Toju Duke

Founder Diverse AI and Bedrock AI | Ex-Google | Author | Responsible AI Advisor | Speaker | Entrepreneur | AI Researcher

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🎉 Pleased to share that my course, "Mastering Responsible AI," is now officially launched!

If you're ready to deepen your AI knowledge, build and use AI responsibly, and drive meaningful innovation—then this course is for you.

In today’s world, AI literacy is no longer optional—it’s essential. Don’t get left behind. Take every chance you get to strengthen your skills and stay ahead in the AI era, and ahead of the "robots"! 😃

With ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews already in, it’s a course you'd thoroughly enjoy.

👉🏻 Enrol now: https://t.co/48PrQd5y04

P.S. The other courses on The Gen AI Academy are pretty amazing—I’m planning on taking them all!

#ai #ailiteracy #responsibleai #aiskills #Leadership #business #Innovation #aitrust

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

This is one project that gets me very excited! We’re setting the precedent for responsible and ethical datasets!

[Diverse AI @diverse_ai]

We’re on track to build a 7M image diverse dataset of people currently absent from AI systems.

This is V2 of Diverse Spectrum. We’ll work with communities in Africa and Asia and will provide ongoing financial compensation to all participating communities!

#ai #ethicaldataset

[Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @LuizaJarovsky]

Nobody wants to read AI-generated posts.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated emails.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated newsletters.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated reports.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated articles.

Nobody wants to read AI-generated anything.

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

While I respect the leadership Anthropic has shown towards Responsible AI and AI alignment, I’ve always questioned most of their research as it seems to edge towards a certain “hype” narrative, not any different from the “rest”.

[Noam Brown @polynoamial]

I appreciate @Anthropic's honesty in their latest system card, but the content of it does not give me confidence that the company will act responsibly with deployment of advanced AI models:

-They primarily relied on an internal survey to determine whether Opus 4.6 crossed their autonomous AI R&D-4 threshold (and would thus require stronger safeguards to release under their Responsible Scaling Policy). This wasn't even an external survey of an impartial 3rd party, but rather a survey of Anthropic employees.

-When 5/16 internal survey respondents initially gave an assessment that suggested stronger safeguards might be needed for model release, Anthropic followed up with those employees specifically and asked them to "clarify their views." They do not mention any similar follow-up for the other 11/16 respondents. There is no discussion in the system card of how this may create bias in the survey results.

-Their reason for relying on surveys is that their existing AI R&D evals are saturated. Some might argue that AI progress has been so fast that it's understandable they don't have more advanced quantitative evaluations yet, but we can and should hold AI labs to a high bar. Also, other labs do have advanced AI R&D evals that aren't saturated. For example, OpenAI has the OPQA benchmark which measures AI models' ability to solve real internal problems that OpenAI research teams encountered and that took the team more than a day to solve.

I don't think Opus 4.6 is actually at the level of a remote entry-level AI researcher, and I don't think it's dangerous to release. But the point of a Responsible Scaling Policy is to build institutional muscle and good habits before things do become serious. Internal surveys, especially as Anthropic has administered them, are not a responsible substitute for quantitative evaluations.

[Lino's Version @LinosVersion]

Responsible AI – A Warning
The world of AI – Artificial Intelligence – is here.

There are those that:
· Just Fear it
· Just want to Destroy it
· Just Ignore it
But…

https://t.co/RGsFkCckmW

#SundayThought #MichaelConnelly #BE @Lino_Matteo #AI #AGI @_KarenHao @TojuDuke

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🇰🇿 During my second time in Kazakhstan this year, this time in its lovely capital - Astana, I delivered a keynote on "Responsible in Education" and also met with the Minister of Education providing advice on how to tackle AI in the educational sector.

#ai #responsibleai

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

Within 2 weeks of announcing this event, tickets were sold out! 🔥

Super proud of the work we’re doing with Diverse AI, and the opportunity to drive AI literacy, skills and knowledge from different industries to marginalised and underrepresented groups.

#raisingthebar

[Diverse AI @diverse_ai]

🔥Thanks to everyone who made it to our #AI + #Energy hackathon last Saturday. We developed equitable and accessible energy AI applications.

Special shoutout to @EnergySysCat for kindly sponsoring this event and everyone else involved!

More info at https://t.co/KlBocIk1CS

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

A much needed event dissecting AI and energy. If you’re interested in both sectors, you won’t miss this!

All welcome.

[Diverse AI @diverse_ai]

Join us for a one-day Hackathon that intersects #AI and #energy, sponsored by @EnergySysCat!

We’ll build inclusive and equitable AI solutions for the energy sector.

Everyone is welcome regardless of background or skills.

👉🏻 Register here: https://t.co/b1OEkjMCBS

@TojuDuke

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🎬 AI still has the potential to transform human lives.

It’s visionary. It’s achievable. It’s possible. But it’s not there yet.

Here’s an interview with Technology Express in Dubai on my work with @Google @diverse_ai, & Bedrock AI

https://t.co/0XhwhPUcKk

#ai #ResponsibleAI

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🎤 Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering a Keynote to financial advisers at the Personal Finance Society Autumn Roadshow in Middlesbrough.

The topic was “How to use AI to serve clients better”, and it’s quite interesting to see how the financial industry has leveraged AI to drive business efficiency and profitability… and it works!

🚀 AI has enabled financial advisors (FAs) manage client relationships better, save precious time, drive comprehensive research, take meeting notes, meeting summaries and action items, save cost, drive revenue and so much more!

🛠️ There are several AI tools that could be leveraged as a FA to help drive more efficiency and productivity. From note taking, analytics and portfolio forecasting, meeting scheduling, market intelligence and so on. Of course, ensure you have client consent when using AI tools for meeting notes during meetings, to protect user privacy.

When using AI, it’s recommended to identify your biggest pain points and understand areas where AI could assist. Start simple, e.g. with meeting transcription, measure the impact by tracking the amount of time saved, client satisfaction, revenue impact etc, scale gradually, and train your team ensuring everyone is onboard and understand how to use the procured tools.

I hear technology is a big challenge in the finance industry, so it’s important to ensure you procure AI from the right supplier. Read reviews, carry out your own research, and ensure your IT team has the adequate knowledge required.

#ai #finance

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🎯Has AI lived up to its promise of being beneficial? 

Or is it still working towards this?

From highly flawed generative AI policies targeting children and minors, to an increase in suicide rates due to AI chatbots, it appears the dangers of AI are far outweighing its benefits.

Enterprises and businesses were promised productivity, efficiency and cost / time savings. 

While tech savvy enterprises have benefited from these, others are seeing failed Gen AI pilots, with very little return on investment (ROI), according to a recent report from MIT. 

As we get increasingly excited about AI’s capabilities, from the latest Gemini 2.5 image model and Genie 3 from Google, to Open AI’s GPT-5 to Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1, which all show breakthroughs in image editing, agentic tasks, real-world, coding, reasoning, etc - the real risks of AI sycophancy, privacy, hallucinations, security and so on, are also being amplified. 

⚖️ The scales are tipping. The dangers and risks are seemingly outweighing AI’s benefits, with lots of talk about the “AI bubble”. 

It’s not too late to balance the scale. 

There is so much to learn and adopt from decentralised AI and sovereign AI’s recommendations. From open-source data curation to national AI regulation, it’s high time we perceive the current pitfalls, and plan for humanity’s future. 

🎬Here’s a short clip from my chat on Al Jazeera TV a few months ago, where I shared my views on how AI can be beneficial to society, and how to achieve this.  

#ai

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

When thinking of AI business transformation, it’s important to ensure a strategy that puts humans in the centre of automation. This is the theme of the framework I built for AI business transformation:

Watch the video in discussion with Sharona Hutton from the Women of AI agency:
https://t.co/fZ0eotD0fb

#ai

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🥂 We had so much fun at @diverse_ai ‘s summer mixer last week! From an update on what we've up to - research, workshop and events, to a very inspirational presentation from Kate Hughes from @bigspark who kindly sponsored the event, to a super interesting and fun quiz, to lots of drinks / food, and fun conversations!

Thanks to everyone who made it, and hope to see you at the next event!

#ai #funai #inclusiveai #diverseai #responsibleai

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

🌍 AI's tremendous potential to augment human lives and solve global problems is what got me interested in the field.

From tackling climate change, improving agriculture, and driving drug discovery amongst others, AI holds great promise if built with the right intentions and appropriate processes.

Here's a brief vox pop with PA Consulting from a few weeks back.

#ai

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

⏰ A bit of a late May Round up! From talks to course recordings, to business lunches, to workshops… May was a very busy and productive month!

➊ Delivered the opening keynote at @BNPParibas Responsible AI Deep-dive session,

➋ Returned to another brilliant event organised by @QuickBooks at Accountex, the UK’s largest accounting conference, where we discussed the numerous possibilities of AI and how bookkeepers and accountants could utilize its numerous opportunities.

➌ Straight after speaking at the Intuit event, I attended a thought-provoking and insightful business lunch with “The Whitehall Group”, a forum of the Cambridge University Land Society (CULS). We received a great opening speech from The Lord Robert Skidelsky FBA, Member of the House of Lords / British economic historian, who shared his thoughts on “AI in the Age of Geopolitics”. I also shared my views on the topic, including the various concerns on AI’s current state of play whilst hearing views from other esteemed guests.

➍ I then took a trip to the beautiful city of Florence at the @EUI_EU , where we spent an amazing 2 days in a high-level policy dialogue discussing all things AI, democracy, equity and inclusion. Pleased to have presented the groundbreaking project we’re working on at @diverse_ai

➎ After returning from Florence, I attended an invite-only AI Risk Management Workshop at @turinginst The Alan Turing Institute. With a good mix of industry professionals and regulators from various sectors, we discussed AI hazards and risk mitigation best practices across different industries.

➏ Of course, all work and no play, leads to “very dull behaviour” so it was an absolute delight to have coffee with the one and only Sharona Hutton, the amazing co-founder of Women of AI speaker agency. A brilliant lady with the most brilliant ideas and ambitious drive.

➐ Ended the month with an acceptance to the Programme Committee for 8th the AAAI / ACM AI Ethics and Society (AIES) conference! Excited to contribute to such an important area of AI development.

➑ Last but not least, I had a wonderful few hours recording my first course “Mastering Responsible AI” for The Gen AI Academy.

PS - I’m definitely going to sleep all through the month of June! 😮‍💨

#ai

[Apress @Apress]

Says @TojuDuke: “As this is my second book, writing was much easier—it always gets better with experience. Writing with Paolo Guidici made it such a quick & enjoyable experience given our synergies and knowledge on the topic.” 📚 #responsibleAI #AI

🔗 https://t.co/lt6Wa6NDnd

[Apress @Apress]

Master #AI risk assessment and management with guidance from @TojuDuke & Paolo Giudici to stay compliant with regulations and policies. Adopt standards from NIST & the EU AI Act to build safe AI systems! 🌍 #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #AIGovernance

🔗 https://t.co/TAmwalEwm0

[Toju Duke @TojuDuke]

Inviting London-based folks to our summer mixer!

[Diverse AI @diverse_ai]

🌞You're invited to join us for our London Summer Mixer taking place on Thursday, 26th of June from 6.30 - 8.30pm at 58VE.

There’d be lots of fun activities, networking and food!

👉🏼 Sign up here: https://t.co/f5zVsSZO1l.

#ai #aifunevent #london