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Kate Devlin is Professor of AI & Society at the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, and is the current Chair-Director of the Digital Futures Institute.

Kate Devlin is Professor of AI & Society at the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, and is the current Chair-Director of the Digital Futures Institute.

Kate Devlin is Professor of AI & Society at the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London, and is the current Chair-Director of the Digital Futures Institute.

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