Ehlers accepts AI Governance & Regulatory seat on the SAFE Council, an independent international governance body establishing enforceable standards for safeguarding in AI-mediated environments.

ChildSafe.dev (CSD), today announced that COO & GC, Loy Ehlers, has accepted appointment as a Founding Member of the SAFE Governance Council, serving in the AI Governance & Regulatory seat.

SAFE — Safeguarding Architecture for Foundational Environments — is an independent governance body in formation, developing the first enforceable international standard for safeguarding in AI-mediated environments. Modeled on the separation-of-functions architecture of established global frameworks, SAFE separates standard-setting, certification, and implementation into three structurally independent layers, addressing the foundational conflict of interest inherent in platform self-regulation.

The SAFE Governance Council consists of six founding domain seats representing clinical child safeguarding, academic research, legal and regulatory expertise, technology and security, civil society and survivor advocacy, and insurance and risk. As holder of the AI Governance & Regulatory seat, Ehlers holds formal decision-making authority over the legal defensibility and cross-jurisdictional regulatory alignment of the SAFE standard, including lead authority over standards governing regulatory policy alignment and mandatory safeguarding reporting.

"What SAFE is building is governance infrastructure the field has needed for a long time. Platforms currently define, measure, and report their own safety. SAFE ends that arrangement. I'm honored to contribute to that work at the governance level." — Loy Ehlers

Ehlers brings to the role extensive experience in legal governance, regulatory strategy, and real-world deployment of child safety technology across domestic and international markets. His work through ChildSafe.dev, has helped produce on-device, privacy-preserving child safety systems currently in active pilot programs across the globe.

The SAFE Council is currently in formation, with founding members drawn from across the child safety, technology, legal, and civil society sectors.