Our mission is to ensure that everyone can access the conversation on how AI is being implemented in society.
Fellows speak for themselves and have absolute independence over their work, and don’t speak on behalf of one another. What unites us is our shared mission.
We are a think-tank and non-profit NGO. We work as a collective of specialists.
Website map:
Governance and Civil Advocacy Tools.
Fellow’s specialties, biographies, social links.
Some of our collected Works & News.
Information on our Services.
Ways to Get Involved.
And ways to Contact Us.
Governance and Civil Advocacy Tools
The Aula Convening Guidelines, 2025 ed.
For people working on tech governance and AI in society:
Convene communities for legitimate collective decision-making on how AI is implemented in society.
Levers of Power in the Field of AI
Ongoing research and collective work on how individuals in institutions and in civil society can work together to steer our social systems.
The Aula Early Assessment Instrument for AI Implementations in SMEs (AulaEAI v.01)
This instrument is a light-weight AI Implementation assessment for a proposed AI implementation in a small or medium organization: company / institutional / or non-profit.
Research
Research programs in engineering education, institutionalism, management, politics, governance, tech, and international cooperation. Open to researchers from all disciplines and skillsets. All types of research are conducted by our Fellows and the Fellowship. We work together on trade, journalistic, legal, policy, academic, etc.
Fellows share opportunities for professional development and collaborate to ensure that our communities as specialists and as people can connect to each other, and make decisions together about AI in society.
[Expression of Interest to join a Fellowship Orientation →]
Please get in touch if you want to collaborate on a specific project with several Fellows. Otherwise, reach out to specific Fellows.
Services
Fellows work with individuals, communities, and institutions who are trying to make sense of what AI means for their work, their people, their missions, and their futures. We’re not here to simplify AI or sell you a solution. We create space for the conversations.
- Presentation and events, conference curation.
- Community and governance support.
- Mediation and arbitrage, including negotiations and forensics (select topics).
→ Learn more about our Services.
→ Email us
Works & News
Recent Posts:
-
Attending the India AI Impact Summit 2026
“Next month, I will be in New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026 and Global Network Initiative and Centre for Communication Governance pre-events on behalf of the WITNESS team.”
-
The Disembodied Intelligence Has Arrived: Moltbook and the Urgent Case for Rehumanising Democracy
In his newest report for the Global Centre for Rehumanizing Democracy, Professor Jacob presents his perspective on Agentic AI. Specifically, the Moltbook social network for AI Agents. Read The Disembodied Intelligence Has Arrived: Moltbook and the Urgent Case for Rehumanising Democracy here.
-
Privacy-First Transparency
Privacy-First Transparency: WITNESS Response to the First Draft EU AI Act Code of Practice. Read the Full Report.
-
AI Foundations for Women
An interactive 3-hour journey into AI fundamentals. This live session combines lectures, hands-on activities, and community engagement to give you a comprehensive introduction to AI. Read more on LinkedIn.
-
From ISO 27001 to ISO 42001
What cybersecurity professionals need to know moving from ISO 27001 to ISO 42001. Read on the RSI Security Blog.
-
you just don’t understand how ai works, bro
Have you been wondering how it all fits together? Join Comedian and Fellow Téa Smith, J.D. for a mad romp through a meta conversation on AI in society. You may laugh, you may cry. You may unfortunately recognize yourself in one or more of the mirrors. Editor’s note: *but don’t despair: there are ways and…
A broad selection of our collected works are presented on our Works & News page.
