AI is developing faster than many people can follow. Keeping up takes time, and public discussion often assumes technical knowledge or presents uncertain claims as settled facts. This makes it harder to assess what is changing, whose interests are being served, and where there is room to influence decisions.
We started Quod Omnes to help make these questions more accessible. We want to give readers the context to assess competing claims, question assumptions, and form their own views. Our work ranges from introductions to technical concepts to research, policy analysis, and perspectives on current events.
AI is our starting point. Understanding its implications also requires examining the institutions, laws, and power relations through which technologies are developed and used. Our writing explores these connections across public policy, global governance, international security, and human rights, including questions of conflict, diplomacy, and disarmament.
Our name
Our name comes from the Latin principle Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet: what affects everyone must be approved by everyone. For us, it expresses a belief that people should have a meaningful say in decisions about technologies that shape their lives.
Our founders
Quod Omnes was founded by Adele and Tasneem, recent master’s graduates whose studies spanned international relations, military affairs, public policy, international law, and the applications of emerging technologies.