Critical Technology Infrastructure
Companies controlling essential supply chain chokepoints or dependency nodes can shape how transformative technologies are developed and deployed. We work to ensure that this influence is matched by responsible risk management, practical safeguards and meaningful accountability.
Leverage across the technology supply chain
Transformative AI depends on advanced chips, computing capacity and highly specialised equipment. Because these supply chains are concentrated, a relatively small number of companies provide technologies that AI developers cannot readily replace. Their decisions can therefore influence the conditions under which increasingly capable AI systems are developed and deployed.
This position creates both opportunity and responsibility. Critical supply chain companies are not solely responsible for risks arising downstream, but they may be uniquely placed to encourage responsible practices and strengthen safeguards throughout the supply chain, contributing to effective global coordination and verification of safety measures.
From downstream risk to responsible governance
The products and services supplied by critical supply chain companies enable increasingly capable AI systems and associated biological, cyber, security and loss-of-control risks. Responsible governance requires companies to understand these connections and consider how material downstream risks should inform their decisions.
JUST examines how AI-related risks can be integrated into corporate governance, risk-management, human-rights and sustainability processes. We seek rigorous assessment, meaningful disclosure and proportionate mitigation, taking account of each company’s role, practical influence and wider commercial and geopolitical context.
Turning strategic influence into practical safeguards
JUST engages critical supply chain companies constructively, drawing together expertise in law, AI safety, cybersecurity, biosecurity, export controls and the technology supply chain. We work to identify safeguards that are legally grounded, technically informed and responsive to the realities in which strategically important companies operate.
Depending on the circumstances, our work may involve dialogue with companies and their stakeholders, evidence-building, shareholder engagement or other corporate-governance mechanisms.
The objective is not to restrict beneficial innovation through blunt measures, but to encourage proportionate and durable practices that strengthen safety, resilience and responsible technological development.
Use existing law to address catastrophic technological risk.
We partner with lawyers, academics, and legal teams who want to put existing law to work on technology safety.
One of the strongest instruments we are not fully using.
Legal intervention is underused for technology safety. Your support helps ensure the legal system is ready before the crisis.