AI Verification Initiative
Priorities and questions advancing the wider practice of independent AI verification.
JUST VERIFY THINK TANK
Convening the people advancing practical AI verification.
The Just Verify Think Tank is a standing platform for focused inquiry into AI trust, verification, governance, sovereignty, organisational control and responsible reliance. It brings together perspectives across industries, disciplines and jurisdictions to examine what the evidence supports, where questions remain unresolved and what practical work may follow. Participation is curated around the question, not simply job title, organisation or status.
SCOPEIndependent inquiry
FORMATSRoundtables · Research · Programmes
PARTICIPATIONCurated for the question
DIRECTIONFrom evidence to action
WHY THE THINK TANK EXISTS
No single discipline, industry or jurisdiction holds every perspective required to verify AI well.
AI systems increasingly operate across interconnected models, agents, providers, infrastructure, workflows and wider ecosystems. Their questions are not only technical: they involve evidence, governance, organisational risk, law, assurance, procurement, policy, security, human experience and practical adoption.
Different industries and jurisdictions encounter different evidence requirements, operating conditions and dependencies. The Think Tank creates a structured environment in which these perspectives can meet, challenge assumptions and examine what responsible AI adoption and reliance should require in practice.
It connects practical experience with independent inquiry while preserving Just Verify's own judgement. Verification can examine existing evidence and establish additional verifiable evidence; trust remains conditional and open to re-evaluation.
A STANDING PLATFORM FOR INQUIRY
A standing platform for inquiry.
The Roundtable Series is one programme within a wider Think Tank. Questions can emerge through several routes, addressing shared cross-industry concerns and important differences between contexts.
Independent Just Verify Inquiry
Emerging issues that warrant focused examination or further investigation.
Industry & Jurisdiction Needs
Questions shaped by operating environments, sectors, markets, infrastructure dependencies or regulatory contexts.
Collaborative Programmes
Relevant inquiry developed with appropriate organisations, hosts, sponsors or collaborators while Just Verify retains editorial and intellectual independence.
CURRENT THINK TANK PROGRAMME
2026 Just Verify Think Tank Roundtable Series
Cambridge · Oxford · London4–6 November 2026
The current flagship programme within the wider Just Verify Think Tank examines three connected questions in every city.
- Trust
- Verification
- Sovereignty & Independence
- Trust
- When is an AI system sufficiently trustworthy to rely on?
- Verification
- How can organisations independently test whether AI behaves as claimed?
- Sovereignty & Independence
- How can organisations preserve meaningful control as external reliance grows?
CAMBRIDGE
Wednesday
OXFORD
Thursday
LONDON
Friday
AREAS OF INQUIRY
Current questions shaping independent AI verification.
Current areas include, but are not limited to, the questions below. These are not permanent boundaries: new questions can emerge as AI systems, industries, jurisdictions and evidence requirements evolve.
- 01
AI Verification
What evidence should organisations require before relying on AI?
- 02
Agentic AI
How should identity, authority, permissions, delegation and behaviour be understood and independently verified?
- 03
Evidence & Accountability
How can claims, evidence, decisions and responsibility remain traceable?
- 04
Reliability, Risk & Assurance
How should performance, failure, uncertainty and changing operating conditions be examined?
- 05
Sovereignty & Infrastructure
How can organisations understand and retain meaningful control over external dependencies?
- 06
Responsible Adoption & Reliance
What should organisations understand before they adopt, rely on, scale or delegate meaningful activity to AI?
HOW THE THINK TANK WORKS
From question to continued inquiry.
Frame → Convene → Examine → Continue.The format adapts to the question and the perspectives needed to examine it.
- 01 / FRAME
Define the question
Clarify the question, organisational decision or evidence gap requiring examination.
- 02 / CONVENE
Bring together relevant perspectives
Bring together perspectives relevant to that question.
- 03 / EXAMINE
Test evidence and assumptions
Compare evidence, experience and assumptions while identifying disagreement and uncertainty.
- 04 / CONTINUE
Translate inquiry into direction
Translate inquiry into findings, further research, Trust Lab activity, practical verification work or additional programmes where justified.
WHO CONTRIBUTES
Cross-industry. Cross-disciplinary. Cross-jurisdictional.
Participation is based on the relevance of the perspective somebody can contribute. Contributors do not need to be recognised AI experts: useful judgement may come from operational experience, sector knowledge, organisational responsibility, research, policy, infrastructure or lived experience of AI.
Organisations & Enterprise
Leadership, operations, procurement, strategy, risk, governance and practical AI adoption.
AI, Technology & Infrastructure
Models, systems, agents, data, cloud, compute, security, product and emerging technology.
Law, Finance & Professional Services
Legal, investment, assurance, advisory, commercial and professional judgement.
THE SHARED TABLERelevant judgement and diversity of perspective
The Think Tank should seek relevant judgement and diversity of perspective rather than one narrow definition of expertise.
Government, Policy & Public Sector
Public responsibility, policy, governance and institutional oversight.
Research, Standards & Assurance
Academic research, evaluation, testing, certification, standards and evidence perspectives.
Civil Society & Wider Stakeholders
Human, societal, public-interest and practical perspectives that reveal assumptions or consequences less visible elsewhere.
WHAT COMES FROM THE WORK
Discussion should lead to something useful.
Think Tank activity may identify evidence gaps, capture disagreement responsibly, establish working priorities, inform continued inquiry and translate insight into action. Outputs should always reflect the evidence and limitations of the inquiry.
- 01
Surface gaps and capture disagreement
Identify where claims, assumptions or decisions lack sufficient evidence, and record different perspectives without manufacturing artificial consensus.
- 02
Establish working priorities
Identify where further research, testing, verification or organisational work may be needed.
- 03
Inform continued inquiry
Develop further roundtables, research, Trust Lab activity or sector and jurisdiction programmes.
- 04
Translate insight into action
Where appropriate, findings may inform practical organisational decisions, verification requirements or collaborative work.
PRIVACY, ATTRIBUTION & INDEPENDENCE
Designed for open discussion and independent judgement.
Sponsors, hosts, partners and participants do not control Just Verify's conclusions. Think Tank discussion does not constitute certification, legal advice or a decision about what an organisation should trust.
Private where required
Sessions may be private or invitation-only to support candid, focused discussion.
Responsible attribution
General themes may be shared, but individual comments are not attributed without permission.
Independent judgement
Participation or support does not create endorsement, certification or control over Just Verify’s conclusions.
WAYS TO ENGAGE
Choose the route that reflects how you want to take part.
Every request is considered against the relevance of the proposed contribution, the needs of current programmes and the independence of the Think Tank.
Bring your perspective
Bring experience, evidence, questions or perspective into a relevant Think Tank activity.
Support a programme
Support an appropriate series or programme while Just Verify retains control of the agenda, participation and outputs.
Develop relevant work together
Explore a bespoke or connected inquiry around an important verification question, industry need or jurisdictional challenge.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell us how you would like to engage.
Share a concise overview and the Just Verify team will consider the most appropriate route.
ADVANCE THE NEXT INQUIRY
Bring the question, perspective or support that moves verification forward.
The Think Tank provides a route from serious discussion into continued research, verification work and practical action where justified.
