A global academy & fund
Advancing AIfor humanity
Incubation centers, a world conference series, and a community of builders, researchers, and institutions — advancing artificial intelligence ethically, globally, and in the open.
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Conference series
Five cities, one year
Rome, San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Dubai — each anchored by a local incubation center and partner network.
Dubai
AI Innovation Summit at the Versace Hotel Dubai — a strategic hub for AI & tech community engagement. 300+ attendees blending academia, industry, and investment across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Tokyo
AI in Asia-Pacific Summit — AI innovation meets Eastern wisdom. Robotics, hardware, language technologies, and the physical-world AI stack across a region home to 60% of the world's population.
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Hong Kong
Global AI Investment Summit — the nexus of AI innovation and global capital. Where ambitious AI startups, venture capital, institutional investors, and corporate partners converge.
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Princeton + Newark
The grand opening of the Princeton Newark Incubation Center (PNIC) — the AI Academy's flagship US site. A dual ribbon-cutting across two locations in Princeton and Newark, New Jersey, inaugurating the first real-world platform for human-centered AI.
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Rome
The second Rome flagship — returning to Campo Santo Teutonico in Vatican City. The Vatican-adjacent dialogue on AI ethics, founder support, and the academy's growing global network.
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RomeFlagship
The flagship gathering of the AI Academy 2026 series, held at Campo Santo Teutonico in Vatican City. Convening builders, ethicists, and institutional partners around the Rome Call for AI ethics and AI in service of humanity.
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San Francisco
Silicon Valley's premier AI ethics conference — frontier labs meet the academy. A two-day working summit on applied AI, ethics, transparency, and the next cohort of founders. 200+ attendees.
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What we do
An academy, a network, a fund
01Incubation Centers
Research, residencies, and venture formation across a growing global network of centers.
02World Conferences
An annual series convening builders, ethicists, and institutions across five cities.
03Community & Fund
A membership network and fund backing founders building AI for the common good.
Our thesis
The defining technology of the century must be built in service of humanity — openly, ethically, and for everyone.
The AI Academy — Princeton · Newark · Rome · London · San Francisco · Tokyo · Hong Kong · Dubai
In good company
Built with institutions
Convening universities, frontier labs, foundations, and public institutions around a shared mission.
Universities
Frontier Labs
Foundations
Public Sector
Industry
Get involved
Build with the academy
Membership, incubation, and the conference series — open to founders, researchers, and partners worldwide.