Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative

This major evaluation report, co-authored by Troy Etulain, examines the five-year lifecycle of the Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence Initiative (EGAI). It emphasizes how meaningful ethical governance of AI requires moving beyond high-level principles to results-oriented accountability, multi-stakeholder institutional architectures, and durable capacity building.

Key findings focus on:

1) strengthening governance across public, private and civil society spheres;

2) institutionalizing ethical oversight rather than treating it as a one-off;

3) anchoring evaluation metrics around impact, practice change, and ecosystem growth (not just number of grants).

Etulain’s lens shines through in the call to design governance tools that are fit for context, measurable over time and linked to operational deployment—ensuring AI innovation remains aligned with human values, public interest and inclusion.