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News based on real insider voices in AI & Updates from The AI Whistleblower Initiative (AIWI)

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The AI Whistleblower Protection Act

The first federal bill for AI whistleblowers closes most of the gaps. A handful remain, and they fall on the witnesses who matter most. Read our suggestions and policy analysis.

AI Whistleblowing Law: A Best Practice Guide

Whistleblower law is premised on industries that hold still long enough to regulate & agencies equipped to act on what they receive. Ganz & Koch argue frontier AI satisfies neither condition in full.

Whistleblower Protections in SB 53: Strengths, Limitations, and Open Questions

Abra Ganz and Karl Koch argue that while SB 53 is a genuine step forward, it still puts the onus of disclosure on employees, yet what follows a report remains, at best, an open question...

New AIWI Resource: What Happens When AI Insiders Speak Up? Does It Have an Impact? Hear the Stories of Those Who Speak Up...

A new in-depth AIWI resource documents 6 cases from named whistleblowers and 16 anonymous reports from inside frontier AI & big tech: the concerns they raised, the impact they've made, and the cost.

OpenAI Expands Their Raising Concerns Policy - AIWI’s Preliminary Assessment

AIWI's evaluation of OpenAI's 2024 policy, engagement with OpenAI leadership, and preliminary analysis of the 2026 policy

AI Whistleblower Defense Grants and Pro Bono Legal Support by LASST, Psst.org, and The Signals Network

AIWI can connect AI Insiders with organizations that offer pro bono legal support and provide grants to defray costs incurred by good faith AI whistleblowing cases. Find out how...

Anthropic Publishes Their (Partial) Whistleblowing Policy - First Thoughts And Context

As first reported by The Transformer, Anthropic has published their Responsible Scaling Policy Non Compliance Policy, outlining how individuals working for Anthropic can report instances of suspected RSP non-compliance within the company:

A Global First: EU AI Office Launches AI-Specialized Whistleblowing Channel

Why This Matters: Expected Public Benefits, Insights for AI Insiders, and more...

OpenAI's Subpoenas, Pre-emption: AI Whistleblower Protections Under Threat, Adler on NVIDIA Pressure, Amazon's Water Usage, SB 243, MIRI Paper: International Agreements on AI

INSIDE AI #21: OpenAI's subpoenas against non-profits, Amazon's hidden datacenter water use, Meta's 600 lay-offs, A double whistleblower, SB243 signed & more...

Google AI Mass Layoff, Ex-OpenAI's $500M Funding, Palantir-ICE Exposed, Newsom Signs SB 53 ‘Whistleblower Protections’

INSIDE AI #20: Google AI Mass Layoff & Retaliation, Ex-OpenAI Applied Compute's Funding, Anthropic AI Surveillance 'Blocks' Federal Work, Palantir ICE Contracts Leaked, SB 53 Signed & more...

Meta Whistleblower: 3B WhatsApp Users at Risk, Meta Employees Testified: Child Safety Failures, OpenAI Sued Over Teen Suicide, SB 53 AI Whistleblower Bill Awaits Approval

INSIDE AI #19: Meta lawsuit over WhatsApp security flaws, OpenAI lawsuit over teen suicide case, Meta employees testify on child safety failures, California's SB 53 awaits Newsom's decision & more...

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...

INSIDE AI #17: Whistleblowing & EU AI Act | #PublishYourPolicies Updates | Nvidia's Trump Deal

Edition 17

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.

Internal Warnings, Public Stakes: Strengthening AI Whistleblower Protections in the EU

A guest contributor by Jakub Kryś, as part of the Talos Fellowship

AI Companies: Publish Your Whistleblowing Policies

A Coalition Call Led by AIWI Was Officially Launched at the National Whistleblower Day Event on Capitol Hill.

OAISIS is now The AI Whistleblower Initiative (AIWI)

Our New Name, Our Unchanged Mission: Supporting Whistleblowers in AI

INSIDE AI #16: A Whistleblower’s Account on Huawei's Pangu | Ex-Meta & OpenAI Insiders Reflected on Culture | New Bid for SB53

Edition 16

INSIDE AI #15: OpenAI & Meta Talent Battle | OpenAI & Microsoft AGI Clause | Coming Soon: The AI Insider's OpSec & Privacy Toolkit and Valis Veil

Edition 15

AI Whistleblower Recommendations in CA's Working Group Report: Short on Highlighting International Best Practices, But Great in Highlighting Importance

How the state's latest AI policy recommendations fall short of international best practices