About me

I am an AI governance researcher based in London, UK.I'm currently a research scholar at the Centre for the Governance of AI (GovAI). I work on the Risk Management Team, which focuses on developing risk management policies for frontier AI. My current project is on addressing the risks of harmful manipulation from frontier AI.Before joining GovAI, I was an AI Safety Manager at the Frontier Model Forum, where I led the biosecurity and nuclear security work streams. I also contributed to the FMF's work on frontier AI frameworks and the work on cross-firm information-sharing.Before that, I was a senior research associate at the Centre for International Governance Innovation working on policy solutions for global AI risks, a winter research fellow at GovAI focused on international compute governance, and a policy analyst in the Government of Canada working on international AI policy.I received my M.A. in Global Public Policy and International Organizations from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa, Canada, and my B.A. in honours political science with minors in French and sociology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.In my personal life, I play lots of different sports, most frequently volleyball and soccer. I sing and play the guitar, and recently started doing improv comedy, which observers have commented that I've taken to like a fish to land.

Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Security Governance: Addressing the Risks of Frontier AI

Dr. Sarah Case Lackner & Zaheed Kara (2025)Advanced AI models and systems are rapidly changing the landscape of threats. This report considers at a high level how frontier AI could enhance existing adversary capabilities in carrying out threats to nuclear facilities, focusing in particular on three phases of an attack: target selection, attack planning and skill building, and execution.

Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems

Dr. Sarah Case Lackner & Zaheed Kara (2025)Aimed at policymakers and diplomats focused on nuclear security, this brief provides a concise introduction to AI models and systems. It discusses the origin and development, beneficial use cases, shortcomings and vulnerabilities, and potential future developments in the field that may have implications for policymakers and diplomats.

What Should Be Internationalized in AI Governance?

Claire Dennis, Stephen Clare, Rebecca Hawkins, Morgan Simpson, Eva Behrens, Gillian Diebold, Zaheed Kara, Ruofei Wang, Robert Trager, Matthijs Maas, Noam Kolt, Markus Anderljung, Konstantin Pilz, Anka Reuel, Malcolm Murray, Lennart Heim, Marta Ziosi (2024)As AI advances, states increasingly recognise the need for international governance to address shared benefits and challenges. This paper presents a novel framework to identify and prioritise AI governance issues warranting internationalisation.

Framework Convention on Global AI Challenges

Duncan Cass-Beggs, Stephen Clare, Dawn Dimowo, Zaheed Kara (2024)This discussion paper explores three emerging global-scale challenges posed by advanced AI that could require international cooperation: realizing the global benefits of AI, mitigating the global risks and making legitimate choices about future implications of AI for humanity. The paper draws on existing research and policy efforts, as well as valuable discussions and feedback from many quarters, and proposes the development of an international Framework Convention on Global AI Challenges.