About Better Societies
An accelerator for the people solving the top 10 existential threats of AI.
Better Societies brings together AI safety researchers, founders, policymakers, activists, investors, and governments. We build the network and infrastructure they need to move faster on the problems that matter most.
Founder
Adrien Harrison
Adrien built Better Societies after watching EU AI Act compliance become a €250,000 to €1 million or more in Big Four fees, or a SaaS dashboard that produces checkboxes, not the Annex IV Technical Documentation procurement teams actually demand.
Better Societies is his answer to that gap: a practitioner-led firm that delivers the complete Articles 9-17 and 43-49 documentation stack in 6 weeks, drawing on the same research community that informed the regulation.
Prior to Better Societies: Adrien led growth and operations for multiple B2B ventures across Europe and Southeast Asia.
Why this work
AI's most serious risks don't have a single solution. They require coordinated effort across research, policy, business, and civil society; working together rather than in parallel.
Better Societies operates with 10+ confirmed AI safety experts from institutions including Yale, IEEE, Bristol Robotics Lab, UT Austin, and Sorbonne. Every program is shaped by the people defining AI safety standards globally.
The framework
The top 10 existential threats
Every program Better Societies runs is oriented around addressing these 10 threats. They guide who we work with and what we build.
- 01Misaligned superintelligence
- 02Adversarial AI and red-team threats
- 03Surveillance and biometric overreach
- 04Autonomous weapons
- 05Misinformation at scale
- 06Critical infrastructure attacks
- 07Bias and discrimination
- 08Privacy erosion
- 09Concentration of power
- 10Economic displacement
Programs
Three ways we operate
AI Safety Accelerator
For founders, researchers, policymakers, activists, investors, and governments advancing AI safety. The Accelerator provides network, infrastructure, and proof points to move faster.
Tell us about you →AI Safety Summit
Ongoing virtual summit with 10+ confirmed AI safety experts. Live masterclasses, deep-dive discussions, and frontline updates from the people defining AI safety standards globally.
Tell us about you →EU AI Act Compliance
Done-for-you documentation and conformity assessment for companies building high-risk AI systems. Regulator-acceptable documentation at a fraction of Big Four cost. 12-month audit defense included.
Learn about compliance →Expert network
Backed by real expertise
10+ confirmed AI safety experts from institutions including Yale, IEEE, Bristol Robotics Lab, UT Austin, and Sorbonne.
Roman Yampolskiy
AI Safety Researcher
University of Louisville
Wendell Wallach
AI Ethics Scholar
Yale University, United Nations
Alan Winfield
Robot Ethicist
Bristol Robotics Lab, IEEE
Risto Miikkulainen
Neuroevolution Researcher
UT Austin, Cognizant
Raja Chatila
AI Ethics Chair
Sorbonne University, IEEE
Alex Polyakov
AI Security Expert
Adversa AI
And 4+ more confirmed speakers. View all speakers
Help accelerate AI safety
Tell us who you are and what you're working on. We'll route you to the right program.