Far and away the most prominent and practically influential approach to AI ethics to date is the paradigm of algorithmic fairness. Machine learning applied in high stakes contexts is an epistemic activity, aimed at inference over real world data and hence real world systems. The paradigm of ML fairness is a second-order…
BiographiesMichael D. Bordo is an Emeritus Board of Governors Professor of Economics, an Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Economics, and a former director of the Center for Monetary and Financial History at Rutgers University. Currently, he is a distinguished visitor at the Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies at…
While researchers have long noted that people anthropomorphize computers, LLM-based chatbots represent a qualitative shift; they are the first technology that can engage in genuinely human-like conversations. In this talk, Jeremy Foote will discuss how the ongoing integration of LLMs into our social worlds is creating new risks…
Forty years ago last month, about 70 climate scientists and environmental policy analysts convened in the Austria town of Villach for a conference organized under the auspices of UNEP, the WMO and ICSU titled, ‘An Assessment of the Role of Carbon Dioxide and of Other Greenhouse Gases in Climate Variations and Associated Impacts…
Reforms and good governance are essential pillars of a well-functioning society. In today’s discussion, our panelists will examine how leaders design and implement large-scale reforms to achieve functional institutions, foster economic development, and enhance service delivery. The panelists will also draw key lessons from case…
This talk draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between January 2024 and March 2025 at Colorado Independent Drivers United’s (CIDU’s) deactivation clinic to examine how gig workers attempt to repair algorithmic harms in platform labor, specifically focusing on the implications for local government enforcement capacity…
The AI Lab is hosting the Policy Fellows Seminar with speakers Aisha Nájera, Neil Perry, Ryan Steed, and Rajesh Veeraraghavan. As part of the AI Lab’s Policy Fellows Program, these researchers work closely with governmental agencies at the state and federal level to advance the responsible development and utilization of AI…
The 2025 Systems Summit on Healthcare Transformation is sponsored by the American Medical Association and will take place November 6-7 at Princeton University. The Systems Summit, last held in 2023, is a special event that brings together preeminent national thought leaders for an unparalleled, systems-level exploration of…
