AFI brings together the companies building agentic AI and the policymakers who will govern it — so the rules get written right.
Agentic AI systems don't just answer questions — they take actions, make decisions, and operate autonomously across complex workflows. They can browse the web, execute code, move money, and interact with other systems on behalf of users. This represents a fundamental shift in how AI operates in the world.
Most existing AI policy frameworks were designed for a different era — one of static models and human-in-the-loop outputs. Agentic systems require new thinking about accountability, interoperability, identity, and risk — and that thinking needs to happen now, before the policy window closes.
The Agentic Futures Initiative exists to ensure that policymakers have the knowledge, relationships, and frameworks they need to get this right.
Three commitments
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Most policy conversations about AI are abstract. We bring concrete technical knowledge into congressional offices, regulatory agencies, and international forums so that rules are grounded in how these systems actually function.
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The companies building agentic AI, the regulators overseeing it, and the industries being transformed by it rarely share a table. AFI creates the spaces — dinners, briefings, roundtables — where those conversations happen.
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We develop and advance policy positions on interoperability, data access, accountability, and identity that reflect the realities of agentic systems — and we engage the legislative and regulatory process to see them adopted.
How we work
Briefings, roundtables, and one-on-one meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to build baseline understanding of agentic AI technology and its policy implications.
Responses to Requests for Information, participation in agency proceedings, and direct engagement with regulators at the OCC, Treasury, NIST, FTC, and other key agencies.
Engagement with counterparts in the UK, EU, and other jurisdictions to ensure U.S. industry interests are represented in global AI governance conversations.
Recruiting and organizing the companies most invested in agentic AI's responsible development into a unified voice capable of sustained policy engagement.
Producing white papers, RFI responses, and legislative proposals that translate technical expertise into actionable policy frameworks.
Publishing resources, participating in conferences, and engaging press to broaden public understanding of agentic AI and the policy questions it raises.
Why join AFI
AFI membership gives you a seat at the table where agentic AI policy is being written — with the intelligence, relationships, and influence to shape it.
Regular policy briefings, regulatory intelligence reports, and analysis of legislative developments affecting AI agents.
Develop standards that safeguard innovation while addressing legitimate concerns from regulators and the public.
Build trusted connections with key regulatory and legislative stakeholders across Congress and the executive branch.
Early visibility into emerging policy trends, prospective legislative proposals, and anticipated regulations before they become compliance requirements.
Engage with a diverse coalition spanning AI agent developers, deployers, and users across B2B, consumer, healthcare, finance, and other critical sectors.
Be part of a unified coalition that speaks credibly on behalf of the AI agent community in Washington and beyond.