Advancing the understanding and governance of frontier AI risks.

Our Mission

SaferAI is an independent research nonprofit advising decision-makers in industry and government to help them understand and manage the risks of frontier AI.

We work with the governments, standards bodies, and frontier AI companies that shape how the technology is developed and deployed. Our work runs from understanding its risks to informing the rules that govern it.

Our focus areas
Research 

We develop risk management frameworks that draw on tried-and-tested practices from other industries, such as aviation or finance. 

We aim to address the biggest gap in risk management by developing quantitative models that translate AI capabilities into real-world risk estimates. 

We've completed nine cyber risk models and are expanding to cover loss of control, CBRN threats, and other advanced AI risks.

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EVALUATIONS 

We evaluate frontier AI models’ capabilities and safeguards. Most evidence about AI risks comes from the companies that build the models; independent evaluation lets regulators and the public check those claims.

We publish our evaluation reports and methods. We are expanding this work and welcome collaboration with AI safety institutes, regulators and researchers.

READ OUR LATEST EVALUATION REPORT

tracking & ACCOUNTABILITY

We independently assess and track how well leading AI companies manage risks, creating transparency that drives safer industry practices. Beyond public tracking, we advise companies on developing robust safety frameworks and on integrating AI risk assessment into decision-making.

Our tracker also creates market incentives for responsible AI development across the industry.

SEE OUR COMPANY TRACKER

standards & governance

Our team leads AI risk management standards development in the EU and serves as editors for international red teaming standards. We actively shaped the EU's Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models and advise AI Safety Institutes across the globe.

Our work ensures regulatory frameworks are grounded in rigorous risk management and practical implementation experience.

Explore our policy work

our TRACKER

We track frontier AI companies' risk management frameworks.

Our framework evaluates AI companies across four key areas: how they identify risks, assess their severity, implement safeguards, and govern their systems:

Featured research
  • 17.09.2026
  • Paper
Open Problems in AI Risk Modeling: Insights from a Workshop on the Technical Foundations of AI Risk Modeling
Krystal Jackson, Deepika Raman, Jakub Kryś, Sean P. Fillingham, Jack Kengott, Andrew Lohn, Nada Madkour, Henry Papadatos, James Sykes, Anna Katariina Wisakanto, Malcolm Murray
  • 02.08.2026
  • Technical Report
GLM-5.2 Risk Evaluation Report
Chinmayi Dixit*, Jacob Davies*, Jasmine Li, Benedict Bruckamp, Jack Kengott, Henry Papadatos
  • 16.07.2026
  • Paper
Lessons from External Review of DeepMind’s Scheming Inability Safety Case
Stephen Barrett, Francisco Javier Campos Zabala, Sean P. Fillingham, Umair Siddique, James Walpole, Robin Bloomfield, Henry Papadatos

We're hiring people who want to shape how AI is developed. If rigorous research with direct policy impact excites you, join our team.

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