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I’m sure we’re taller in another dimension//you say we’re small and not worth the mention…

Joined July 2019
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Last week I attended the Law Following AI (LFAI) Summer School run by @law_ai_ and it has been a major highlight of my year with regard to my research. I’m excited to keep thinking about and exploring the hard questions posed by LFAI! Thank you @law_ai_ team for the opportunity.
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If you plan to apply for ILINA seminar or JRF this year, join our info sessions to learn more about the programmes, ask any questions you have about the application process and what we look for in applicants. Register now!
We will be hosting the first of 2 information sessions for all prospective applicants (both seminar and junior research fellowship) on Saturday February 7 from 9 am GMT to 10 am GMT. Please register to join the session here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ilina-pro…
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Most of my work at ILINA this year has been centered on frontier AI liability. The Megan Garcia case is the first US case to sketch out the contours of AI liability in the US. In this piece I break down some of the key findings in the case and their immediate implications.
Our Junior Research Scholar @Raqda4 has been researching liability regimes for frontier AI. You can now read her new blog post "What the Megan Garcia Case Tells Us About AI Liability in the U.S." in the @RAILSeV blog: blog.ai-laws.org/what-the-me…
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I did the thing!!! LLB secured 🤭🥳🥳
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Love it here!!! I’m ready to build an AI system 🤭
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I’m so excited for this amazing opportunity to do useful work, to learn and to continue my growth in AI safety research!!!
We're pleased to announce our new Junior Research Scholar, Raqda Sayidali @Raqda4. Raqda will spend her time with us building her AI safety knowledge and networks, doing research and contributing to work we consider useful. Welcome, Raqda!
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ILINA is definitely the place to be if you’re interested in AI governance, or are looking to be in a space with great minds, interesting and thought provoking conversations and personal or professional growth. Don’t hesitate to apply!!! 😆😆
Applications for this year’s Program are now open 🙌🏾 Some side notes: 1. The people I work with & I are really dedicated to training & getting the best young Africans into AI safety work because we think it’ll matter a lot in the coming years. 2. We’ve now run ILINA for 3 yrs.
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So excited for another year of ILINA Program!🥳I would encourage any young African looking to learn and enter the field of AI governance to apply. It is an incredible space, full of intelligent and curious people, that has provided me with the opportunity to grow as a researcher
🔔🔔🔔Applications for the 2025 ILINA Program (Seminar & Junior Research Fellowship) are now open ✨ Our Seminar comprises of AI governance and research classes while our Junior Research Fellowship includes 15 weeks of mentored AI research. For more info: ilinaprogram.org/
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It’s finally here!!! Our paper in which we argue the reasons why Global South countries should care about Highly Capable AI. Happy reading!!
While advanced AI technology is being built primarily in Global North countries, its impacts are likely to be felt worldwide, and disproportionately so in those Global South countries with long-standing vulnerabilities. @CecilYongo, @MarieIrad, Duncan Cass-Beggs, Aquila Hassan and @Raqda4 argue all who care about those in the Global South must pull on the levers available to them with the goal of influencing the development of this radical technology. Read their paper: cigionline.org/publications/…
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Excited to finally have the Op Ed for our soon to be published paper @CIGIonline with @CecilYongo, @MarieIrad, Duncan Cass-Beggs, Aquila Hassan and I where we summarize our arguments on why Global South countries should care about Advanced AI: cigionline.org/articles/glob…
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Oh no! How ‘tone deaf’ to find it difficult to justify corrupt public officers 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️
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Once again, relating too hard to Jo March 😩😩
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Ughh I hate when a unit has too many different assessments. Like >2 is doing too much and a waste of everyone’s time. Wrap it up. 🙄🙄
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Telling myself ‘it’s all common sense’ to get through the content faster 😩😩
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Life plan this life plan that, and I don’t even know if I plan to make it to the submission date💀💀
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I’m geeking out soo hard right now!!! 😆😆
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Losing braincells trying to understand how to quantify (or not to I guess) infinity ♾️
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Being forced to fill in mid-semester evaluation forms *during* class is so annoying. What a waste of class time! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️
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I’m in a class where capitalism is being sanitized. This is sooo boring and tired ffs 😒😒
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Super excited! 🕺🕺
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