Theodora Skeadas

@theodoraskeadas.bsky.social

Ex-Tweep, hiker, traveler, and fantasy fiction reader!

A few days ago, I presented our work on AI evaluations, and in particular, AI red teaming, to the second cohort of the Trust and Safety Africa Academy. I am committed to our shared mission of translating practical insights and the tools needed to drive meaningful impact across the continent.

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This week, I spoke at the 2026 Innovation in Global Growth Markets: Prosperity through Entrepreneurship Annual Conference: Designing a New Calculus for Global Prosperity, hosted by MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship.

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I recently had the pleasure of recording my first ever @linkedin.com Learning class, focused on on AI evaluations for everyone: how non-engineers can build better AI systems! Our class, once live, will offer an overview of AI evaluations with a focus on red teaming. Stay tuned for more!

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🚨 New blog series from the Integrity Institute: Our first post examines the risks of @anthropic.com's Claude constitution for a broad user base - from what "constitutional AI" really means to why Anthropic should be citing human rights law. Read here 🔗 bit.ly/4clWJVM Stay tuned for more!

Examining Constitutional AI — Integrity Institute

By Theodora Skeadas, Iain Levine, Stephanie Nakano, and Leah Ferentinos This blog is the first in a series from the Integrity Institute that examines the risks and potential harms that Claude’s con...

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Last weekend, I attended the Technology & National Security Conference, a student-run conference organized by Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan students. The conference began in 2023 with ~100 attendees, and now sells out at around 1,200 people.

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On a lighter (and sweeter) note, I've documented my baklava journey in the Cambridge Day, our local publication! Growing up in a Greek-American family, I was exposed to endless baklava - but typically of the traditional Greek walnut variety.

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⚠️ Escalated Digital Warfare in Gaza Originally published in @techpolicypress.bsky.social, II members unpack how Netanyahu's UNGA address—broadcast into Gaza via loudspeakers & cellphones—reveals the risks surrounding telecom control, free expression & civilian comms in crisis. 🔗 bit.ly/405ullr

Escalations of Digital Warfare in Gaza — Integrity Institute

By Shannon Raj Singh, Theodora Skeadas, Suzi Ragheb, Rachel Fagen, Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, and Devika Malik Image credit: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a joint press conference with ...

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📢 Applications are open for @aspenpolicyacademy.bsky.social’s Getting Through To Governments: Communications Bootcamp! This is a free, virtual program from March 30-April 2 to help community leaders advocate to government officials. Apply by February 22: aspenpolicyacademy.org/program/gett...

Getting Through To Governments: Communications Bootcamp - Aspen Policy Academy

A free, part-time, virtual course helping people learn how to write and communicate more effectively to governments.

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The International AI Safety Report 2026 launches today! It was a privilege to contribute to this work, alongside an Expert Advisory Panel representing 30+ countries, and fellow reviewers across industry, academia, and civil society.

Yoshua Bengio@yoshuabengio.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Today we’re releasing the International AI Safety Report 2026: the most comprehensive evidence-based assessment of AI capabilities, emerging risks, and safety measures to date. 🧵 (1/19)

I'm thrilled to be speaking at the Tribal Innovation Summit on adversarial stress testing of AI models. Together, we’ll explore how Tribal governments and communities are approaching emerging technology in ways that strengthen sovereignty, support community priorities, and create real-world impact.

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As cloud outages rise, dependence on the concentrated market that provides these services creates systemic fragility, argues Rhea Siers. It’s time for institutions to rethink these digital dependencies and build resilience through accountability, transparency, and an honest assessment of the risk.

How Better Governance Can Mitigate Future Digital Outages | TechPolicy.Press

Rhea Siers examines the risks of concentration in cloud services, and approaches to governance and resilience.

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I’m pleased to share the Second Key Update to the International AI Safety Report, which outlines how AI developers, researchers, and policymakers are approaching technical risk management for general-purpose AI systems. (1/6)

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GNI has recently published a new policy brief to help governments, companies, and civil society navigate the human rights implications of government interventions in AI. The brief presents a taxonomy of five types of government interventions, with illustrative examples from diverse regions.

Global Network Initiative @thegni.bsky.social · 9mo ago

⚖️ AI affects everything we do. How do we make sure it respects our rights? GNI’s new Policy Brief guides governments, companies & civil society on 5 types of government interventions in AI across the value chain, with examples from around the world. globalnetworkinitiative.org/gni-policy-b...