AISSA x Apart: Technical AI Governance

​Frontier AI labs are training systems that could pose international risks. Countries want agreements on safe development. Labs need ways to demonstrate compliance without exposing competitive advantages.

​The technical infrastructure to make this possible doesn't exist yet. We have policy frameworks without verification systems. International agreements without monitoring tools. Compliance requirements without practical implementation paths.

​This hackathon focuses on building that missing infrastructure. You'll have one intensive weekend to create verification protocols, monitoring tools, privacy-preserving compliance proofs, or coordination systems that could enable enforceable international cooperation on AI safety.

​
​We'll be hosting an in person session each day of the Hackathon, at AI Safety South Africa, following the below schedule:

• ​Friday 19:30 - 21:30 - Kick-off and live keynote screening

• ​Saturday 10-15:00 - Research development

• ​Sunday 10-15:00 - Final development

​We will be providing lunch each day you join us for the in-person sessions at workshop17!

​💡 Why join:

• ​Develop verification & cross-border solutions

• ​Analyze red lines & enforcement

• ​Create evidence-based international policies

​🔗 Sign Up: https://apartresearch.com/sprints/the-technical-ai-governance-challenge-2026-01-30-to-2026-02-01