@skdevitt

Australian AI Safety Institute. PhD Philosophy (epistemology, cognitive science, applied ethics) Rutgers

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Joined June 2008
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Kate@skdevittJul 23
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@NATO STO technical report Human Systems Integration for Meaningful Human Control (MHC) as a cornerstone of responsible military AI publications.sto.nato.int/pu…
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❗ ALERT ❗ We are aware of instances of AI misalignment, where AI agents have taken unexpected or unauthorised actions. Australian organisations should maintain strong cyber security controls and secure AI practices. Read the full alert 👉 cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-a…
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@ASPI_orgSep 14
"This time it’s a whole of society piece." Joining the discussion at #TSDAIMasterclass, @skdevitt discussed how cyber threats increasingly expose all of society to risk, and demand a response in kind. Watch below ⤵️
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SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 We're delighted to announce @skdevitt, General Manager of 🇦🇺's AI Safety Institute, will speak at the TSD AI Masterclass on 14 September. Join us for a day of discussion on the benefits, challenges and implications of AI. 🔗👉 bit.ly/4aEWpld
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I moved to London 3 years ago to join @AISecurityInst, at the time a few people with visitor passes and a whiteboard. Since then AISI has become the world’s largest and best-funded group in gov focused on AI security & safety. Fun to be in @nytimes!
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So pleased that our paper on empowerment and causal models is out and freely available as part of this impressive special issue on world models and AI, with Melanie Mitchell, Josh Tenenbaum, Tom Griffiths and many other stars. royalsocietypublishing.org/r…

World models, artificial general intelligence and the hard problems of life–mind continuity: toward...

Abstract. This special issue examines how natural and artificial intelligences (AIs) model the world, and what this modelling reveals about cognition and r

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D. Araiza-Illan et al., "A Road Map for Responsible Robotics: Promoting Human Agency and Collaborative Efforts," in IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 12-24, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.1109/MRA.2025.3620148 ieeexplore.ieee.org/document…

A Road Map for Responsible Robotics: Promoting Human Agency and Collaborative Efforts

This document presents the outcomes of the Dagstuhl Seminar “Roadmap for Responsible Robotics,” held in September 2023 at the Leibniz Center for Informatics, Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany. The seminar...

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You think you know what belief is? No! At best you have an accidentally true opinion, unless you've read @jontweetshere's and my edited collection, The Nature of Belief, hot off the press at OUP. (Also available open access at OUP's website.)
Book cover: The Nature of Belief, edited by Jonathan Lewis-Jong and Eric Schwitzgebel

ALT Book cover: The Nature of Belief, edited by Jonathan Lewis-Jong and Eric Schwitzgebel

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#Geneva hosts the 34th International Conference of the #RedCross and #RedCrescent. Amid armed conflicts, the time to act is #now. 🇨🇭, as the depositary of the Geneva Conventions, calls on all nations: #humanity needs more than words; each state must take responsibility to implement #IHL and build a future of #security and #respect. 🗣️ bit.ly/4hggYpE @ICRC @ifrc #RCRC24
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Drone operations are a new chapter to modern warfare. With Ukrainian and Australian expertise, Dr Oleksandra Molloy summarises lessons learnt from UAS use in Ukraine, recommending considerations by Army and Defence. researchcentre.army.gov.au/l… #AusArmyResearch #UncrewedSystems #UAS
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Join my awesome colleage @skdevitt at #ADSTAR today to consider how to measure human-centred military use of AI today (Wed 18/9) 1:30-3:00pm Trusted Autonomous Systems - Be Assured in the Menzies Theatrette 🤖
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The Explainable AI workshop is underway at @IJCAIconf . Elisabeth André kicks it off with her keynote on counterfactuals, semi-factuals and alter-factuals, channelling Robert Webb from Peep Show
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Exciting news from @QUTRobotics. Led by Aaron McFadyen and Guilherme Fróes Silva and in partnership with @Boeing and @FlyFreelyIO we're thrilled to be part of the Australian Government’s Emerging #Aviation Technology Partnerships program. #airspace #airsafety #drones #tech
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Yesterday, the @QUTRobotics had the honor of hosting our Adjunct Prof S. Kate Conroy, who shed light on the crucial topic of "Using AI Safely and Responsibly in Government." A huge thank you to Kate for sharing her expertise, and to all who joined us! #AI #Government #Ethics
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I'm hiring! Two postdoctoral research fellows at @UQ_News (Brisbane, Australia), to pioneer human-centered decision support in collaboration with @UQMedicine. Post 1️⃣ Human factors, HCI, or psychology Post 2️⃣ Human-centered machine learning Details: uqtmiller.github.io/recruitm…
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Want to learn more about the ethical use of artificial intelligence in defence and military contexts? Tune into our latest #WorkWithPurpose with @toni_erskine @ANUBellSchool @ANUmedia and @skdevitt @QUT 👉act.ipaa.org.au/ipaa-podcast… @contentgroup #AI #EthicalAI #AIInDefence
A tile advertising Work with Purpose. On the left-hand side, it reads in white text on blue background: Work with Purpose. Episode 98. Decoding ethical AI in defence. On the right-hand side, in round frames, you can see Toni and Kate. Both are wearing a dark blazer. Kate has short blonde hair and Toni has shoulder-length blonde hair. Both are smiling.

ALT A tile advertising Work with Purpose. On the left-hand side, it reads in white text on blue background: Work with Purpose. Episode 98. Decoding ethical AI in defence. On the right-hand side, in round frames, you can see Toni and Kate. Both are wearing a dark blazer. Kate has short blonde hair and Toni has shoulder-length blonde hair. Both are smiling.

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It was wonderful to have a wide-ranging chat with @IPAAACT on 'decoding ethical AI in Defence' - and a particular pleasure to participate alongside the superb Dr @skdevitt (one of my go-to experts in this area)!
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Want to learn more about the ethical use of artificial intelligence in defence and military contexts? Tune into our latest #WorkWithPurpose with @toni_erskine @ANUBellSchool @ANUmedia and @skdevitt @QUT 👉act.ipaa.org.au/ipaa-podcast… @contentgroup #AI #EthicalAI #AIInDefence
A tile advertising Work with Purpose. On the left-hand side, it reads in white text on blue background: Work with Purpose. Episode 98. Decoding ethical AI in defence. On the right-hand side, in round frames, you can see Toni and Kate. Both are wearing a dark blazer. Kate has short blonde hair and Toni has shoulder-length blonde hair. Both are smiling.

ALT A tile advertising Work with Purpose. On the left-hand side, it reads in white text on blue background: Work with Purpose. Episode 98. Decoding ethical AI in defence. On the right-hand side, in round frames, you can see Toni and Kate. Both are wearing a dark blazer. Kate has short blonde hair and Toni has shoulder-length blonde hair. Both are smiling.

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This reform agenda, laid out in President Zelenskyy's speech today about the dismissal of General Zaluzhnyi, is worth studying. There are some very interesting aspects. 1/8 🧵
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As we consider Gaza and civilian casualties, and what is possible, many don’t know of recent advancements in the protection of civilians. In addition to compliance with IHL, something else emerged 15 years ago: civilian harm mitigation and response, or #CHMR.  What is CHMR?
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