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Brendan McCord
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Founder & Chair at Cosmos Institute
McCord founded the U.S. Department of Defense's first applied AI organization and helped write its first AI strategy. He now develops programs that bring philosophers and technologists together to build AI systems and institutions around human autonomy and flourishing.
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Background
Current role
Founder & Chair Oct 2023-presentCosmos Institute
Cosmos InstituteEducation
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Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Last editorial review: August 4, 2026