Strategic AI Governance
& Policy
Providing independent, expert advisory services for international organizations, defense compliance entities, and academic bodies navigating the complex legal and ethical landscapes of artificial intelligence and automated defense frameworks.
The Mandate
The demand for
independent rigor.
The deployment of high-stakes artificial intelligence requires more than technical validation. It demands rigorous mapping against an increasingly dense and fragmented matrix of international legal instruments, ethical standards, and multi-jurisdictional compliance regimes.
Drawing upon active research spanning the University of Cambridge, UNIDIR, and multilateral disarmament initiatives, my advisory practice is built on a singular premise: genuine structural accountability cannot be retrofitted. It must be engineered into operational frameworks from the outset.
I work directly with leadership teams to dissect policy vacuums, identify latent liability in autonomous deployments, and translate normative international law into specific, enforceable enterprise and state-level parameters.
Advisory services should not provide intellectual cover for pre-determined technological deployment.
My mandate is to deliver uncompromised, structurally-focused risk assessment that bridges the critical gap between technical capability and legal consequence.
I operate independently of industry lobbying mechanisms to ensure the integrity of the strategic guidance provided.
Core Advisory Domains
Strategic focus areas.
My consulting engagements are highly specialized, focusing specifically on domains where technological scale intersects with severe legal, human, or geopolitical consequence.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) Compliance
Advising defense policymakers, military research bodies, and international security organizations on defining and enforcing concrete parameters of Meaningful Human Control (MHC) in warfare. Delivering deep structural risk assessments for systems capable of applying automated force, ensuring strict adherence to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and emerging customary international law constraints.
Global AI Regulation & Compliance Strategy
Mapping enterprise-scale AI operational structures against multi-jurisdictional policy frameworks (including the EU AI Act, UNESCO Recommendations, and UN mandates). Delivering independent, preemptive risk mitigation strategies for organizations facing rigorous governance constraints and structural accountability requirements.
Institutional AI Governance & Ethics Architectures
Working with academic institutions, NGOs, and civil society dimensions to build robust internal governance architectures. Translating high-level ethical commitments into specific, enforceable institutional standards, oversight mechanisms, and algorithmic auditing rights prior to systemic deployment.
I do not provide general-purpose technological strategy or post-hoc reputational management. My advisory practice is strictly limited to rigorous structural governance and legal compliance for high-stakes AI applications.
Methodology
How I engage.
Effective governance requires clear methodology. My advisory approach integrates academic depth with operational realism.
Focusing on fundamental system design and legal architecture rather than procedural checklists. Evaluating genuine intervention capacity and traceable responsibility.
Identifying latent liabilities and compliance failures before operational deployment. Intervening when system constraints can still be meaningfully embedded.
Operating free from vendor capture to deliver uncompromised analysis. Leveraging leading academic research to inform practical policy implementation.
Inquire About
Advisory Services.
For consulting availability, policy briefings, institutional risk assessments, or research collaborations, please get in touch directly to discuss your organization's specific governance requirements.
Avi Perera · Independent Advisory · Geneva · London