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That creates a fundamental technical problem: how do you know an increasingly autonomous AI system is secure, reliable and behaving as intended? And who do you trust to answer that question?\nThe institutions and processes we rely on to provide that confidence were built for a slower, more predictable world. AI is advancing faster than the mechanisms we use to trust it.\nCalibre is building trust for the AI era as the first AI-native certification body. We develop core technologies to understand AI and cybersecurity risk, and use them to independently assess companies against leading standards.\nFounded by two ex-Palantir technical co-founders, and a founding team spanning audit and AI research, we are pushing the frontier of what trust looks like for the AI economy. 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