AI policy, strategy, ethics and risk

Helping governments and industry make better decisions about AI

 
 
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U.S. Cities and States

Wrote AI guidance for government leaders published by Harvard Kennedy School, read in ~8,000 cities

Testified on biometric and facial recognition bills in Massachusetts legislature

Advised national convenings of city chief data officers, mayoral chiefs of staff and state attorneys general

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Affective Computing

Led international, multi-stakeholder work towards the development of affective computing and ethics industry best practices and policy guidance

Managed 100+ external relationships across big tech, startups, civil liberties orgs, news media and academia

The ethics of AI and emotional intelligence: Data sources, applications, and questions for evaluating ethics risk. Partnership on AI

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United States and Canada

Co-founded nine agency AI Joint Governance Initiative BC, coordinated with Canada, G7, D9 AI initiatives

Interviewed on U.S. AI Policy by Politico Europe

Washington Should Take Action on AI or Stay out of the Way, Harvard Kennedy School

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Bioethics

Led strategic work towards positioning a global bioethics leader as a global leader in AI and bioethics

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Europe and Global

Advised a European prime minister’s office during EU’s drafting of 2020 AI and trust white paper

Traveled to Tunis, Tunisia to recruit and lead international team of 15 contributors to create Government Briefing Book: Emerging Technologies and Human Rights, distributed to governments and NGOs on six continents

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Face Recognition

Co-created face recognition advocacy and policy tools and adversarial attack prototype EqualAIs

Interviewed by the BBC, WIRED, Science & Vie (Paris), ADA (Berlin)