Think tank · Policy · Salt Lake City, Utah · Est. 2024
Abundance Institute is a mission-driven U.S. nonprofit focused on shaping the cultural and policy environment that enables emerging technologies—especially AI—to grow, “thrive,” and reach their potential. Its approach emphasizes (1) investing in talent development and “talent assembly,” (2) supporting a community of “optimists, founders, and innovators,” and (3) shaping public policies before emerging technologies go mainstream.
On its site, Abundance Institute frames its work around removing societal and policy barriers rather than slowing adoption, with specific productized initiatives including AI Opportunities (a continuously updated collection of AI use cases), AI Legislative Red Teaming (a tool for stress-testing proposed AI legislation), Nuclear Atlas (an interactive nuclear energy map), and Data Center Atlas (an interactive map of data centers). In policy channels, Abundance Institute authors public comments and briefs to federal agencies and congressional stakeholders, often arguing for pro-innovation federal approaches (including concerns about fragmented state-by-state regulation) and for governance approaches that preserve predictability and avoid overbroad constraints on infrastructure and deployment.
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A policy-oriented commentary connecting historical privacy anxieties around new camera technologies to modern concerns about invasive smart glasses and associated data infrastructure.
The Government Gets AI First. You Might Not Get It at All.An analysis criticizing the secrecy of a government early-access framework for advanced AI models and arguing that Congress should create a durable, predictable framework.
“Stop Them Damned Pictures”: Thomas Nast, Boss Tweed, Vanna White, and the Right to MockA commentary using historical and cultural references to discuss technology, regulation, and rights framing as they affect public discourse.
Tennessee Runs on Nuclear. Almost Nobody Knows It.A policy and energy commentary focused on nuclear generation and public awareness in Tennessee.
An FDA for AI Would Make America Less SafeAn argument opposing an FDA-style approach for AI governance, framing it as potentially less safe and less effective than alternative policy approaches.
From Atoms to Algorithms: Positioning Tennessee to be America’s Energy LeaderA policy brief connecting energy infrastructure and advanced technologies to regional competitiveness, with Tennessee as a case study.