Disclosed project relationship joining public funding, industry delivery and ethics advice

Project DefAI

Project DefAI is a funded project identified in the Australian age-assurance trial's conflict register. That record names Innovate UK as funder, AVPA and ACCS as delivery organizations, and Illuminate Tech as an adviser on ethics, data collection and outreach.

Scope of the disclosure

The 2024–25 register explicitly identifies the funding and delivery relationships and describes Illuminate Tech's advisory subjects. No grant amount, executed terms or project evaluation appears in the retained evidence. This is a record of disclosed work and interests, not evidence of onward funding to ControlAI or a demonstrated failure of trial safeguards.

What the records show

Innovate UKProject DefAI

Project funding disclosed

2024–25 register

Conflict register explicitly identifies Project DefAI as Innovate UK-funded. No grant amount or onward funding to ControlAI was recovered.

Age Verification Providers AssociationProject DefAI

Project delivery

2024–25 register

AVPA and ACCS identified as Project DefAI delivery organisations. This edge establishes project work, not uninspected grant terms.

Illuminate TechProject DefAI

Ethics / data / outreach advice

2024–25 register

Trial conflict register describes Illuminate Tech advice on ethics, data collection and outreach for Project DefAI.

ACCS · historical brand / scheme umbrellaProject DefAI

Project delivery

2024–25 register

AVPA and ACCS identified as Project DefAI delivery organisations.

Further reading

Australia trial: objections, revisions and review authority

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What the connections say

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