Helping people understand how Power, Privacy and Policy will shape the next generation of artificial intelligence.
An initiative of the Global Local AI Foundation — registered U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit
The name holds three ideas together — and understanding all three is the fastest way to understand what GLAM is for.
AI research and innovation happen everywhere, all at once. Knowledge about how to build it safely and well should be shared just as widely.
Most people assume AI only exists in the cloud — and today, that's often true for the most powerful experiences. But that's changing fast: capable AI increasingly runs on phones, laptops and other local devices, with hybrid approaches emerging too. GLAM helps people understand when cloud, local and hybrid AI each make sense, today and as things evolve.
Education. Participation. Public engagement. Helping people understand AI well enough to have a real say in shaping its future.
Three simple pillars guide everything GLAM does.
Energy & Efficient Computing
Here, "Power" means electricity — not politics or corporate size. AI requires real electricity, computing resources and, often, significant water for cooling. Not every AI workload needs to run inside a hyperscale data centre — local, edge and hybrid AI can often perform tasks closer to where people live and work, reducing unnecessary infrastructure, latency and data movement. Power is about using compute wisely.
Choice, Trust & Control
AI doesn't always need to send personal information to the cloud. Local AI, on-device AI and hybrid AI are still maturing, but they're quickly becoming real options — and GLAM's goal is a future where that real choice exists for everyone, not just a few.
Sensible, Neutral Governance
Promoting transparency, open standards, healthy competition, consumer protections, and responsible innovation — GLAM stays politically neutral on how, not whether, AI should be governed well.
Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life. Today, most AI experiences rely on large cloud infrastructure — and in many cases, that's exactly the right choice. But AI is evolving rapidly. Powerful AI is increasingly running on phones, laptops, personal computers, vehicles and other local devices, and hybrid approaches are emerging that combine local intelligence with cloud services. GLAM believes the future isn't about replacing one approach with another. It's about helping people understand the choices, encouraging thoughtful innovation, and building technologies that are more private, resilient and energy-efficient where appropriate. Our movement is about being intentional.
To be clear: local AI for everyone is not here yet. Today it's mostly early adopters, developers and specific devices. GLAM exists to help build toward a future where capable, private, local and hybrid AI are real, practical options for everyone — not just those with the resources to seek them out.
Use the right AI. In the right place. For the right reason.
The Global Local AI Foundation (GLAF) is the independent research organization behind these ideas — publishing the studies, reports and evidence that inform everything GLAM teaches.
Explore the Research →A curated set of documentaries, courses, and organizations we think are worth your time. GLAM doesn't speak for them — we're just pointing you their way.
A 2026 documentary following AI's promise and risk through the eyes of a filmmaker becoming a parent.
Visit Website →The widely-shared presentation from Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin on AI's risks and how to navigate them.
Visit Website →A nonprofit working to align technology with humanity's best interests, not its worst impulses.
Visit Website →A free, friendly introduction to AI — no coding or math background required.
Visit Website →Andrew Ng's plain-language course on what AI can and can't do, built for non-technical learners.
Visit Website →The leading nonprofit defending civil liberties online, including privacy in the age of AI.
Visit Website →Working to keep the internet — and the AI increasingly built into it — open and healthy.
Visit Website →Defends the digital rights of people and communities at risk around the world.
Visit Website →Stanford's institute studying AI's impact on society, and publisher of the annual AI Index.
Visit Website →The U.S. government's practical framework for building and using trustworthy AI.
Visit Website →Global guidelines for AI that's innovative, trustworthy, and respects human rights.
Visit Website →A nonprofit tracking how automated decision-making affects people and society.
Visit Website →Fighting bias in AI systems and building a more equitable, accountable AI future.
Visit Website →A global volunteer movement advocating for a pause on the riskiest frontier AI development.
Visit Website →The U.S. chapter of PauseAI, organizing grassroots advocacy on AI safety policy.
Visit Website →A research institute examining the social implications of AI, from power to accountability.
Visit Website →GLAM — Global Local AI Mobilization — is a public, non-partisan movement powered by the Global Local AI Foundation, a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We're not a tech company and we don't sell anything. We're a community of people who think AI can be both powerful and trustworthy, and who want to help make that happen.
We believe the future of AI shouldn't be decided by a handful of companies alone. It should include everyone — technologists, educators, parents, policymakers, and the communities AI already touches every day.
At the heart of GLAM is a simple idea we call Intentional AI — choosing where AI runs and why, rather than defaulting to hyperscale cloud infrastructure out of habit.
That's why we focus on three simple things: making AI powerful enough to run locally, private enough to trust, and governed sensibly enough to benefit everyone.
GLAM is an initiative of the Global Local AI Foundation (GLAF), which conducts the independent research behind the movement. Learn more at globallocalai.org.
Whether you're a developer, an educator, or just someone who cares about where AI is headed — there's a place for you here.
Say hello, ask a question, or find out how to get involved:
contact@globallocalai.org