NOW LIVE: Governance of Complex Global Shocks. Our New Position Paper and Campaign Website
NOW LIVE: Governance of Complex Global Shocks. Our New Position Paper and Campaign Website Another complex global shock is not a matter of if, but when. The UN needs to be ready. Global Shield has published “Governance of Complex Global Shocks: Preparing the UN multilateral system for the next complex global shock”, our new Position […]
Guardrails & Gap Analyses: An Assessment of Australia’s Approach to AI Regulation
Global Shield Australia has produced the first independent assessment of the Australian Government’s December 2025 decision not to proceed with mandatory guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI), and a catalogue of the work underway to uplift Australia’s regulatory response to AI risk. The Guardrails & Gap Analyses report is informed by freedom of information requests to […]
Lack of safeguards is a major gap in the National AI Plan
“The plan takes a ‘whack-a-mole’ approach to managing AI risk, leaving Australians exposed. Itsreliance on ‘encouraging’ responsible practicesfrom Big Tech companiesis out ofstep with leading jurisdictions overseas and ignoresthe evidence that action is needed now,” warns Devon Whittle, Global Shield’s Australia Director. Canberra – Without mandating safeguards, the Australian government’s National AI Plan leaves major […]
An AI Safety Institute is a strong first step, concrete regulation is still needed to ensure its success
Devon Whittle, Global Shield’s Australia Director: “We recently showed MPs how easy it isto weaponise artificial intelligence, and welcome the government taking thisstrong step towards addressing AI risk by establishing an Australian AI Safety Institute (AISI). This needsto be followed by concrete regulation to support the AISI’s work and protect Australians.” Canberra, 25 November 2025 […]
Seven steps to AI safety in Australia
Canberra, 5 November 2025 – Today, MPs and Senators gathered to see a live demonstration of how publicly available artificial intelligence (AI) models can be used to produce real-time deepfakes, supercharge phishing emails, and even guide people through the steps necessary to make a bioweapon. At an event hosted by Global Shield Australia and Good […]
United Nations Member States Must Commit to Emergency Platforms to Improve Global Crisis Response
Washington, DC, 24 July 2024 – In September 2024, Member States of the United Nations will sign the Pact for the Future, a transformational blueprint for the future of global governance. It contains language on an important new mechanism for responding to complex global shocks, as described in Action 55 of the latest revision released […]