Emil Bender Lassen is the Standard Lead at the Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company, leading the development of AIUC-1, the standard for AI agent security, safety, and reliability. In this role, he convenes AIUC-1 Technical Contributors and Consortium Members to shape the standard and ensure it keeps up with new risks and AI capabilities. He was previously the Crown Prince Frederik Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, researching emerging tech and geopolitics.