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John Halstead

Senior Research Fellow

john.halstead@governance.ai

John leads the threat modelling team at GovAI. His work has focused on threat modelling CBRN and cyber misuse risk. Before joining GovAI he worked at the Forethought Foundation and Founders Pledge. He holds a DPhil in Political Philosophy from the University of Oxford.

Featured Publications

Threat Modeling

Global Cybercrime Damages

AI companies and governments have raised concerns about frontier AI systems enabling cyber-attacks and cybercrime. Some have expressed interest in...

Featured Analysis

Research Posts

Managing Risks from AI-Enabled Biological Tools

Some experts are concerned that AI chatbots could pose biological risks. But AI-enabled “biological tools” may pose greater risks and will likely require a distinct policy response.

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