Alteram AI is a nonprofit organization on a mission to restore balance to how people encounter information in the age of artificial intelligence.
When you ask today's AI assistants about a contested topic — immigration, nuclear energy, dietary science, economic policy — you get one answer. One perspective. One framing. But on the issues that matter most, there is rarely one answer. There are multiple legitimate viewpoints, shaped by different values, experiences, evidence, and reasoning traditions. Current AI systems collapse this rich landscape of human thought into a single consensus response, erasing minority perspectives, cultural nuance, and legitimate disagreement in the process.
Researchers call this phenomenon “epistemic monoculture” — and it's one of the most significant yet underappreciated risks of the AI era. As billions of people increasingly rely on AI for information, the narrowing of perspectives these systems produce threatens democratic discourse, critical thinking, and the representation of marginalized voices.
Alteram was built to be the antidote.
What We Do
Our platform takes any debated topic — political, scientific, dietary, social — and generates a clean, structured breakdown of both sides. No spin. No editorializing. No telling you what to think. Instead, we show you what people think, and why. Every perspective is presented in its strongest, most charitable form, so you can engage with the genuine complexity of any issue and make up your own mind.
The name “Alteram” comes from the Latin legal principle audiatur et altera pars — “let the other side be heard.” We believe this principle is more important now than ever. In a world where algorithms increasingly decide what information people see, Alteram ensures that every user encounters the full spectrum of reasoned perspectives on the issues that shape their lives.
Our Organization
Alteram AI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California. We are committed to promoting informed civic discourse, advancing public education about AI's societal impacts, and conducting research on pluralistic approaches to AI alignment.
Contact: jakebailey@alumni.stanford.edu
Our Team
Alteram AI was founded by three co-founders who share a belief that AI should expand how people think, not narrow it.
Jake Bailey
CEO & Co-Founder
Jake is a Stanford University graduate (Class of 2019) and active NFL punter currently signed with the Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth round (163rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, where he quickly became one of the league's elite specialists — earning a First-Team All-Pro selection and Pro Bowl appearance in 2020. After four seasons in New England, he signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2023, spending three seasons there before signing with the Atlanta Falcons in March 2026.
During his time at Stanford, Jake held the school record for longest punt (84 yards), was a three-time All-Pac-12 honoree, and finished as the program's all-time leader in career punt average at 43.8 yards per kick. He developed a deep appreciation for the power of diverse perspectives — both on the field, where reading the full landscape of a play is essential, and in Stanford's intellectually rigorous academic environment.
Jake previously interned under former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Stanford's Hoover Institution, where he gained firsthand exposure to how policy decisions benefit from considering multiple viewpoints. This experience, combined with his growing concern about AI's tendency to flatten complex debates into single-answer responses, inspired the creation of Alteram. As CEO, Jake leads Alteram's strategic vision, fundraising, and partnerships, focused on building relationships with academic institutions, foundations, and policymakers who share Alteram's mission of promoting pluralistic AI.
Jose Urquiza
CTO & Co-Founder
Jose is the technical architect behind Alteram's multi-perspective generation platform. With deep expertise in AI systems architecture, solutions engineering, and technical infrastructure, Jose built Alteram's engine from the ground up — from the multi-model orchestration layer that draws from Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, and xAI Grok, to the real-time trending analysis that surfaces the debates users care about most.
As CTO, Jose leads all product development and technical strategy, ensuring that Alteram's platform is fast, reliable, and continuously improving in the quality and balance of the perspectives it generates.
Louis Rice
COO & Co-Founder
Louis oversees Alteram's operations, growth strategy, and organizational development. With a background in project management and operational leadership, Louis ensures that Alteram scales sustainably while staying true to its core mission of balanced, objective perspective delivery.
As COO, Louis manages partnerships, community engagement, and the day-to-day operations that keep Alteram running and growing.
What is Alteram?
Alteram is a free, AI-powered tool that gives you a clean, objective breakdown of both sides of any debated topic — political, scientific, dietary, or social — with no spin or editorializing. Enter a topic and Alteram researches the strongest arguments for and against it, scores how compelling each side is, flags logical fallacies, and adds the historical context behind the debate.
What you can do with Alteram
Both sides, side by side
A clean breakdown of the strongest arguments for and against any debated topic — no spin, no editorializing.
Argument strength scoring
Each side is scored so you can see where the evidence is strongest and weakest.
Logical fallacy detection
Alteram flags common reasoning errors in the arguments on both sides.
Historical context
Understand how each debate evolved and why it matters today.
Multiple AI perspectives
Compare answers from Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, and xAI Grok.
Frequently asked questions
What is Alteram?
Alteram is an AI-powered tool that gives you a clean, objective breakdown of both sides of any debated topic — political, scientific, dietary, or social — with no spin or editorializing. It is built by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fighting epistemic monoculture.
How does Alteram analyze debates?
Alteram uses leading AI models — Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, and xAI Grok — to research both sides of a topic, score argument strength, identify logical fallacies, and surface historical context.
Is Alteram biased?
Alteram is designed to be non-partisan and objective. It presents the strongest arguments for both sides without editorializing or taking a position.
What topics can I search on Alteram?
You can search any debated topic — political issues, scientific controversies, dietary choices, social debates, economic policies, and more.
Which AI models does Alteram use?
Alteram uses Google Gemini 3.8 Flash, OpenAI GPT-5 mini, Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5, xAI Grok 4.7, and Meta Muse Spark 1.3 to generate balanced perspectives. Some models search the live web for current sources.