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AI Safety and Interpretability
Empowering safe AI decision-making through interpretable models

JoBot™

AI Safety and Interpretability

NEW: Localist Large Language Models (LLMs) include continuously adjustable internal representations from localist (interpretable, rule-based) to distributed (generalisable, efficient)

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Email: jobot@jobot.ai


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JoBot

  • WHAT IS JoBot™?
    JoBot™ is a neuro-symbolic AI system that combines rule-based methodologies with large language models (LLMs) to deliver safe, explainable, and professional chatbot responses. It is both a product (IP and software) and a methodology for developing AI.
    WHY JoBot™?
    JoBot™ is rule-governed, domain adaptable and an AI alignment tool: It adds compliance and ethical safeguards to LLMs. JoBot™ has already been applied in clinical psychology workflows.
    WHO CAN USE JoBot™?
    JoBot™ is positioned for use in health settings, where providers can rely on it for structured interviews, risk assessments, and report writing. It also appeals to AI safety organisations, research groups, and developers who need a rule-based alignment layer to constrain chatbot behaviour.
    THE JoBot™ EDGE
    JoBot™ is special because it combines the transparency of symbolic logic with the flexibility of large language models, creating a neuro-symbolic system that delivers safe, explainable, and professionally aligned responses.
  • JOBOT
    Psychological Artificial Intelligence.
    Information
    Up-to-date information on psychological therapy and mental health issues.
    Therapy
    Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, ADHD and ASD.
    Counselling
    Online counselling with registered psychologists: Confidential and secure.
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ABOUT

JoBot™ started as an artificial intelligence program designed to replicate the daily psychological practice of a clinical psychologist. It is now a new paradigm for transparent LLM design.

The JoBot™ framework brings together a novel localist LLM approach, a growing empirical foundation for progressive localisation in LLMs, and a substantial patent-backed IP portfolio that formalises transparent, controllable, and professionally aligned AI systems. Recently, we demonstrated that late-layer localisation in LLMs enables interpretable reasoning without major performance loss.
JoBot™ Development History

2018-2022 · Symbolic JoBot™
2023-present · JoBot™GPT
2024-present · Personal Alignment
2025 · Multimedia Extraction from LLMs
2025 · JoBot™ in multiple LLMs

At the same time, we are developing the JoBot™ platform as a hybrid symbolic–neural system for safe deployment in psychology and other high-stakes domains, supported by multiple provisional patents and ongoing commercial, academic, and collaborative engagements.
  • Dr Joachim Diederich

    CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & RESEARCHER

    Joachim ("Jo") is a registered, practising clinical psychologist as well as a computer scientist and computational linguist. He obtained a Habilitation (Higher Doctorate) in Computer Science from the University of Hamburg (Germany), a PhD in Psycholinguistics/Computer Linguistics from the University of Bielefeld (Germany) and the degree of "Diplom-Psychologe" (with a focus on clinical psychology) from the University of Münster (Germany). He is the Founder and Director of the Psychology Network Pty Ltd in Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) College of Clinical Psychologists.
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STORIES

  • Digital clones and virtual humans are about to revolutionise the professional services sector. Medical professionals, lawyers, financial advisers and others are not limited to seeing one client at a time anymore. Professional digital clones can make services available to millions: anywhere, anytime and all the time.

    JO DIEDERICH

  • JoBot™ was built to provide quality information on mental health issues and neuro-developmental disorders in an interactive format. Cognitive Therapy and relaxation techniques are skills that can be learned by everyone. The most important aspect of psychological therapy is good information.

    JO DIEDERICH

  • JoBot™ is about talking to people as well as analysing and understanding behaviour in order to provide the right information.

    Jo Diederich

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AI PSYCHOLOGIST

Skills

JoBot™ is a conversational agent that interacts with users by use of the English language. JoBot™ has extensive knowledge of Anxiety, Depression, ADHD and Autism as well as treatment options. This knowledge is used for Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and other psychological interventions.


ANXIETY
81%
DEPRESSION
93%
ADHD
72%
AUTISM
99%
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Contact

Would you like to know more about JoBot™?

JoBot™ is a registered trademark of the Psychology Network Pty Ltd. If you have questions about JoBot™, or if you would like to use JoBot™ for your organisation, please do not hesitate to contact us.