AI safety & governance consultancy
AI fluency for people who refuse to outsource their thinking.
Calibrant Consulting is an independent AI safety and governance practice. It helps organisations and individuals adopt AI deliberately, turning frontier-AI risk into judgment you can own and defend.
Founded & led by Vilija A. VainaiteBig4 consulting · AI safety facilitator · MSc Read the story →cal·i·brant /ˈkalɪbrənt/
noun - a standard of known value used to calibrate an instrument, so its measurements can be trusted. The same discipline, applied to decisions about advanced AI.
Background spans
- PwC
- Deloitte
- Leiden University
- University of Cambridge
- ISC²
Find your starting point
Tell us who you are - we’ll show you the way in
Whether you’re an individual, an organisation, or a team, pick the closest fit and the matching path surfaces - one step from a conversation.
An individual
1-on-1 AI-safety career mentorship
For individuals
Mentorship starts from where you actually are - a researcher pivoting into safety, a policy professional going more technical, or a career-changer testing whether the field fits. Sessions are working sessions: we set concrete goals, pressure-test your direction, review real applications and writing, and build the judgment to make your own calls long after the engagement ends. You set the agenda; I bring honest feedback and a map of the field.
Mentorship tracks
- AI Strategy
- Frontier AI Governance
- Technical AI Safety
What’s delivered
- Recurring 1-on-1 sessions with defined goals
- Field navigation: research, policy, and industry paths
- Honest feedback on direction, applications, and positioning
Outcome
A concrete, realistic path into the field - and the judgment to walk it.
Format
Recurring 1-on-1 · remote
An organisation
AI Workflow Audit
For teams adopting AI
A fixed-scope audit of how AI should move through your team's work - anchored to the goal that matters, prioritised by impact, and decided task by task: what to automate, what to augment, and what to keep human.
Start a conversationWhat’s delivered
- A prioritised map of your workflows, scored by frequency, effort, and impact
- Task-by-task calibration - automate, augment, or keep human - with the risk and judgment trade-offs made explicit
- A repeatable prompt-and-control pack so the team works consistently and safely
- A board-ready roadmap and a 60-minute leadership readout
Outcome
A clear, prioritised plan for where AI earns its place - and where human judgment stays.
Format
Fixed scope · 2-3 weeks · remote
A team or programme
Course facilitation & cohort design
For teams & programmes
Drawing on years facilitating international cohorts, sessions are designed so participants do the thinking - structured discussion, equal speaking time, and frameworks they can carry straight into their own work. The facilitation suits technical and non-technical audiences alike, and the curriculum is shaped to your cohort rather than delivered off the shelf.
Formats
- Cohort design & curriculum framing
- Live facilitation
- Train-the-facilitator support
What’s delivered
- Cohort design and curriculum framing
- Live facilitation for technical and non-technical audiences
- Frameworks: incentive mapping, kill chains, defence-in-depth
Outcome
Participants who can apply AI-strategy concepts in their own domains.
Format
Per-cohort or day-rate · remote or on-site
Services
Focused engagements, defined outcomes
1-on-1 AI-safety career mentorship
For individuals
Structured 1-on-1 mentorship for people moving into AI safety and governance who want a clear, realistic next step.
Frontier AI governance & strategy advisory
For organisations
Advisory for organisations adopting AI responsibly - translating frontier-AI risk into defensible governance and decisions.
Course facilitation & cohort design
For teams & programmes
Facilitation and cohort design for AI safety and governance education, drawing on years of facilitating international cohorts.
Workshops & teaching
Custom
Tailored workshops, executive briefings, and teaching that build shared AI literacy across technical and strategic teams.
The method
A structured AI-workflow audit
Every engagement runs on the same instrument: a calibrated audit of how AI should move through your work - anchored to the goal that matters, prioritised by impact, and decided task by task, including where human judgment deliberately stays.
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Anchor
Start from the goal that matters, and the workflows that ladder up to it.
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Prioritise
Score each workflow by frequency, effort, and impact - so AI is aimed where it earns its place.
- 03
Calibrate
Map it task by task: what to automate, what to augment, and what stays human.
- 04
Operationalise
Turn the decisions into repeatable prompts, controls, and a review cadence.
The worksheet and prompt pack behind it stay in the room, so you leave with the findings and the plan in hand.
Put it to workLet’s calibrate your approach to AI.
A 30-minute call to understand your context and give you a clear read on whether and how Calibrant Consulting can help.
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