AI policy, strategy, ethics and risk
Helping governments and industry make better decisions about AI
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
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
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
Bioethics
Led strategic work towards positioning a global bioethics leader as a global leader in AI and bioethics
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
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)