The Trustless Computing Association is a non-profit established in 2015, headquartered in Geneva, with main operational office in Rome, Italy.
Our mission is to promote the development of global intergovernmental standards, agencies and organizations suitable for the timely, safe, democratic, federal and efficient governance of digital communications and Artificial Intelligence, in both the civilian and governmental sectors.
Since March 2023 our main program has been the Harnessing AI Risk Initiative (HARI). Since September 10th, 2024, we convened 5 other NGOs and announced the Coalition for a Baruch Plan of AI as the new primary vehicle to advance HARI’s core aims and methods, via an open and participatory coalition of NGOs and states.
Until March 2023, our activities centered around the promotion of a Trustless Computing Certification Body. Our approach to IT and AI safety, security and accountability ensuring democratic control, security and safety of digital communications is centered on the Trustless Computing Paradigms, a collection of open, time-proven and battle-test IT security paradigms and socio-technical mechanisms, derived from the military sector.
Our activities span across leading research, scholarly publications, two influential conference series, the Free and Safe in Cyberspace conference series, held in 11 editions in 3 continents with 130 exceptional speakers, and the new Harnessing AI Risk Summit series, to be held in its 1st edition on April 2025 after two Pre-Summits.
Our approach to treaty-making for the digital domain draws inspiration from history’s most effective and democratic model, such as the intergovernmental constituent assembly that established the US federal constitution in 1787.
Our work is supported by prestigious advisors and board members, and by the members, advisors and partners of the Coalition for a Baruch Plan for AI, that we launched last September 10th, 2024, as well as by experts, policymakers and NGOs that have participated to our activities, research initiatives, and events to champion the cause of trustworthy, democratic, and secure IT and AI systems via our initiatives.
Harnessing AI Risk Summit
1st Edition - December 5-6th, 2024, in Geneva.
Bringing together a significant and diverse group of nations to establish a timely, expert-led, and inclusive constituent process, to facilitate the creation of a new global intergovernmental organization dedicated to AI and digital communications.
Working towards ensuring the safety, peace, equity, and democratic integrity of our digital future, ultimately guiding humanity into an era of unparalleled abundance and wellbeing.
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Richard Falk “Without bringing into being international procedures of effective regulation and accountability AI will almost certainly fall beneath the sway of dark, dangerous, and exploitative forces and deprive humanity of its potential liberating benefits”
Elisabetta Trenta ”Only a global effort to set the value limits for the application of AI will make it the greatest opportunity for humanity. Otherwise, it will be the greatest danger because it enables all the others.”
David Wood “The unprecedented power of forthcoming new AI applications, and the associated risks of catastrophe if these applications move further beyond our understanding and control, demands an unprecedented ongoing pragmatic collaboration between the individuals, organizations, and nations of the Earth, despite our multiple different worldviews. “
R&D Partners
Our Research & Development Partners since 2015 comprise prominent institutions and industry leaders, including EOS, the largest cybersecurity industry association in Europe; DFKI, the foremost artificial intelligence research center in Europe; Kryptus, Brazil's leading CPU manufacturer; and the KU Leuven Cryptography Lab, a premier IT security research center in the EU. Additionally, we collaborate with the esteemed IT security certification agencies of Italy and Austria, recognized for handling state secrets, among many other distinguished partners.
