# Derek Shiller **Entity class:** Philosopher and consciousness-assessment researcher **Collections:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Canonical source article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] ## Definition **Derek Shiller** is a Rethink Priorities researcher working on structured, probabilistic assessment of digital consciousness. ## Relationships - **Advisor to:** [[wiki/PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)|PRISM]]. - **Institutional affiliation:** [[wiki/Rethink Priorities|Rethink Priorities]]. - **Co-author and project route:** [[wiki/Digital Consciousness Model|Digital Consciousness Model]]. - **Fellowship role:** leads part of the [[wiki/Digital Minds Fellowship|Digital Minds Fellowship]] program. - **Collection and source routes:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], and [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]]. ## Sources - [Rethink Priorities — Derek Shiller](https://rethinkpriorities.org/team-member/derek-shiller/) - [Cambridge Digital Minds — Fellowship](https://digitalminds.cam/fellowship/)