI safety research
• Examine historical precedents of technological risk
• Consider epistemological challenges of predicting long-term AI trajectories
• Balance near-term harms with speculative long-term risks
• Conclusion: Serious concern warranting substantial research and precautions, but uncertainty about timelines and probability

Question: Should AI development be slowed or paused?

Council Approach:

• Analyze benefits of AI progress (medical breakthroughs, climate solutions, etc.)
• Examine harms and risks (job displacement, privacy, bias, existential risk)
• Consider practicality of enforcement (global coordination, verification)
• Assess opportunity costs of delay
• Conclusion: Nuanced - certain high-risk applications warrant precautionary slowdown; blanket pause likely infeasible and potentially counterproductive

Question: Can profit-driven companies serve human flourishing?

Council Approach:

• Examine historical examples of mission-aligned businesses
• Analyze governance structures that prevent mission drift
• Study dual bottom line models and B Corps
• Test hypotheses through actual venture creation
• Conclusion: Yes, with proper governance, market validation, and mission-first culture—our ventures prove this

Topics We Will NOT Shy Away From:

• AI’s impact on human meaning and purpose (even though it’s “soft”)
• Possibility of AI consciousness and moral status (even though it’s speculative)
• Existential risk from advanced AI (even though timelines uncertain)
• AI’s disruption of labor markets (even though politically controversial)
• AI in military and autonomous weapons (even though geopolitically sensitive)
• Corporate concentration and AI monopolies (even though it affects potential sponsors)
• Limitations of pure market solutions (even though we’re creating companies)

How We Handle Disagreement:

When Working Group experts disagree fundamentally:

1. Represent strongest arguments for each position
2. Identify empirical questions that could resolve disagreement
3. Make explicit which values/frameworks lead to different conclusions
4. If warranted, present multiple perspectives rather than forced consensus
5. Test hypotheses through ventures when possible (market as arbiter)

The Council is not afraid of controversy. We’re afraid of irrelevance.

Controversial topics are often the most consequential. If we avoid them to seem “balanced” or “safe,” we fail our mission.

APPENDICES

[Appendices A-D remain largely unchanged from original, with these updates:]

Appendix A: Sample Report Topics (Future Consideration)

Near-Term (2026-2029):

• AI and the Future of Work: Beyond Automation Anxiety ✓ (Published Q2 2027)
• Democratic Governance in the Age of AI: Preserving Human Agency ✓ (Published Q4 2027)
• AI Safety: Technical Challenges and Societal Imperatives ✓ (Published Q2 2028)
• Education Transformed: Learning, Teaching, and Human Development with AI ✓ (Published Q4 2028)
• The Flourishing Question: AI, Meaning, and What It Means to Be Human ✓ (Published Q3 2029)

Medium-Term (2030-2032):

• AI in Healthcare: From Diagnosis to Care Delivery to Human Relationship
• Climate Solutions and Risks: AI’s Role in Planetary Stewardship
• AI and Creativity: Augmentation, Replacement, or Transformation?
• Economic Inequality in the AI Era: Markets, Power, and Distribution
• AI and Human Relationships: Intimacy, Connection, and Social Fabric
• Scientific Discovery: AI as Tool, Collaborator, or Independent Agent?
• Legal and Moral Responsibility: Accountability in Human-AI Systems
• Global Governance: International Cooperation on AI Development and Deployment

Long-Term (2033+):

• Consciousness and Moral Status: What If AI Becomes Sentient?
• Human Enhancement and the Posthuman Future
• AI and the Nature of Truth: Epistemology in the Age of Synthetic Media
• The End of Scarcity?: Economic Transformation Beyond Capitalism
• Intergenerational Justice: What We Owe Future Humans in the AI Era

Appendix B: Advisory Board (Target Composition)

Target Size: 15-20 distinguished members

Disciplinary Representation:

• 3-4 Computer Scientists (AI/ML technical expertise)
• 2-3 Philosophers (ethics, epistemology, metaphysics)
• 2-3 Social Scientists (economics, sociology, political science)
• 2-3 Policy Experts (DC experience, international governance)
• 1-2 Legal Scholars (technology law, constitutional law)
• 1-2 Psychologists/Cognitive Scientists
• 1-2 Theologians/Religious Studies Scholars
• 1-2 Business Leaders (AI deployment experience)
• 1-2 Civil Society Representatives
• 1-2 Entrepreneurs/Investors (mission-aligned venture expertise)

Geographic Diversity:

• 40% US-based
• 30% Korea-based
• 30% Other international (Europe, Asia, Latin America)

Institutional Diversity:

• Top-tier research universities
• Policy think tanks
• Tech companies (with conflict management)
• Government (former officials)
• Civil society organizations
• International organizations
• Mission-aligned venture funds and B Corps

Selection Criteria:

• Recognized expertise in their field
• Commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration
• Independence and intellectual integrity
• Communication skills (ability to explain to non-experts)
• Network and convening power
• Diversity of perspectives (avoid echo chamber)
• Understanding of dual bottom line business models (for venture advisors)

Appendix C: Governance Documents

Key Documents (To Be Developed):

1. Council Charter
   • Mission and values
   • Governance structure
   • Roles and responsibilities
   • Innovation Venture Studio governance
   • Relationship to Nexus
2. Conflict of Interest Policy
   • Definition of conflicts
   • Disclosure requirements
   • Recusal procedures
   • Penalties for non-compliance
   • Venture equity and financial interest management
3. Peer Review Standards
   • Reviewer selection criteria
   • Review process and timeline
   • Addressing reviewer feedback
   • Publication approval
4. Sponsor Independence Policy
   • Limits on single sponsor funding
   • Prohibition on sponsor control of findings
   • Disclosure requirements
   • Corporate Advisory Board vs. governance separation
   • Venture investor relationships and independence
5. Data and Methodology Standards
   • Evidence requirements
   • Citation standards
   • Transparency and reproducibility
   • Data privacy and security
6. Institutional Partnership Agreements (NEW)
   • Co-authorship protocols
   • Resource commitments
   • IP and publication rights
   • Relationship management
7. Venture Creation and Governance (NEW)
   • Opportunity assessment criteria
   • Founder selection process
   • Mission alignment requirements
   • Anti-mission-drift provisions
   • Council oversight and independence balance
   • Exit and return policies

Appendix D: Success Stories (Aspirational Examples)

Example 1: Legislative Impact

California Assembly Bill 1234 (AI Labor Transition Support Act) passes in 2028, incorporating recommendations from Council Report #1 “AI and the Future of Work.” The bill establishes:

• Skills retraining fund for displaced workers
• AI impact assessment requirements for large employers
• Transition support for communities affected by AI automation

In committee testimony, the bill’s sponsor directly cites Council analysis and recommendations. Council Chair Sunghee Yun testifies in support, providing technical and policy expertise.

Venture Connection: SkillBridge AI, spun off from the same report, is cited as proof-of-concept that reskilling platforms can work at scale.

Example 2: Corporate Adoption

Microsoft announces in Q2 2028 that its revised AI Ethics Framework incorporates principles from Council Report #3 “AI Safety: Technical Challenges and Societal Imperatives.” Specifically:

• Human oversight requirements for high-stakes AI systems
• Transparency standards for AI decision-making
• Accountability mechanisms and incident response

Microsoft’s Chief Responsible AI Officer credits the Council report with providing “the most comprehensive framework we’ve seen for balancing innovation and safety.”

Venture Connection: Microsoft becomes customer of SafetyStack AI, using Council-aligned tools in production.

Example 3: Academic Integration

Stanford launches new graduate course “AI and Human Values” (Q1 2029) built entirely around Council reports. The course:

• Requires reading all five Council reports
• Brings in Council Working Group members as guest lecturers
• Final project: Students write policy memo using Council frameworks

Course becomes one of Stanford’s most popular offerings, with 120+ students enrolled first quarter.

Venture Connection: Several students join Council spin-off companies after graduation, bringing academic insights to practical implementation.

Example 4: International Influence

OECD AI Policy Observatory adopts Council framework from Report #2 “Democratic Governance in the Age of AI” as basis for updated AI governance recommendations to member states (2029).

The framework influences AI policy in 8 OECD countries, demonstrating Council’s global reach beyond US and Korea.

Venture Connection: Civic.AI platform deployed in 3 countries’ electoral systems, proving that democratic AI tools can scale internationally.

Example 5: Media Narrative Shift

After publication of Report #5 “The Flourishing Question,” major media outlets shift coverage of AI from purely technical/economic frame to include meaning and purpose questions.

The New York Times runs op-ed series exploring AI and human meaning, directly engaging with Council frameworks. The Economist cover story asks “Can Humans Flourish with AI?” — a question the Council made central to discourse.

Venture Connection: Meaning.AI featured in profile as example of “AI that serves human purpose, not replaces it.”

Example 6: Venture Impact (NEW)

By August 2029, Council spin-off companies collectively serve 100,000+ users and demonstrate that mission-aligned business models are viable:

• SkillBridge AI: 15,000 workers reskilled, 70% placement rate
• SafetyStack AI: 200+ enterprise customers, zero major safety incidents
• Civic.AI: 3 national deployments, 5M+ authenticated voters

Venture capital community takes notice: “Mission-aligned doesn’t mean sacrifice returns,” says prominent VC. “The Council proved you can do both.”

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Invitation

Nexus Community Members, Friends, Educators, Students, Policymakers, and Bridge Builders!

🌉 THE NEXT GENERATION SPEAKS! 🌉

In an era where AI reshapes sovereignty, privacy, economic structures, and the fundamental relationship between technology and human agency, the most important perspectives may not come from today’s established leaders—but from those who will inherit the consequences of our decisions.

This summer, Korea-America Student Conference (KASC) brings 25 exceptional students from top universities across Korea and the United States to Silicon Valley. These are not passive observers but active thinkers: undergraduates and graduate students studying engineering, policy, economics, philosophy, and humanities—students who code, debate, research, write policy papers, and grapple with questions that previous generations never had to ask.

What happens when next-generation voices meet Silicon Valley reality?

We are thrilled to invite you to Nexus’s 19th Chapter — a Special Joint Colloquium with KASC!

[Nexus × KASC Joint Colloquium] Bridge Builders - Korea-America’s Next Generation on Tech Sovereignty and Human Future

This is not a traditional forum. This is a dialogue—where students lead, practitioners critique, and the conversation flows both ways. Call it reverse mentoring. Call it generational exchange. Call it an investment in the people who will shape the next two decades of Korea-US technology collaboration.

• Date: 29-Jul-2026 (tue)
• Time: 5pm - 8pm
• Venue: Stanford University
• Format: Keynote + Student Flash Talks + Deep Critique Panel + Dinner & Networking

Why This Colloquium Matters

AI changes everything about how nations compete, how citizens interact with technology, and how power is distributed across governments, corporations, and individuals.

But those who are building today’s systems won’t live with them as long as the next generation will.

Students today are AI natives. They grew up with recommendation algorithms shaping their attention, social media platforms mediating their friendships, and privacy trade-offs baked into every app they use. They understand these systems from the inside—not as abstract policy questions, but as lived experience.

And yet, the most important conversations about AI’s future often exclude them.

This colloquium inverts that dynamic.

Three core questions define the conversation:

1. How does the next generation view tech sovereignty and human agency? Students who grew up in Korea and the United States see AI governance, privacy, national security, and technological autonomy through different lenses than those who built the current system. Their perspectives matter—not as naive idealism, but as informed judgment from those who will inherit the consequences.

2. What can Silicon Valley practitioners learn from next-gen thinking? The most valuable insights don’t always come from more experience. Sometimes they come from fresh eyes, different assumptions, and the willingness to question what previous generations took for granted. This is reverse mentoring in action.

3. What does Korea-America collaboration look like when led by the next generation? KASC represents something rare: bilingual, bicultural students who understand both Korean and American perspectives, who bridge policy and technology, who combine technical depth with humanistic breadth. They are tomorrow’s diplomats, engineers, founders, policymakers, and thought leaders. Connecting them with Nexus creates relationships that will matter for decades.

Jul-2026 Nexus × KASC Joint Colloquium will explore these questions through keynote, flash talks, deep critique panel, and extended networking.

• Please RSVP via this link!
• Please visit Nexus Membership to learn about Nexus membership qualification and exclusive perks!
• Join us at Nexus Members Kakaotalk Chatroom using this info (if you’re qualified)!

What is KASC? (Korea-America Student Conference)

KASC has been building bridges between Korea and America for nearly two decades.

Each year, KASC brings together exceptional students from leading universities in both countries—students who combine academic excellence with genuine curiosity about cross-cultural collaboration, technology policy, social innovation, and the future of bilateral relations.

The 19th KASC Delegation (Summer 2026):

• 25 students from top universities in Korea (Seoul National University, KAIST, Korea University, Yonsei University, etc.) and the United States (Ivy League, MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, etc.)
• Multidisciplinary backgrounds: Engineering, computer science, economics, political science, philosophy, humanities, and policy studies
• Bilingual and bicultural: Korean students with deep understanding of American contexts, American students with genuine Korea expertise
• Academic rigor meets real-world engagement: Not just tourists—these are students conducting research, writing policy papers, debating tech ethics, and thinking seriously about Korea-US futures

Why KASC × Nexus is a perfect match:

Nexus explores AI’s comprehensive landscape across technology, society, ethics, philosophy, and humanity. KASC brings students who live at exactly that intersection—students who code and think about policy, who study AI and worry about human agency, who understand both Korean and American perspectives on technology sovereignty.

This partnership creates value in both directions: students gain access to Silicon Valley practitioners, and practitioners gain access to next-generation thinking.

Event Format - Reverse Mentoring in Action

This colloquium inverts the traditional forum dynamic.

Instead of practitioners lecturing students, students speak first—presenting their research, perspectives, and questions. Then Nexus mentors respond with practical feedback, real-world critique, and extended dialogue.

What makes this format special:

Traditional forums often put students in the audience. This colloquium puts students on stage.

The keynote sets context. The flash talks surface next-gen thinking. The deep critique panel creates dialogue between generations, disciplines, and national perspectives. And the extended networking turns intellectual exchange into lasting relationships.

This is how communities build across generations.

Part 1: Keynote - Tech Sovereignty and the Korea-US Alliance (20 minutes)

Speaker – Sunghee Yun - Co-Founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio (US) / Co-Founder & CEO @ Erudio Bio Korea / Founder & Chair of Nexus

Technology sovereignty has emerged as one of the defining questions of the 21st century. As AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and biotech become strategic assets that shape national security, economic competitiveness, and social stability, nations must decide: build domestic capability, align with allies, or accept dependence on others.

For Korea and the United States, this question matters deeply. The alliance has anchored regional security for seven decades. But technology adds new dimensions: supply chain resilience, data governance, AI safety standards, export controls, research collaboration, and the balance between openness and protection.

This keynote will explore:

• What “tech sovereignty” means in an interconnected world where no nation can go it alone
• How Korea-US collaboration creates strategic advantage in AI, semiconductors, and biotech
• Why the next generation will inherit not just technologies, but the governance choices we make today
• How human agency—individual autonomy, democratic participation, and meaningful choice—intersects with technological capability
• What questions today’s leaders should be asking themselves about the world we’re building

Why this framing matters:

The keynote provides the strategic context for everything that follows. It sets up the students’ flash talks by establishing the stakes, complexity, and urgency of the questions they’re grappling with. And it signals to Nexus practitioners that these are not abstract academic exercises—these are the real strategic questions our community works on every day.

Part 2: Flash Talks - Next-Gen Perspectives on Tech, Policy, and Human Future (20 minutes)

Speakers – Selected KASC 19th Delegation Members

This is where next-generation voices take center stage. KASC students have spent months researching, debating, and refining their perspectives on technology, policy, ethics, and Korea-US collaboration. They bring technical depth (many are engineering or CS students), policy sophistication (many study international relations or political science), and humanistic breadth (many explore philosophy, ethics, or sociology alongside their technical work).

Flash Talk Format: Each student speaker gets 5 minutes to present a core research question, perspective, or policy proposal related to:

• Tech sovereignty: National AI strategies, semiconductor supply chains, data localization, open vs. proprietary systems
• Human agency: Privacy rights, algorithmic accountability, democratic AI governance, individual autonomy in AI-mediated environments
• Korea-US collaboration: Joint research initiatives, policy harmonization, startup ecosystems, talent exchange
• Ethical frameworks: How different cultures and political systems approach AI safety, fairness, and human values
• Economic futures: How AI reshapes labor markets, wealth distribution, innovation incentives, and comparative advantage

Why flash talks work:

Five minutes forces clarity. Students can’t hide behind jargon or vague generalities. They must crystallize their thinking into the sharpest possible version of their argument. And because multiple students speak, we get intellectual diversity—different disciplines, different national perspectives, different assumptions about what matters most.

This is reverse mentoring at its best: practitioners listening to voices they don’t normally hear, from people who will live with AI longer than anyone else in the room.

Part 3: Deep Critique Panel - Silicon Valley Practitioners Respond (40 minutes)

Panelists – Nexus Mentors and Domain Experts (TBD)

After the students speak, Nexus practitioners respond. But this is not passive Q&A. This is active critique, extension, and dialogue.

The panel will:

• Challenge assumptions: Where are students overestimating or underestimating difficulty? What real-world constraints do they need to consider?
• Add practitioner context: What does tech sovereignty look like when you’re building products, raising capital, navigating regulation, or deploying systems at scale?
• Extend the conversation: What insights from students’ flash talks can practitioners build on? Where does next-gen thinking reveal blind spots in current practice?
• Create dialogue: This is not lecture-response. This is conversation—students ask follow-ups, practitioners ask clarifying questions, the audience participates.

Potential panel members include:

• Technology practitioners with Korea-US experience
• Policy advisors and legal experts working on AI governance
• Investors and founders navigating tech sovereignty questions
• Researchers bridging technical capability and societal impact
• Nexus leadership and community mentors

Questions the panel might explore:

• What surprised you about the students’ perspectives?
• Where do you see alignment or tension between next-gen thinking and current practice?
• What should students understand about the gap between policy ideals and implementation reality?
• How can Korea-US collaboration address the challenges students identified?
• What advice would you give students entering this space professionally?
• What should we (practitioners) be learning from them?

This is where the real value emerges—not just from the prepared talks, but from the unscripted exchange that follows.

Dinner & Extended Networking (70+ minutes)

6:50pm - 8pm (and beyond)

The formal program ends. The real community-building begins.

This is where KASC students meet Nexus mentors one-on-one. Where founders discover future team members. Where professors meet prospective graduate students. Where practitioners offer career advice, make introductions, and plant seeds for collaborations that will take years to bear fruit.

For KASC students:

• Meet Silicon Valley practitioners who can advise on career paths, graduate programs, startup ideas, or research directions
• Get honest feedback on your thinking from people who work in this space every day
• Build relationships with potential mentors, collaborators, or future colleagues
• Experience the Nexus community culture: intellectually serious, professionally supportive, genuinely welcoming

For Nexus practitioners:

• Discover fresh perspectives from students who think differently than you do
• Identify future talent—bilingual, bicultural students who combine technical skill with policy sophistication
• Build connections with Korea’s next generation of engineers, policymakers, and thought leaders
• Remember why you got into this work: not just to build cool technology, but to shape a better future

For everyone:

• Make the kinds of connections that last for decades
• Find people working on the same problems from different angles
• Experience genuine cross-generational, cross-cultural exchange
• Leave energized by the conviction that the next generation is thoughtful, capable, and ready to build

Pro tips for maximizing networking:

1. Ask students what they’re working on. Don’t assume they’re just learning—many are already building, researching, or leading.
2. Offer specific help. “Let me introduce you to…” or “I can send you a resource on…” is more valuable than generic advice.
3. Get contact info and follow up within 48 hours. The best connections require follow-through.
4. Think long-term. These students will be peers, collaborators, or leaders within 5-10 years. Invest accordingly.
5. Be generous. The karma economy is real, and generosity compounds.

Why You Should Attend

If you work in tech policy, AI governance, or national security

• Hear how the next generation thinks about tech sovereignty, privacy, and human agency
• Understand the perspectives of those who will implement (or revise) today’s policy choices
• Meet students who will be tomorrow’s policymakers, diplomats, and thought leaders
• Sharpen your own thinking by engaging with people who question your assumptions

If you’re an engineer, researcher, or technical leader

• See how students with technical backgrounds think about societal implications
• Discover talent: students who combine coding skill with policy sophistication are rare
• Get fresh perspectives on problems you’ve worked on for years
• Reconnect with the idealism that brought you into this field

If you’re a founder or startup operator

• Meet potential future hires, co-founders, or advisors
• Learn how the next generation views startups, innovation, and risk-taking
• Understand how younger users think about privacy, agency, and technology
• Build relationships with students who might join your team or start competing companies

If you’re an investor

• Understand how the next generation frames value, risk, and opportunity
• Meet exceptionally talented students years before they become founders
• Sharpen your thesis on Korea-US collaboration, tech sovereignty, and AI governance
• Discover where tomorrow’s competitive advantages might emerge

If you’re an educator or mentor

• See what peer institutions’ students are working on
• Connect with students who might join your research group or program
• Build partnerships for future educational collaborations
• Experience a model of cross-generational, cross-cultural learning

If you’re a Nexus community member

• Participate in our most unique event of the year
• Invest in relationships that will define the next decade of Korea-US collaboration
• Experience reverse mentoring firsthand
• Celebrate the community’s commitment to building bridges across generations

If you’re exploring career directions

• Meet students navigating similar questions about tech, policy, and purpose
• Hear practitioners reflect on their own career paths
• Discover what bilingual, bicultural careers in AI and policy look like
• Find inspiration and practical guidance

Three Forms of Value - Why This Benefits Everyone

Hyein Kim (KASC Chair) framed this colloquium around three value propositions. We think they’re exactly right.

1. Fresh Insight (Reverse Mentoring)

Students today are AI natives. They grew up with algorithmic feeds, surveillance capitalism, filter bubbles, and privacy trade-offs as background conditions of life—not as new phenomena requiring explanation.

Their perspectives on privacy, agency, and tech sovereignty aren’t naive. They’re informed by lived experience that older generations don’t have.

When a student says “privacy is dead,” they’re not being cynical—they’re reporting what they observe. When they question whether individual consent is a meaningful framework in an age of ambient data collection, they’re not confused—they’re thinking clearly about power asymmetries that policy often ignores.

Practitioners benefit from hearing these perspectives—not because students have all the answers, but because they ask different questions.

2. Future Network

The students at this colloquium won’t stay students.

Within 5 years, they’ll be:

• Engineers at Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, startups, research labs
• Policymakers in Washington, Seoul, Brussels, international organizations
• Founders raising Series A, shipping products, hiring teams
• Researchers publishing papers, advising governments, shaping discourse
• Investors making bets on the next wave of AI companies
• Diplomats negotiating tech agreements between nations

The relationships you build today become the collaborations of tomorrow.

Investing time in students is not charity. It’s strategy. The people you mentor, advise, or simply treat with respect today will remember—and when they’re in positions of influence, those relationships matter.

3. Talent Spotting

KASC students represent exceptional talent:

• Bilingual/bicultural fluency: Speaking Korean and English is table stakes. Understanding both Korean and American cultural contexts is rare.
• Interdisciplinary thinking: Students who combine engineering with policy, or economics with philosophy, are exactly who you want on your team.
• Academic excellence: KASC selects from top-tier universities in both countries. These are students who could go anywhere—and chose to spend their summer building Korea-US bridges.
• Demonstrated initiative: They’re not waiting for someone to tell them what matters. They’re researching, writing, debating, and leading.

This colloquium is your chance to meet them before everyone else does.

The best hires, co-founders, and collaborators are often people you meet years before you work together. This is that meeting.

Target Audience

Everyone who cares about the future of Korea-US collaboration, AI governance, and cross-generational learning!

• Current Nexus members and past forum attendees
• Technology practitioners (engineers, researchers, product leaders)
• Policy professionals (government, think tanks, advocacy organizations)
• Founders and startup operators
• Investors (VC, corporate venture, angels)
• Educators and academic researchers
• Students and early-career professionals
• Anyone working at the intersection of Korea and Silicon Valley
• Anyone committed to building the next generation of tech leaders

Special invitation to:

• Practitioners interested in reverse mentoring and fresh perspectives
• Anyone building Korea-US bridges in technology, policy, or education
• Mentors and advisors willing to invest time in student development
• Organizations exploring partnerships with universities or student groups
• Nexus members who want to experience our most unique event of the year

About the Venue - Stanford University

This colloquium takes place at Stanford University—the intellectual and entrepreneurial heart of Silicon Valley.

Stanford has been the birthplace of Google, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo, LinkedIn, and countless other companies that shaped the modern technology landscape. It’s where theory meets practice, where research becomes products, and where students become founders.

Hosting this event at Stanford is symbolically perfect.

KASC students get to experience one of the world’s most important technology institutions. Nexus practitioners return to a campus where many of them studied, taught, or began their careers. And the setting reinforces the message: the next generation belongs here, contributing to the conversations that shape the future.

(Specific building and room details will be announced closer to the event date.)

How This Fits Nexus’s Mission

Nexus exists to explore and advance AI’s comprehensive landscape while elevating community and giving back to society.

This colloquium embodies all three pillars:

1. Explore & Lead

Tech sovereignty and human agency sit at the intersection of technology, policy, ethics, philosophy, and geopolitics—exactly the kind of comprehensive exploration Nexus pursues. Bringing students into this conversation ensures we’re not just exploring today’s questions, but also the questions the next generation will inherit.

2. Elevate Community

The strongest communities span generations. When experienced practitioners take students seriously—listening, critiquing, mentoring, and connecting—everyone grows. Students gain confidence and clarity. Practitioners gain perspective and humility. And the community becomes richer.

3. Give Back to Society

Investing in the next generation is giving back. Every minute spent mentoring a student, every introduction made, every piece of advice offered—that’s how knowledge, networks, and values transfer across generations. This is Nexus at its best: not just talking about the future, but actively shaping it.

Final Thoughts - Why This Matters

We live in a moment where the decisions we make about AI, data, sovereignty, and human agency will echo for decades. The students at this colloquium didn’t choose this moment. They inherited it. But they’re rising to meet it with seriousness, sophistication, and a determination to build something better than what they were handed.

They deserve our attention. They deserve our respect. And they deserve our investment.

This colloquium is that investment. Come to hear fresh perspectives. Stay to build relationships that will matter for decades. Leave convinced that the next generation is ready—and that our job is to support them, challenge them, and learn from them.

See you at Stanford on July 29th.

We will see you all there!

Best regards,
Nexus Committee

Special thanks to Hyein Kim (KASC Chair) and the entire KASC 19th Delegation for this remarkable partnership. We’re honored to be part of your Silicon Valley experience.

This FAQ will be updated regularly as AI Nexus evolves. Check back for the latest information.

Introduction

This FAQ addresses common questions about AI Nexus and its relationship to K-PAI. If you have additional questions not covered here, please reach out to the AI Nexus Leadership or ask questions (freely) in AI Nexus Kakaotalk chatroom.

Core Questions

What is AI Nexus?

Silicon Valley AI Nexus (AI Nexus) is a nonprofit organization that evolved as a sister organization of K-PAI. It explores AI’s comprehensive landscape — spanning technology, industry, markets, entrepreneurship, investment, societal impact, ethics, and philosophy — while fostering a thriving community and contributing to society through education, research, and the AI & Humanity Council.

AI Nexus hosts monthly forums, facilitates interest groups, and maintains partnerships with institutions — including KOTRA SV, KIC SV, and KASPA — universities such as Stanford University, MIT, Seoul National University (SNU), KAIST, and POSTECH — and public-sector entities including the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco. The organization also produces thought leadership on AI’s transformative impact on humanity.

Where does K-PAI go from here?

K-PAI continues operating under its founding vision: “Creating and nurturing new fields where Korea becomes the best industrially and academically.” K-PAI Forum continues with this mission.

The existing K-PAI chatroom remains active, and K-PAI Forum activities continue as before.

Why create AI Nexus separately?

K-PAI’s growth over 18 months created a genuine inflection point: the community has organically expanded well beyond its founding focus on privacy-preserving AI into policy, medicine, ethics, climate, and more. Rather than forcing a compromise that would dilute either direction, the decision was made to let both missions flourish on their own terms. K-PAI remains dedicated to its founding vision — “creating and fostering new fields where Korea becomes the best industrially and academically.” AI Nexus embraces the broader horizons the community itself created: AI’s holistic impact on technology, society, policy, ethics, and humanity.

Is this a “split” or “spin-off”?

Neither! This is similar to creating a new interest group within a broader community. AI Nexus operates as an independent organization with its own mission, governance, and activities—much like how the Bio/Medical/Data Group or Legal Professionals Group operate independently while maintaining connections to the broader community.

K-PAI continues. AI Nexus launches. Both coexist. Members can participate in both if they choose.

Do I need to choose between K-PAI and AI Nexus?

No. You can participate in both, either, or neither based on which activities and vision resonate with you. There is no requirement to choose sides or declare exclusive allegiance.

Many members will likely find value in both communities depending on their interests and professional goals.

Membership & Participation

How do I join AI Nexus?

Step 1 — Qualify: Attend any single K-PAI or AI Nexus event—whether in person or remotely via our live broadcast. This includes AI Nexus forums, K-PAI forums, and partner co-hosted events (e.g., KIC × AI Nexus, Consulate General × AI Nexus). They all count! Therefore K-PAI members are automatically qualified to be AI Nexus Members!

Step 2 — Join: Click here to join the AI Nexus Members KakaoTalk chatroom and get approved by Sunghee Yun—that’s it, you’re in!

No fees: AI Nexus membership is earned through participation, not purchased. There are no membership fees.

I’m already a K-PAI member. Am I automatically an AI Nexus member?

You’re automatically qualified!

Simply click here to join the AI Nexus Members KakaoTalk chatroom and get approved by Sunghee Yun—that’s it, you’re an AI Nexus Member!

What about existing interest groups (Bio/Medical/Data, Legal Professionals, Open Table, etc.)?

All existing interest groups continue operating and are now formally part of AI Nexus’s community structure. If you’re already in an interest group, you remain in it. Groups operate independently and are not affected by organizational structure.

New interest groups continue forming organically as members identify shared interests.

What happens to MOUs and partnerships (SNU, KOTRA, KIC, LG, etc.)?

Institutional partnerships and MOUs related to educational programs, collaborative forums, and external activities are managed by AI Nexus. These partnerships continue without interruption.

Which forums are K-PAI vs. AI Nexus?

AI Nexus forums and events include all forums and events organized by Sunghee Yun and the AI Nexus leadership team—covering topics like AI in healthcare, semiconductors, AI Agents, robotics, legal frontiers, ethical issues with AI, quantum computing, etc.

K-PAI forums are those organized with the academic and industrial excellence mission.

Upcoming forums will clearly indicate which organization is hosting.

Vision & Mission

What is AI Nexus’s vision?

AI Nexus’s vision rests on three pillars:

1. Explore & Lead. In Silicon Valley, the global vanguard of cutting-edge AI, we explore and advance the comprehensive landscape of artificial intelligence—from technology and industry to markets, entrepreneurship, investment, societal impact, and philosophy.

2. Elevate Community. We cultivate the values, relationships, and collective wisdom that transform individuals into a thriving community.

3. Give Back to Society. We channel our insights, connections, and innovations into tangible contributions that serve the broader world.

Practical Questions

Will there be two separate chatrooms?

Yes. The existing K-PAI chatroom continues operating. A separate AI Nexus Members chatroom exists for qualified AI Nexus members (those who have attended any K-PAI or AI Nexus event, in person or remotely).

Therefore EVERYONE in the current K-PAI chatroom is readily qualified to join AI Nexus chatroom!

You can be in both chatrooms if you’re qualified for both.

How do I know which events to attend?

All AI Nexus events will be clearly marked as “AI Nexus” in announcements, social media posts, and registration pages. Check https://sv-ai-nexus.github.io for upcoming AI Nexus forums and events.

K-PAI events organized will be announced separately through K-PAI channels.

Can I still access AI Nexus resources if I’m not a member?

AI Nexus forums are open to everyone—members and non-members alike. You don’t need to be a qualified member to attend forums, though qualification (attending any single event) is required to join the Members chatroom and access certain member-exclusive opportunities.

Public resources like the AI & Humanity Council reports, educational content, and thought leadership publications are freely accessible to everyone.

What about past forum attendance? Does it count toward AI Nexus qualification?

If you have attended any forum organized by K-PAI, that counts toward AI Nexus qualification—you’re already qualified!

Contact leadership if you’re unsure about your qualification status.

I have a startup. Can I still pitch at AI Nexus forums?

Yes! AI Nexus integrates 2-3 member startup pitches into every forum. This provides founders with visibility to investors, corporate partners, and potential customers. Apply through the AI Nexus Members chatroom or contact leadership.

I’m part of a university partnership. Does anything change?

University partnerships continue under AI Nexus without interruption. Educational programs, Silicon Valley immersion experiences, internship matching, and collaborative research initiatives all proceed as planned under AI Nexus.

If you’re a university contact or student participant, nothing changes in your day-to-day interactions.

Leadership & Governance

Who leads AI Nexus?

Board of Directors (6 members):

• Sunghee Yun (Chair)
• Minha Hwang (AI Master)
• Bo Hyoung (Jeff) Lee (Legal Affairs Advisor)
• MiSook Chung (Community Engagement Chair)
• Sue Kim (Marketing Leader)
• Youngwook (Hayden) Song (Legal Affairs Advisor)

See the full committee structure.

Technical & Logistical

Where can I find AI Nexus online?

• Website: https://sv-ai-nexus.github.io (primary site)
• Committee page: https://sv-ai-nexus.github.io/committee
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kpainexus
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sv-ai-nexus/
• Members chatroom: https://invite.kakao.com/tc/WILY3ul3un

How do I stay updated on AI Nexus activities?

• Attend forums (announcements at each event)
• Join the AI Nexus Members chatroom (after qualifying)
• Follow AI Nexus on Instagram and LinkedIn
• Check https://sv-ai-nexus.github.io regularly for announcements
• Subscribe to email updates (contact AI Nexus Leadership)

Community & Culture

Is AI Nexus only for Korean or Korean-American professionals?

No. While AI Nexus has roots in the Korean professional community in Silicon Valley, the mission—exploring AI’s comprehensive impact on humanity—is universal. Forums, interest groups, and the AI & Humanity Council’s work are conducted in both English and Korean, and open to anyone who shares the commitment to understanding AI through a holistic, human-centered lenses.

Community diversity across nationalities, disciplines, industries, and perspectives is one of AI Nexus’s greatest strengths.

What makes AI Nexus different from other AI communities?

Three fundamental differences:

1. Holistic scope. Most AI communities focus on technology. AI Nexus spans technology, industry, markets, entrepreneurship, law, policy, ethics, philosophy, psychology, and existential questions (e.g., AI & Humanity Council).

2. Contribution-based belonging. Membership is earned through participation, not purchased. Board membership and leadership positions follow the same principle: they are earned through demonstrated contribution to the community’s mission and sustained engagement with its work. Academic credentials, professional titles, and industry reputation are valued—but they do NOT substitute for actual contribution. This ensures that governance reflects genuine commitment and creates networks built on trust and mutual accountability.

3. Action-oriented impact. AI Nexus produces actionable reports that guide governments, launches companies that create economic value, delivers educational programs that transform careers, and builds a community that generates real connections daily.

How can I contribute to AI Nexus?

Multiple pathways:

• Attend and engage at forums (ask questions, network, and share insights)
• Join interest groups that match your expertise or interests
• Volunteer for committees (Board of Directors, AI & Humanity Council, Vision & Principles Committees, Program & Content Committee, and Tech & Social Media Committees)
• Contribute to the AI & Humanity Council (research, peer review, and expertise)
• Organize forums as part of Program & Content Committee or a one-time volunteer!
• Mentor community members (startups, career transitions, and technical skills)
• Spread the word (invite colleagues, share content, and write testimonials)
• Sponsor or partner (corporate sponsorships and university collaborations)

Contact AI Nexus Leadership to discuss how your skills and interests can contribute.

Final Thoughts

AI Nexus represents an evolution born from the community’s organic growth and diverse aspirations. It doesn’t replace K-PAI—it complements it by serving those drawn to a holistic, global, human-centered approach to AI’s transformative impact.

Whether you participate in K-PAI, AI Nexus, both, or neither, what matters most is that you’re part of a community genuinely committed to understanding AI’s role in humanity’s future.

We’re building something meaningful together. Join us!

Questions? Reach out to AI Nexus Leadership or Sunghee Yun, Co-Founder & Leader & Chair of AI Nexus.

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Invitation

🩺 THE SILICON STETHOSCOPE IS HERE! 🩺

Join us for Nexus’s 18th Forum — an evening of talks, panel discussion, dinner, and networking connecting Korea’s clinical frontline with Silicon Valley’s AI-driven healthcare vision. Generously sponsored by KIC Silicon Valley.

   

• Date: 25-Jun-2026 (thu)
• Time: 5pm - 8pm
• Venue: Alaska @ KOTRA
• Speakers
  • Jong Hyeok Kim, MD, PhD - Asan Medical Center
  • Sunghee Yun - Co-Founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio / Co-Founder & CEO @ Erudio Bio Korea / Co-Founder & Leader of Nexus

Event Schedule

Come for the healthcare AI vision. Stay for the clinical reality. Leave with sharper questions, better connections, and a clearer view of where medicine is heading.

• Please RSVP via this link!
• Please visit Nexus Membership to learn about our Nexus membership for qualification and all exclusive perks you can enjoy!
• Join us at Nexus Members Kakaotalk Chatroom using this info (if you’re qualified)!

Read more: Why This Forum Matters · Nexus × KIC Silicon Valley Partnership · Why You Should Attend · Target Audience

Talk Details

Talk 1 – Korea’s Medical Reality and the Future of Healthcare AI

Speaker – Jong Hyeok Kim, MD, PhD - Asan Medical Center

Korea’s hospital system offers one of the most important real-world windows into the future of healthcare. With high patient volumes, sophisticated specialists, strong diagnostic infrastructure, and a culture of preventive screening and hospital-centered care, Korea’s medical ecosystem provides a uniquely valuable perspective on what healthcare AI must actually accomplish.

This talk will explore healthcare AI from the viewpoint of clinical reality:

• What problems do physicians and hospitals actually need solved?
• Where can AI reduce burden rather than create more work?
• What kinds of data, validation, and workflow integration matter most?
• Why do many promising technologies fail to cross the gap between demo and deployment?
• How can AI tools become clinically useful, trustworthy, and scalable?

Why This Matters to Nexus

AI in healthcare cannot be built from Silicon Valley imagination alone. It must be grounded in real medical workflows, real patients, real incentives, real institutional constraints, and real clinical judgment. Dr. Kim’s perspective from Asan Medical Center will help our community understand what healthcare AI looks like from inside one of Korea’s leading medical environments.

For AI builders, founders, investors, and researchers, this session provides the reality check that every serious healthcare innovation needs.

Talk 2 – Silicon Valley’s AI Vision for Diagnostics, Drug Discovery, and Biomedical Intelligence

Speaker – Sunghee Yun - Co-Founder & CTO @ Erudio Bio / Co-Founder & CEO @ Erudio Bio Korea / Co-Founder & Leader of Nexus

Silicon Valley sees healthcare as one of the largest and most important frontiers for AI. Foundation models, agents, computational biology, diagnostics platforms, drug discovery engines, and clinical decision support systems are converging into what some call the “trillion dollar moment” in healthcare AI.

But which parts of this vision are real? What does it take to go from research paper to clinical deployment? What role can Korea play? And how should founders, engineers, physicians, and investors think about healthcare AI beyond the hype?

This talk will explore:

• The major AI-driven healthcare trends (diagnostics, drug discovery, clinical AI, biomedical intelligence)
• Why healthcare AI is fundamentally different from other AI domains
• What separates promising demos from scalable commercial systems
• Korea’s strategic advantages in healthcare AI validation and deployment
• Erudio Bio’s journey building AI-powered cancer diagnostics across US and Korean markets
• What the next 5-10 years might bring in AI-driven medicine

Why This Matters to Nexus

Healthcare is simultaneously one of the most hyped and most difficult domains for AI adoption. Understanding both the genuine opportunities and the real constraints is essential for anyone building, investing in, or working with healthcare AI. This session connects Silicon Valley ambition to clinical and commercial reality.

Panel Discussion – Connecting Medical Reality, AI Vision, and Korea-Silicon Valley Collaboration

Moderator – Bo Hyoung (Jeff) Lee, JD, PhD – Bioscience & Technology Regulation Attorney @ Shin & Kim / Stanford Law & Biosciences Fellow (LL.M. candidate)

Panelists

• Jong Hyeok Kim, MD, PhD - Asan Medical Center
• Sunghee Yun - Co-Founder & CTO / CEO / Leader @ Erudio Bio / Erudio Bio Korea / Nexus
• Gordon G. Park – Neuroscientist & Health care specialist @ VA Palo Alto / Stanford Pathology Affiliate / Co-Founder & CEO @ PathoBrainSeq / Science Advisor @ Wingstabio
• Jongmin Sung – Knowledge Engineer @ Sailplane.ai / AI Systems Architect / Biotech and Drug Discovery Advisor and Scout
• Natalie Huh – Associate at Quinn Emanuel

Potential Discussion Topics

• What are the most urgent healthcare problems AI should solve first?
• Where is Silicon Valley overestimating or underestimating the difficulty of healthcare?
• What can Korean hospitals teach AI founders and investors?
• How should clinical validation shape healthcare AI startups?
• What kinds of healthcare data are actually useful?
• How can AI support doctors without replacing clinical judgment?
• What makes Korea a powerful testbed or launchpad for healthcare innovation?
• What should founders avoid when building healthcare AI companies?
• How do diagnostics, drug discovery, and clinical care converge in the AI era?

Questions from the floor are highly encouraged!

Nexus forums are not one-way lectures. They are community conversations. If you are a physician, researcher, founder, engineer, investor, operator, student, or simply someone curious about the future of medicine, this panel is your chance to ask the hard and useful questions.

Dinner & Networking

7pm - 8pm Generously sponsored by KIC Silicon Valley

After the talks and panel discussion, we will continue the evening with dinner and networking, made possible by the generous sponsorship of KIC Silicon Valley.

This is where many of the most valuable Nexus moments happen: the follow-up question after the talk, the introduction to someone working on the same problem, the founder meeting a clinical advisor, the physician meeting an AI engineer, the investor hearing a new thesis, the student discovering a new career path.

Professional Connections

• Meet physicians, AI researchers, founders, investors, and operators
• Connect with people working across healthcare, diagnostics, bioAI, and medical technology
• Discover potential collaborators, advisors, customers, or partners
• Build relationships across the Korea-Silicon Valley healthcare innovation corridor

Technical Exchange

• Discuss healthcare AI deployment challenges
• Explore clinical validation and real-world data questions
• Share perspectives on diagnostics, computational biology, and medical AI
• Debate what is practical now versus what still requires research

Cross-Pollination

• Physicians meet AI builders
• Founders meet clinical experts
• Engineers meet healthcare operators
• Investors meet domain specialists
• Korean healthcare perspectives meet Silicon Valley startup energy

Cultural Community

• Reconnect with Nexus friends
• Welcome new members interested in healthcare and AI
• Strengthen the Korean professional network in Silicon Valley
• Build the trust that makes meaningful collaboration possible

Pro Tips for Networking Success

1. Ask practical questions! Healthcare rewards specificity. Ask what actually happens in the clinic.
2. Bridge languages and domains! Translate between medical, technical, business, and regulatory perspectives.
3. Make useful introductions! “You should meet…” is still one of the most powerful phrases in Silicon Valley.
4. Follow up within 48 hours! The best conversations become real collaborations only when followed by action.
5. Think beyond hype! Healthcare AI needs builders who respect both ambition and reality.

Why This Forum Matters

Healthcare is entering one of the most consequential transformations of our lifetime.

On one side, Korea represents one of the world’s most sophisticated, data-rich, and operationally advanced medical environments—with high patient throughput, dense hospital networks, strong clinical discipline, and a healthcare culture that touches almost every citizen. On the other side, Silicon Valley is building the AI infrastructure, computational platforms, foundation models, agents, bioinformatics systems, and venture-backed companies that promise to reshape how medicine is delivered, measured, automated, and improved.

The question is no longer whether AI will transform healthcare. The real question is:

How do we connect medical reality with AI ambition?

Three questions define the next era:

1. What does healthcare AI look like when viewed from inside the hospital? Physicians and hospital systems face practical constraints that AI builders often underestimate: workflow burden, liability, reimbursement, data quality, patient trust, clinical validation, and integration into existing care pathways.

2. How can Silicon Valley’s AI vision become clinically useful rather than merely technically impressive? Foundation models, agents, multimodal AI, diagnostics, and computational biology can be transformative—but only if they solve real clinical and operational problems.

3. Why is Korea uniquely positioned in this transformation? Korea combines advanced hospitals, strong health check-up culture, high digital adoption, dense clinical infrastructure, world-class manufacturing, and deep technical talent. This creates a powerful bridge between medical reality and AI innovation.

Jun-2026 Nexus Forum will explore these questions through two talks and a panel discussion with questions from the floor.

Nexus × KIC Silicon Valley: A Strategic Partnership for Innovation

We are proud to announce that KIC Silicon Valley is generously sponsoring the dinner for this forum!

This sponsorship represents the beginning of an exciting and multi-dimensional partnership between Nexus and KIC Silicon Valley. Together, we are committed to building a dynamic ecosystem that connects Korean innovation with Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial energy across multiple fronts:

Collaborative Initiatives

• Joint Events: Co-hosting forums, workshops, and networking gatherings that bring together the brightest minds in AI, healthcare, biotech, and entrepreneurship
• Business Development: Supporting startups and scale-ups navigating the Korea-Silicon Valley corridor through mentorship, introductions, and strategic guidance
• Academic Partnerships: Collaborating with leading institutions including Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and Korean universities to bridge academic research with commercial innovation
• Government Engagement: Working with South Korean government entities and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea at San Francisco to strengthen bilateral innovation ties
• Cross-Border Innovation: Facilitating technology transfer, talent exchange, and market entry strategies for companies expanding between Korea and the United States

Nexus’s Collaboration Philosophy

Nexus has always been built on the principle of ceaseless collaboration across boundaries—academic, industrial, governmental, and cultural. Our partnerships span:

• Academia: Leading universities (Stanford, Berkeley, SNU, KAIST, Korea University) contributing research insights, talent pipelines, and validation frameworks
• Industry: Technology companies, biotech startups, healthcare systems, and investment firms building the future of AI and medicine
• Government: Korean and US government agencies, consulates, trade organizations (KOTRA, KITA), and innovation support programs strengthening bilateral ties
• Community: Korean professionals, researchers, founders, investors, and students creating the social infrastructure that makes everything else possible

This partnership with KIC Silicon Valley amplifies our ability to serve as a bridge institution—connecting people, ideas, capital, technology, and opportunity across the Pacific.

What This Means for Our Community

• More resources for Korean founders and innovators entering Silicon Valley
• Stronger connections between Korean institutions and Silicon Valley ecosystems
• Enhanced networking opportunities across government, academia, and industry
• Greater visibility for Korean innovation in AI, biotech, and healthcare
• Expanded access to mentorship, funding, and strategic partnerships

We thank KIC Silicon Valley for their generous support and look forward to many years of impactful collaboration ahead!

Why You Should Attend

If you’re a physician or healthcare professional

• Share the real problems that AI builders need to understand
• Learn how Silicon Valley is thinking about healthcare transformation
• Meet engineers, founders, and investors interested in clinical collaboration
• Help shape technologies before they reach the hospital

If you’re an AI/ML engineer or researcher

• Understand what healthcare AI requires beyond model performance
• Learn about clinical workflow, validation, and adoption constraints
• Discover opportunities in diagnostics, biomedical data, and clinical decision support
• Meet physicians and healthcare operators who can ground your work in reality

If you’re a founder or startup employee

• Learn where healthcare AI opportunities are real
• Understand what hospitals, physicians, and patients actually need
• Explore Korea-Silicon Valley go-to-market pathways
• Connect with potential advisors, collaborators, investors, and early partners

If you’re an investor

• Hear grounded perspectives on healthcare AI from both clinical and startup viewpoints
• Understand why Korea may be a strategic bridge for healthcare innovation
• Meet founders, physicians, and technical experts in the Nexus community
• Sharpen your thesis around diagnostics, bioAI, clinical AI, and medical infrastructure

If you work in diagnostics, biotech, or drug discovery

• Explore how AI connects biological measurement to clinical and therapeutic impact
• Discuss the convergence of diagnostics, computational biology, and biomedical intelligence
• Meet people working at the intersection of data, biology, medicine, and computation

If you’re exploring career transitions

• Discover one of the most important frontiers for AI talent
• Meet people working across hospitals, startups, research, and investment
• Learn what skills matter in healthcare AI
• Find inspiration for your next professional chapter

If you’re part of Nexus’s community

• Reconnect with friends from past forums
• Welcome new members interested in healthcare AI
• Participate in a timely conversation with enormous social and economic importance
• Celebrate the relationships that make everything else possible

Target Audience

Everyone who is or wants to be part of the Nexus community!

• Current Nexus members
• Past forum attendees
• Physicians, clinicians, and healthcare operators
• AI/ML engineers and researchers
• Founders and startup employees
• Investors and business leaders
• Diagnostics, biotech, and drug discovery professionals
• Students and early-career professionals interested in healthcare AI
• Anyone navigating the Korea-Silicon Valley innovation corridor
• Anyone passionate about building useful, responsible, and clinically grounded AI

Special invitation to:

• Healthcare professionals curious about AI
• AI builders curious about medicine
• Founders exploring healthcare, diagnostics, or bioAI
• Investors developing a healthcare AI thesis
• Korean and Korean-American professionals building bridges between Korea and Silicon Valley

We will see you all there!

Best regards,
Nexus Committee