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Control AI US Inc is the US organization associated with the ControlAI campaign and is described as a 501(c)(4) social-welfare organization. Connor Leahy announced his move into its leadership in March 2026. Its records include US tax reporting and registered lobbying activity in Germany.
Control AI US Inc provides an organizational home for part of ControlAI’s political work. In March 2026, Connor Leahy announced that he was joining it after Conjecture’s operational ending. The retained initial US tax filing reports Andrea Miotti as president, treasurer and secretary for that reporting period.
Its activity extends beyond the United States. Germany’s lobbying register identifies the US organization and its authorized representation. A separate filing names it as the client of Amir Benjamin Balde, giving the investigation a specific commissioned lobbying relationship to follow.
The US filing also records a year-end amount due to a related organization, without identifying that counterparty. A fuller account of the campaign’s international finances therefore requires each legal organization’s own agreements and accounts. The current records already show why the US body matters: it carries representatives, activities and obligations in its own name.
US filings turn the campaign into a more concrete operating structure: a US legal entity reports lobbying expenses, named lobbyists and work directed at Congress. Control AI US reported USD120,000 for Q1 and USD80,000 for Q2 2026. The US reports identify Secure Future Research in their foreign-interest disclosures. The two quarters sum to USD200,000 in rounded expense estimates; contractor disclosures and foreign-entity contribution entries must not be added as independent spending without reconciliation.
Assessment updated 2026-09-13
Control AI US Inc → Amir Benjamin Balde
Registered March 2026
Balde names Control AI US as its client in the official R007864 version2 declaration valid from 16 March 2026. Rechecked against official JSON on 8 September 2026; this is the same declaration, not independent corroboration. Zero client receipts refer to 2025 and do not establish 2026 payment.
Control AI US Inc → Unnamed related organisation owed by Control AI US
Balance at 2025-12-31; beginning-of-period balance zero
Counterparty and liability basis unresolved; no UK-US transfer edge earned. Financial details: value: 20,955; currency: USD; kind: year-end liability stock, not payment or annual funding flow; period: Balance at 2025-12-31; beginning-of-period balance zero
Secure Future Research → Control AI US Inc
Checked 13 September 2026; event date unresolved
The US filings identify Secure Future Research Ltd in their foreign-entity disclosures; the quarterly narrative calls its interest generalized. This is a specific disclosed UK-US link. The form provides several alternative grounds for listing.
Andrea Miotti → Control AI US Inc
2025-02-04 through 2025-12-31; return signed 2026-06-23
Reports 6 hours/week and zero compensation, benefits and allowances; named books custodian. Does not establish current exclusive authority or erase later officers.
Control AI US Inc → US Congress — reported lobbying audience
2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30
Both quarterly reports name the Senate and House as lobbying audiences; neither identifies the officials contacted or attributes legislative wording.
Max Hernandez-Zapata → Control AI US Inc
2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30
The initial registration discloses prior congressional staff employment; both quarterly reports identify Hernandez-Zapata as a lobbyist.
Control AI US Inc → Control AI US Q1 2026 lobbying expenses
2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31
Control AI US reports USD120,000 for Q1 2026 under Method A. The figure is a rounded expense estimate, not a donation to a politician.
Control AI US Inc → Control AI US Q2 2026 lobbying expenses
2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30
Control AI US reports USD80,000 for Q2 2026 under Method A. Keep the period separate from the July17 filing date.
Control AI US Inc is separately identified in Germany's lobby register, where Miotti is CEO/authorized representative. The US board and inter-entity agreements were not established by this pass. [L04]
Read the research & sources ↗Germany provides a concrete contracted lobbying edge: CONTROL AI US INC is registered R007795 (first entry 19 Jan 2026; last update 16 Mar 2026), operating in its own interest through third parties. Consultant Amir Benjamin Balde's register R007864 identifies Control AI US INC as his client for political education on existential AI risks. His filing lists 0 euros received for that client during calendar 2025; this does not establish zero compensation in 2026. The organization's German financial fields still state no fully completed financial year; this is the registry's disclosed state, and should not be generalized after a 2025 US tax-return summary has surfaced elsewhere.
Read the research & sources ↗Andrea Miotti → Chief executive / representative → Control AI US Inc
2026 German registration
German register identifies authorized representative; complete US board not independently mapped.
Connor Leahy → US Executive Director → Control AI US Inc
2026-03 onward
March 2026 retrospective announced transition following Conjecture operational ending.
Control AI US Inc → Commissioned German lobbying → Amir Benjamin Balde
Registered March 2026
Balde names Control AI US as its client in the official R007864 version2 declaration valid from 16 March 2026. Rechecked against official JSON on 8 September 2026; this is the same declaration, not independent corroboration. Zero client receipts refer to 2025 and do not establish 2026 payment.
Control AI US Inc → reports amount due to → Unnamed related organisation owed by Control AI US
Balance at 2025-12-31; beginning-of-period balance zero
Counterparty and liability basis unresolved; no UK-US transfer edge earned.
Financial details: value: 20,955; currency: USD; kind: year-end liability stock, not payment or annual funding flow; period: Balance at 2025-12-31; beginning-of-period balance zero
Andrea Miotti → reported president treasurer and secretary → Control AI US Inc
2025-02-04 through 2025-12-31; return signed 2026-06-23
Reports 6 hours/week and zero compensation, benefits and allowances; named books custodian. Does not establish current exclusive authority or erase later officers.
Control AI US Inc → Reports USD120,000 lobbying expenses → Control AI US Q1 2026 lobbying expenses
2026-01-01 to 2026-03-31
Control AI US reports USD120,000 for Q1 2026 under Method A. The figure is a rounded expense estimate, not a donation to a politician.
Control AI US Inc → Reports USD80,000 lobbying expenses → Control AI US Q2 2026 lobbying expenses
2026-04-01 to 2026-06-30
Control AI US reports USD80,000 for Q2 2026 under Method A. Keep the period separate from the July17 filing date.
Control AI US Inc → Reports lobbying on ASI and loss-of-control risks → US Congress — reported lobbying audience
2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30
Both quarterly reports name the Senate and House as lobbying audiences; neither identifies the officials contacted or attributes legislative wording.
Max Hernandez-Zapata → Named lobbyist, Q1 and Q2 2026 → Control AI US Inc
2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30
The initial registration discloses prior congressional staff employment; both quarterly reports identify Hernandez-Zapata as a lobbyist.
Connor Leahy → Named lobbyist, Q1 and Q2 2026 → Control AI US Inc
2026-01-01 to 2026-06-30
Connor Leahy appears in the lobbyist lists of both first-half 2026 reports.
Nathan Morrison → Registers consulting relationship → Control AI US Inc
Event or period: 2026-03-19; checked 13 September 2026
Morrison registered Control AI US as his client on March19 and is listed among its Q2 lobbyists.
Secure Future Research → Disclosed foreign-entity interest in lobbying → Control AI US Inc
Checked 13 September 2026; event date unresolved
The US filings identify Secure Future Research Ltd in their foreign-entity disclosures; the quarterly narrative calls its interest generalized. This is a specific disclosed UK-US link. The form provides several alternative grounds for listing. The form alone does not identify which statutory listing trigger applies, establish UK-government funding, or assign control of a particular campaign.