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    "body_markdown": "The Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) describes itself as a think tank that aims to help decision-makers in government and industry navigate the transition to a world with advanced AI [[S-1818]]. It was founded at Yale University in 2016, was an academic centre at the University of Oxford from 2018, and became an independent nonprofit in 2021 [[S-1818]]. Technical governance is one of its focus areas [[S-1818]].\n\nTwo of its policy papers bear on verification:\n\n- A 2024 paper by Sastry, Heim and colleagues argues that AI-relevant compute is \"detectable, excludable, and quantifiable\" and produced through an extremely concentrated supply chain [[S-0053]]. It describes compute as a lever for regulatory visibility, for allocating resources and for enforcing restrictions on AI development and use [[S-0053]]. The claims on [[C-0001|compute stock]], [[C-0004|inference versus training]] and [[C-0008|bandwidth between compute groups]] draw on it.\n- A 2023 report by Trager and colleagues proposes an International AI Organization that certifies state jurisdictions, not firms, for compliance with international oversight standards [[S-0061]]. States would back the standards by restricting imports from uncertified jurisdictions and by controlling exports of inputs such as specialised hardware [[S-0061]].",
    "body_text": "The Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI) describes itself as a think tank that aims to help decision-makers in government and industry navigate the transition to a world with advanced AI [S-1818]. It was founded at Yale University in 2016, was an academic centre at the University of Oxford from 2018, and became an independent nonprofit in 2021 [S-1818]. Technical governance is one of its focus areas [S-1818]. Two of its policy papers bear on verification: - A 2024 paper by Sastry, Heim and colleagues argues that AI-relevant compute is \"detectable, excludable, and quantifiable\" and produced through an extremely concentrated supply chain [S-0053]. It describes compute as a lever for regulatory visibility, for allocating resources and for enforcing restrictions on AI development and use [S-0053]. The claims on compute stock, inference versus training and bandwidth between compute groups draw on it. - A 2023 report by Trager and colleagues proposes an International AI Organization that certifies state jurisdictions, not firms, for compliance with international oversight standards [S-0061]. States would back the standards by restricting imports from uncertified jurisdictions and by controlling exports of inputs such as specialised hardware [S-0061].",
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        "title": "International Governance of Civilian AI: A Jurisdictional Certification Approach",
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