Gabriel Sherman
Helping AI safety communicate effectively, in support of policy that keeps us safe.
Building the AI Safety Policy Advocacy Playbook · Utah Responsible AI Community Engagement
Independent AI policy researcher in Salt Lake City.
I work on reducing risks from powerful AI systems through governance, policy, and communication. Co-Lead of community engagement for Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium. I'm interested in frontier AI verification and auditing, policy communication strategies, and talking to lawmakers.
OAIP Expert Database brief
A policy proposal to connect Utah legislators with vetted independent AI experts during bill drafting. Developed through BlueDot Impact's Frontier AI Governance course.
Read the brief →Recent thinking.
What I'm building.
AI Safety Policy Advocacy Playbook
A guide for AI safety advocates on how to prepare for the policy windows that an AI-related crisis will open.
AI Governance Stakeholder Map
An interactive map of 270+ actors shaping AI governance globally.
Community Engagement SIG
Co-leading Utah's Responsible AI Community Consortium SIG on community engagement — building bridges between residents and policymakers.
The Big Year
A year-long challenge competition I co-created and run for a close group of friends, pushing each other to do absurd, ambitious, and meaningful things — capped by a group tropical vacation to celebrate what we actually pulled off.
What I'm reading.
Three I return to often. The full list lives on the resources page.
- 80,000 Hours My main entry point for thinking about how to spend a career on the biggest problems.
- High Agency A constant reference for what it actually means to be a high-agency person.
- James Clear — Building an Identity The clearest reframing of habits I've read: change who you think you are, not what you do.
A little more.
Independent AI policy researcher in Salt Lake City, applying a background in science communication to reducing risks from powerful AI systems. Outside work: bachata, bikepacking, ceramics, bouldering, and slowly trying to meditate more.