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Frontier AI Governance
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https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/research-area/frontier-ai-governance/
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https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/technical-ai-governance-programme/
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Frontier AI Governance

Source: https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/research-area/frontier-ai-governance/ Parent: https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/technical-ai-governance-programme/

The capabilities of the most advanced general-purpose AI systems, such as ChatGPT and Claude, are advancing at a rapid rate. The field of “frontier AI governance” focuses on the challenge of governing these most advanced systems, which are known as “frontier AI systems.”

Frontier AI systems pose some distinctive governance challenges. Notably, because their capabilities are often unprecedented, it can be especially difficult to assess the risks they pose. Companies developing frontier AI systems therefore have especially strong reasons to conduct rigorous risk assessments, while governments have especially strong reasons to want visibility into the development of these systems. For these reasons, a growing number of voluntary standards and regulations have begun to specifically target frontier AI.

The Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative aims to map and analyse options for frontier AI governance, at the company level, national level, and international level. This workstream draws on both policy expertise and technical expertise.

Our Experts / Affiliates

Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/abra-ganz/ "Abra Ganz") - [Dr Toby Ord

Senior Researcher

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-toby-ord/ "Dr Toby Ord") - [Miro Pluckebaum

Strategy & Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/miro-plueckebaum/ "Miro Pluckebaum") - [Amin Oueslati

Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/amin-oueslati/ "Amin Oueslati") - [Chin Ze Shen

Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/chin-ze-shen/ "Chin Ze Shen") - [Nicholas Caputo

Legal Researcher

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/nicholas-caputo/ "Nicholas Caputo") - [Elias Groll

Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/elias-groll/ "Elias Groll") - [Milan Gandhi

Research Affiliate

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/milan-gandhi/ "Milan Gandhi") - [Ben Garfinkel

Postdoctoral Researcher

Find out more >](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/people/ben-garfinkel/ "Ben Garfinkel")

Publications

[#### Open Problems in Frontier AI Risk Management

February 24, 2026](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/open-problems-in-frontier-ai-risk-management/ "Open Problems in Frontier AI Risk Management")[#### Legal Alignment for Safe and Ethical AI

January 15, 2026](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/legal-alignment-for-safe-and-ethical-ai/ "Legal Alignment for Safe and Ethical AI")[#### Safety Frameworks and Standards: A comparative analysis to advance risk management of frontier AI

October 9, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/safety-frameworks-and-standards-a-comparative-analysis-to-advance-risk-management-of-frontier-ai/ "Safety Frameworks and Standards: A comparative analysis to advance risk management of frontier AI")[#### Risk Tiers: Towards a Gold Standard for Advanced AI

June 16, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/risk-tiers-towards-a-gold-standard-for-advanced-ai/ "Risk Tiers: Towards a Gold Standard for Advanced AI")[#### Can we standardise the frontier of AI?

June 9, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/can-we-standardise-the-frontier-of-ai/ "Can we standardise the frontier of AI?")[#### Voluntary Industry Initiatives in Frontier AI Governance: Lessons from Aviation and Nuclear Power

January 20, 2025](https://aigi.ox.ac.uk/publications/voluntary-industry-initiatives-in-frontier-ai-governance-lessons-from-aviation-and-nuclear-power/ "Voluntary Industry Initiatives in Frontier AI Governance: Lessons from Aviation and Nuclear Power")