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We attended TrustCon - a conference dedicated to trust and safety professionals from around the globe who are responsible for keeping the internet safe. It was an invaluable learning experience and here are some key takeaways.

In discussions about AI regulation, there has been relatively little of direct relevance to trust & safety. Most of the focus is on use by regulated organizations rather than misuse by platform users. However, as large platforms play increasingly significant roles in providing access to AI models, we might expect future regulatory efforts to more directly impact T&S.

As part of TrustCon2023 we had the privilege to organise a networking event titled 'Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe with Unitary.' Our CEO, Sasha Haco, gave a presentation on black holes and her experience of going from researching theoretical physics to co-founding an online safety AI startup.

Deepfake detection often feels like a vicious cycle. As methods are developed to detect deepfakes, the AI systems generating content evolve and bad actors change tactics. And it's not long before the metrics and thresholds for detecting deepfakes become outdated. In this article we explore how Goodhart's law, 'when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure', can help us see things under a different light.