Dr Zena Assaad
@zenaassaad
Host Responsible Bytes Podcast 🎙 Assoc Prof in Engineering @ ANU | Deputy Director ANU Defence Institute | UNIDIR Fellow - researching the decommissioning of military AI systems | 🇦🇺🇱🇧 Repost ≠ Endorsement
New volume of the Australian Army Journal arrived a few days ago. The list of articles in this volume is in the second picture. For those interested, you can freely access all the articles in this journal on the AAJ website ➡️ researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/aust...
New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with @artcotterell.bsky.social just dropped. We chat about the nuclear renaissance & its implications for energy security, safety standards & space-based data centres. 🎧 Listen anywhere you get your podcasts. 📹 Full episode is also up on our YouTube channel.
Registrations for this @icrc.org event are still open for those interested in attending 👉🏽 bit.ly/4olTjrN
📢 Call for papers The @icrc.org call for papers on Protection of Civilians & IHL in the Age of AI is now open. Abstracts are due 1 September. More information can be found here 👉🏽 international-review.icrc.org/call-for-pap...
New podcast episode is live folks. Chatting with Lorenn Ruster about human dignity & AI. Did you know the Pope's encyclical makes over 100 mentions of human dignity? Lorenn breaks down the significance of dignity in conversations around AI. 🎧 Episode is available anywhere you get your podcasts.
I've written an essay for @arabreforminit.bsky.social on AI-DSS in targeting operations & how they interact with existing military doctrines, operational practices & IHL. I also talk about why we are seeing such a high civilian death toll in current conflicts 👉🏽 www.arab-reform.net/publication/...
📢 Call for abstracts for the AUKUS Pillar II forum are now open. Abstracts of 300 words are due 16 May to aukus@responsiblebydesign.org. They are looking for contributions from across disciplines including : law, engineering, computer science, ethics, international relations.
I've had quite a few people messaging me about the news that Apple allegedly removed the names of towns in Southern Lebanon amid Israeli occupation, with this image coming up more than once, so I did a little research 🧵
New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast 🎙episode is now live, featuring Simon Chesterman chatting about AI, power and governance. You can listen to this episode anywhere you get your podcasts. You can also watch the full episode on our YouTube channel.
I have recently joined @unidir.org 's Security & Technology Programme as a fellow to lead a project on decommissioning military AI systems. You can learn more about the project here 👉🏼 unidir.org/decommission...
The second edition of the @unidir.org global conference on AI security and ethics is happening in Geneva from 18-19 June. Abstract submissions are now open: unidir.org/event/global...
The first episode of our new season of the #ResponsibleBytesPodcast is now live. Chatting with @brankamarijan.bsky.social about trust by design for military AI. 🎧 You can listen to this episode anywhere you get your podcasts 🎧
The 3rd REAIM summit has now come to an end. I spoke on the opening plenary panel about the technical challenges of AI in the military domain. If you're not familiar with the REAIM summits, this article in @justsecurity.org is a helpful & worthwhile read - www.justsecurity.org/129936/third...
I'll be doing a research stay over January at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social collaborating with @jessicadorsey.bsky.social on research projects around the safety and legal implications of AI in the military domain. Reach out if you're in the area and would like to catch up 😊
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the love #ResponsibleBytesPodcast has received this year. Our first season has now come to an end and the reception we've received has exceeded what we expected so thank you to everyone who tuned in this season. We'll be back with season 2 next year ☺️
Last week's panel discussion on AI safety hosted by the folks at Gobethics and held during the International AI Cooperation and Governance Forum 2025. If you want to know more about the work Globethics do in the AI space, you can check out their website 🔗🔗 globethics.net
Thanks to @markgkenny.bsky.social for inviting me to speak at the Stephen Fitzgerald Scholars Program event today. It's always a pleasure to be a part of this amazing program.
New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with Alison Kershaw chatting about science communication and generative AI 👇🏼 Listen anywhere you get your podcasts 🔗🔗 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: open.spotify.com/show/2x2yNvU... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r... 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: www.youtube.com/@Responsible...
The latest issue of the Australian Army Journal arrived in the mail yesterday. I contributed a paper to this edition on considerations for safely scaling swarms in military operations. You can freely access and read the paper here: researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/aust...
If you're interested in knowing more about the recently published #GCREAIM report, this week's #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode dives into those details with the project coordinator Sofia Romansky. 🎧 You can listen to this episode anywhere you get your podcasts
New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode features Lena Trabucco chatting about human control in warfare, what distinguishes AI-enabled wepaon systems from traditional weapons & how the role of military operators is evolving 👇🏼
If you missed the recent meeting of the CCW GGE on LAWS, the latest #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with @jessicadorsey.bsky.social goes into the details of the meeting & some of the key takeaways. You can listen to this episode anywhere you get your podcasts 🎧
New #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with Lorenn Ruster is now out. We chat about dignity in technology, rethinking responsibility & values driven practices. 🔗🔗🔗 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: open.spotify.com/show/2x2yNvU... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r... 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: www.youtube.com/@Responsible...
I'll be joining a live podcast event this week chatting about socio-technical approaches to design. Registrations are free 👇🏼 www.eventbrite.com/e/lbd-live-c...
The latest #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with @traceyspicer.bsky.social is now live, chatting about the current tech landscape & gender bias in technology 🔗🔗🔗 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲: open.spotify.com/show/2x2yNvU... 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r... 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: www.youtube.com/@Responsible...
If you want to better understand nuclear deterrence & responsible nuclear behaviour, the latest #ResponsibleBytesPodcast episode with @lubazat.bsky.social is a must listen 👇🏼 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1YJ9... Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/iUYXt_7QQhg?...
Yesterday, we held the last AI regulation workshop in London, marking the end of the Australia - US - UK workshop series. Stay tuned for the release of the outputs later this year.
The latest #ResponsibleBytesPodcast ep is now live, chatting about Article 36 reviews for AI enabled systems with Dr Damian Copeland 🔗🔗🔗 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/23mB... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l... YouTube: youtu.be/TFhEkvu2_tE?...
Last week's GC REAIM meeting in Abu Dhabi. The policy note series is slowly being released. The policy note I worked on with Adam Hepworth on a lifecycle approach for responsible AI is available here: hcss.nl/wp-content/u...