FlexHEG: Flexible Hardware-Enabled Guarantees
Enabling multilateral, privacy-preserving and trustworthy verification for AI technology governance
Our Mission
FlexHEG mechanisms are designed to enable multilateral, privacy-preserving and trustworthy verification and automated compliance guarantees for agreements regarding the development and use of advanced AI technology.
Why It Matters
Future AI systems could pose serious risks to public safety and international security. Public oversight of powerful AI systems and AI-enabled institutions is broadly beneficial, and hardware-enabled governance mechanisms offer a promising route to promoting such oversight.
Key Research Areas
Hardware Security
Research on secure physical enclosures and tamper-response mechanisms
Cryptography
Advanced cryptographic protocols for privacy-preserving verification
IC Design
Integrated circuit design focused on confidential computing and security