About complyleft
complyleft exists to help organizations confront one of the most urgent questions of our time:
How do we design, deploy, and govern intelligent systems - before they outpace our institutions?
Founded by Ben Johns, complyleft blends deep technical insight with strategic governance expertise. With over 20 years in IT and security - including six years leading trust and safety initiatives for frontier AI systems - Ben has helped shape how some of the most capable models on Earth are protected, evaluated, and deployed. His work spans everything from red teaming LLMs to co-authoring AI and quantum safety frameworks.
As intelligent machines become economic actors, cultural mirrors, and emotional advisors, ComplyLeft offers a practical, values-aware path forward. We support organizations in anticipating - not reacting to - the societal impacts of technologies like:
Our services don't just aim for compliance. They aim for resilience, alignment, and trust - before deployment.
Whether advising on Responsible Scaling Policies, conducting systemic impact assessments, or building open evaluation infrastructure, we bring clarity to a rapidly shifting terrain. Because in a world shaped by AI and quantum breakthroughs, safety isn't just a technical outcome it's a design principle.