
Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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Mark Lenny Gitau
Research Scholar
Mark is a Research Scholar at ILINA, where he focuses on the role of law and policy in strengthening model evaluations, a Researcher at the University of Cape Town African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security, where he conducts Africa-centric model safety evaluations, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for AI Risk Management and Alignment (CARMA), where he works with Abra Ganz on whistleblower protections for AI safety professionals. He is also a Fall Research Fellow at the Vista Institute for AI Policy, where he examines how evaluation evidence can establish developer fault in AI agent-caused harm. He holds an undergraduate law degree (top student, first class honors) from Strathmore University.
Contact: mark.gitau@ilinaprogram.org
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