The AI Whistleblower Initiative

The AI Whistleblower Initiative (AIWI) is an independent nonprofit organization supporting whistleblowers in frontier AI globally.

Whistleblowers are a critical ‘backstop’ to ensuring AI is developed responsibly - as company insiders may be the first (and possibly only) signals for catastrophic developments. These insiders however face significant barriers - we are the only organization globally solely focused on breaking down these barriers systematically through direct support for frontier AI insiders, expert networks, advocacy, education, research, and policy work - to ensure that critical warnings will never be missed and ‘speaking up’ becomes normal, safe, and effective.

AIWI was started by former startup founders Karl Koch and Max Nebl. We are currently hosted by the Whistleblower Netzwerk e.V., one of Europe’s oldest whistleblowing CSO’s.