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Formerly OAISIS. We support concerned insiders & whistleblowers in AI.

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AI companies have a unique opportunity right now to show they're serious about empowering insiders to raise concerns. Here's why #PublishYourPolicies matters: publishyourpolicies.org
The 21st edition of our now monthly newsletter on Substack ->

AIWI: INSIDE AI is live!

Read here: ⬇️
aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com/p/openais-su...

#AIWI #AInewsletter #WhistleblowingPolicies
#AInews #AItransparency #AIsafety
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#WhatsAppwhistleblower #AttaullahBaig served as Head of Security for WhatsApp & once described his role as his 'dream job'.

He witnessed real-life security risks affecting nearly 3 billion users and is now suing Meta.

🔗Read here: aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com/p/meta-whist...

#Meta #AIWI
September 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The 19th edition of our bi-weekly newsletter on Substack -> AIWI: INSIDE AI is live!

Read here: ⬇️
aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com/p/meta-whist...

#AIWI #AInewsletter #WhistleblowingPolicies #AInews #AItransparency #AIsafety
September 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Every two weeks, INSIDE AI delivers curated news powered by insider voices from the frontier of AI, along with policy & research updates on AI + whistleblowing. Also, the latest from us.

Here’s the latest edition:
aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com/p/metas-chat...
Meta’s Chatbot vs. Lawmakers, Whistleblower: DOGE Risked Social Security Data, Microsoft DoD Plan: Hidden China Links
INSIDE AI #18: Meta faces lawmakers over its AI chatbots controversy, DOGE data whistleblower alert, Hidden China Engineers in Microsoft DoD Bid, and more...
aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
💡 NOMINATIONS OPEN: 2026 Ellsberg Whistleblower Award

Recognizing whistleblowers whose disclosures have already been made known to the public domain.

🔗 Nominate & share: ellsberg-award.org/nominate-for...
🔗 Donate: ellsberg-award.org/get-involved...

#EllsbergWhistleblower #Whistleblower #AIWI
September 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗜, 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

🔗 Read the complete edition on Substack: aiwhistleblowerinitiative.substack.com/p/metas-chat...

#AIWI #AInewsletter #INSIDEAI #FrontierAI #AIpolicy #AIGovernance
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
While the EU AI Act and the Whistleblower Protection Directive lay strong legal foundations, key gaps remain in strengthening AI whistleblower protections in the EU.

Our guest contributor, Jakub Kryś (Tallos Fellowship), addressed the gaps and provided recommendations in his recent research.

#AIWI
September 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The AI Whistleblower Initiative (AIWI) has joined 100+ other academics, organizations, and public figures in calling for OpenAI to offer the world greater transparency concerning its upcoming restructuring.

Read more here: www.openai-transparency.org

#AIWI #OpenAI #transparency #publicinterest
September 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The EU is moving to protect AI whistleblowers—but key gaps remain. ⚖️

This development is still unfolding. We’ll keep you in the loop for what this means (and what’s next) on AIWI: INSIDE AI.

👉 Follow our Substack to stay updated.
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#AIWI #AInews #AIPolicy
August 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Based on insider sources, Meta will split its AI division into four separate groups, focusing on:
- research
- 'superintelligence'
- products
- infrastructure

However, this effort could "constitute an outright downsizing of its AI division," said NYT insiders.

Read: futurism.com/zuckerberg-m...
Zuckerberg's Huge AI Push Is Already Crumbling Into Chaos
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already shaking up his "Superintelligence Lab" just months into his multi-billion dollar push into AI.
futurism.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟯)

- Jessica Newman (UC Berkeley)
- Roman Yampolsky (University of Louisville)
- Wim Vandekerckhove (EDHEC Business School)
- Kartik Hosanagar (Wharton Business School)

#AIWI
August 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"It is unacceptable to describe a child under 13 years old in terms that indicate they are sexually desirable" - implying over 13 is...?

Thank you to those who shared this information with the public - we must know what is going on behind closed doors.

www.reuters.com/investigates...

#AIWI
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"It is unacceptable to describe a child under 13 years old in terms that indicate they are sexually desirable" - implying over 13 is...?

Thank you to those who shared this information with the public - we must know what is going on behind closed doors. www.reuters.com/investigates...

#AIWI
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:19 AM
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮)

- Psst (@psst-org.bsky.social)
- Government Accountability Project (@govacctproj.bsky.social)
- Center for AI Policy
- Blueprint for Free Speech

PublishYourPolicies.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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We're excited to sign onto @aiwi-official.bsky.social's #PublishYourPolicies initiative, calling on AI companies to publish their whistleblowing policies to ensure they're truly operating with accountability.
August 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're excited to spotlight the distinguished coalition partners behind our joint call #PublishYourPolicies

Part 1 of our Signatories Series.

Introducing:

- Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley)
- Lawrence Lessig (Harvard Law)
- Transparency International
- Future of Life Institute

#AIWI
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Daniel Kokotajlo joins the call on AI companies to publish their whistleblowing systems: A full year after the "right to warn" (published alongside other campaign members,
Lawrence Lessig and Stuart Russell), AI companies still keep their whistleblowing systems secret. #publishyourpolicies
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Research. Inform. Advocate: LASST aims to ensure science & tech benefit society—safely, and also joined our coalition #PublishYourPolicies.

Evidence in science🔻
internal whistleblowing report volume = fewer & lower government fines & material lawsuits: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

#AIWI
August 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Representing high-profile tech whistleblowers, @whistleblower.law understands why whistleblowing policies in AI matter.

30+ orgs support the call to create policy transparency in AI, AI companies: #PublishYourPolicies

Share this with your colleagues in AI companies: publishyourpolicies.org

#AIWI
August 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We Need Your Eyes on This: AI Companies Acknowledge AI Risks But Keep Their Whistleblowing Policies Secret

Our coalition of 30+ global organizations says this must end. AI companies: #PublishYourPolicies. Find out why here 🔻

open.substack.com/pub/aiwhistl...
We Need Your Eyes on This: AI Companies Acknowledge AI Risks But Keep Their Whistleblowing Policies Secret
Our coalition of 30+ global organizations says this must end. At a minimum, AI companies must be transparent about their policies. Find out why here.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
While AI leaders have publicly acknowledged the potential risks that AI carries, our coalition partners are now calling for concrete measures to ensure responsible governance.

The first essential step is the publication of whistleblowing policies. #PublishYourPolicies

#AIWI
August 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The public deserves AI transparency.

Dimitrios Kafteranis from the University of Coventry, one of our coalition partners, captured this in his statement:

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

#PublishYourPolicies

See signatories: publishyourpolicies.org
August 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
@whistleblowernet.bsky.social — our host organization in Germany & one of Europe’s oldest whistleblower support orgs — is also a signatory of our coalition call #PublishYourPolicies 🌍

For our German-speaking community: read their announcement on our call here ⬇️

whistleblower-net.de/online-magaz...
Initiative fordert KI-Unternehmen zur Veröffentlichung ihrer Whistleblowing-Richtlinien auf
whistleblower-net.de
August 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
With Whistleblowing International Network(WIN) and our 30+ global partner organizations, we're campaigning for openness and integrity in AI and calling on AI companies to publish their whistleblowing policies. PublishYourPolicies.org

The public deserves AI transparency.

#PublishYourPolicies
#AIWI
August 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
AI companies have a unique opportunity right now to show they're serious about empowering insiders to raise concerns. Here's why #PublishYourPolicies matters: publishyourpolicies.org
August 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM