Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.
Through empirical research and active engagement, our work illuminates the values and decisions that drive these systems — and shows why they must be grounded in equity and human dignity.
The Latest from Data & Society
Commentary
Unpacking the AI Executive Order
In an in-depth piece for Brookings, Senior Policy Fellow Sorelle Friedler, Executive Director Janet Haven, and Policy Director Brian J. Chen explain how the AI executive order and OMB guidance prepare the federal government to be a model for accountable AI — and why congressional action is still needed.
Explainer
Challenging Worker Datafication
Digital technologies have enabled unprecedented expansion in the volume and kinds of data collected about workers. But who has control over deciding what the data means, where it goes, and how it is used? In this explainer, Alexandra Mateescu outlines recent approaches to worker data and explores ongoing questions, critiques, and possibilities.
Op-Ed
Resisting the Siren Song of "AI Safety"
The popular emphasis on “AI safety” could make it more difficult to challenge AI’s structural harms and risks narrowing the aperture of solutions, D&S Policy Director Brian J. Chen writes in Tech Policy Press.
Event
Join Us: Caring for Digital Remains
On November 16 at 1 p.m. ET, authors Tamara Kneese and Tonia Sutherland will come together for a conversation about their recent books, which both foreground death as a site for understanding the social values and power dynamics of our platform-saturated world.