Why hydrogen?

Hydrogen is element one. It is the simplest atom, and the one everything else is built from.

That is our standard. We start with the fundamentals, explain them simply, and build up from there.

The Hydrogen Center for Artificial Intelligence publishes clear, independent, evidence-first writing on AI safety, security, and alignment, and on what AI means for the economy and everyday life. Like hydrogen, element one, we start from the fundamentals, explain them simply, and build up from there.

The Center was founded in Baltimore in 2026. It is an independent, nonpartisan publication. It publishes a weekly newsletter and guest op-eds every two weeks, and it welcomes contributors who disagree with it and with each other.

The Hydrogen Center is independent. It is not affiliated with any university, company, government, or political party.