Voice intake for global research teams
AI researchers and safety leads often work in mixed-language teams. Reporters can dictate their report in any of 17 languages. The server only ever sees the text.
AI compliance
A confidential reporting channel, built for AI companies.
AI-företag möter en specifik version av EU:s visselblåsardirektiv: globala forskningsteam, flerspråkig personal och ett ryktesansvar som är högre än i de flesta branscher. Vi ger dig en kanal som uppfyller direktiv 2019/1937, passar hur AI-team faktiskt arbetar, och klarar en riktig inköps due diligence-enkät.
5 min
Från registrering till en fungerande rapporteringskanal.
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Språk för globala forskningsteam. Röstinmatning, ingen separat sida per språk.
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Lagrade ljudinspelningar. Ljud transkriberas i webbläsaren och raderas. Vi ser det aldrig.
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Totalsträckskryptering. Visselblåsaren har nyckeln. Vi kan inte läsa innehållet.
Overview
Why AI companies need this
The EU Whistleblower Directive 2019/1937 applies to any legal entity with 50+ employees that operates in the EU, regardless of industry. AI companies hit this threshold early — often at Series A — and once they sell to enterprise customers, the requirement is reinforced by procurement due-diligence questionnaires that ask for a documented internal reporting channel. The AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) does not itself require a whistleblower channel, but it does require general-purpose AI providers to have internal grievance mechanisms for fundamental-rights issues. A single channel covers both obligations without operational overlap.
What applies to you
The regulations that touch AI companies
Most AI companies we work with are navigating two parallel compliance regimes at once. Here is what the law actually requires — and where our channel maps onto it.
EU Directive 2019/1937
Internal reporting channels for legal entities with 50+ employees. Seven-day acknowledgment, three-month feedback, no retaliation. Member-state law (e.g. HinSchG in Germany, Loi Sapin II in France) layers on local specifics.
AI Act 2024/1689 (Article 86)
General-purpose AI providers must enable fundamental-rights complaints. Our internal channel routes those to the right team without changing the data flow.
Procurement due diligence
Enterprise customers routinely include a "describe your internal reporting channel" question in their vendor security questionnaires. Saying "email us" is not a passing answer in 2026.
Whistleblower protection
Anti-retaliation duties apply to the AI company once a report is filed. Documented intake + case history is the employer's strongest defense in any subsequent dispute.
ISO 27001 / SOC 2 alignment
AI-företag som strävar efter dessa certifieringar behöver en dokumenterad, granskningsbar process för mottagning och ärendehantering. Vår händelselogg per ärende med tidsstämplar och agerande användare är revisionsspåret som stödjer dessa krav — det är inte hela revisionen, men det är den mest testade delen.
Why Ashio for AI
A channel that fits how AI teams actually work
The reason most AI companies pick us over a generic ticketing tool or a Slack-channel workaround.
Per-case access URLs
Every case gets a unique URL the reporter can use to follow up anonymously. No login, no account, no friction. Same model as how Linear and Notion share issues.
End-to-end encryption
Visselblåsaren krypterar rapporten i webbläsaren med en nyckel som bara de har. Er säkerhetsansvarig dekrypterar. Vi kan inte läsa innehållet.
Under 50 anställda? Många AI-företag börjar ändå här.
Även under direktivets gräns på 50 anställda hjälper en dokumenterad intern rapporteringskanal att klara företagsinköps due diligence-enkäter. Många av våra kunder under 50 anställda driftsätter den före Series A för SOC 2-revisionen, eller för att deras första företagskund bad om det i leverantörssäkerhetsenkäten.
Routes to the right team automatically
Reports can be auto-assigned to your safety lead, your DPO, or your compliance officer based on the report category. No manual triage required.
Filtrera instrumentpanelen efter kategori
Ärendelistan filtrerar efter kategori — modellbias, dataintegritet, utvärderingsintegritet med mera. Varje rapport bär sin kategori från inlämning, så din säkerhetsansvariga kan hämta bara de relevanta posterna.
Compliance checklist
Set this up before your next enterprise deal
A pre-flight list for AI companies about to sign a contract that requires a documented reporting channel.
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Document the channel exists and is operational
Most procurement questionnaires ask for this as a hard requirement. A live URL with a unique access link per case is the standard answer.
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Document the 7-day acknowledgment SLA
The directive requires feedback to the reporter within seven days. We enforce this with a per-case deadline that is visible to every admin from day one.
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Document the 3-month feedback window
The directive also requires feedback on how the report was handled within three months. Our case status supports this out of the box.
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Document the anti-retaliation posture
The directive prohibits retaliation against the reporter. Your hiring, compensation, and assignment records need to be defensible. The case log is the source of truth for that.
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Document the cross-border applicability
If you have staff in multiple EU countries, the local transposition may add extra requirements. Our locales system maps each country to its specific law.
FAQ
Common questions from AI companies
Does the EU AI Act require a whistleblower channel?+
No, not directly. The AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) requires general-purpose AI providers to enable fundamental-rights complaints under Article 86. A whistleblower channel is required by the separate Directive 2019/1937, which applies to legal entities with 50+ employees. Most AI companies we work with operate the single internal channel that satisfies both — the legal duties are complementary, not duplicative.
We are below 50 employees. Do we still need this?+
Not for EU Directive 2019/1937 compliance. But if you sell to enterprise customers, the SOC 2 / ISO 27001 questionnaires most large buyers use will ask "do you have an internal reporting channel?" Saying "no" is increasingly disqualifying. The cost of a 14-day free trial is much lower than losing a deal over that question.
We are a remote-first company. Does this work?+
Yes. The intake is a public URL — reporters can file from any browser, in any country, in any of 17 languages. The dashboard is a normal web app. There is nothing to install on the reporter's device or in your infrastructure.
How do you handle retaliation cases?+
Our role is the intake and the case log. The actual anti-retaliation protection (employment law, HR investigations) is your responsibility. What we do provide is a defensible record: every case has a full event log with timestamps and the acting user, so any subsequent retaliation claim can be cross-referenced against the case timeline.
Can reports go to our AI safety lead automatically?+
Yes. You can set a default assignee per case category, so reports about model bias, data privacy, or eval integrity go straight to the right person. Multi-stage review (initial triage, then escalation) is also supported.
Är röstinmatning tillåten i EU:s visselblåsarkanaler?+
Ja. EU:s visselblåsardirektiv (artikel 10.2 b) listar uttryckligen "röst-till-text-funktioner" som en kompatibel kanal. Vår röstinmatning transkriberar i visselblåsarens webbläsare och raderar sedan ljudet. Servern ser bara den resulterande texten.
Hur snabbt maste AI-foretag bekräfta en rapport enligt EU-lag?+
Inom 7 dagar efter mottagande. EU-direktiv 2019/1937 (artikel 7) kräver bekräftelse inom 7 dagar och återkoppling om utfallet inom 3 månader. Vår plattform upprätthåller båda tidsfristerna som synliga timers per ärende.
Vad letar en SOC 2-revisor efter i en visselblåsarkanal?+
De flesta SOC 2-revisioner letar efter tre saker: (1) en dokumenterad mottagning med en tillgänglig URL, (2) en bekräftelse-SLA med tidsstämplar, och (3) en manipulationssäker logg över vem som hanterade ärendet. Vi har alla tre som en del av standardprodukten.
Vilka är 50-anställda-trösklarna i EU:s visselblåsardirektiv?+
För den privata sektorn gäller direktivet juridiska personer med 50+ anställda. För den offentliga sektorn gäller det alla enheter med 10+ kommunala anställda och alla statliga organ oavsett storlek.
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