Arvind Narayanan

Professor of Computer Science and Director, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University

Arvind Narayanan is a professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is a co-author of the book AI Snake Oil and a newsletter of the same name which is read by 50,000 researchers, policy makers, journalists, and AI enthusiasts. He previously co-authored two widely used computer science textbooks: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies and Fairness in Machine Learning. Narayanan led the Princeton Web Transparency and Accountability Project to uncover how companies collect and use our personal information. His work was among the first to show how machine learning reflects cultural stereotypes. Narayanan was one of TIME’s inaugural list of 100 most influential people in AI. He is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

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Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First

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Better Feeds: Algorithms That Put People First

As state, federal, and global policymakers grapple with how to address concerns about the link between online algorithms and a variety of harms, KGI’s latest report authored by a distinguished group of researchers, technologists, and policy leaders is a roadmap for design and governance solutions that put users first. Product designers and policymakers can promote better algorithms through detailed design transparency, user choices and defaults, and assessments of long-term impact.

Alex Moehring, Alissa Cooper, Arvind Narayanan, Aviv Ovadya, Elissa Redmiles, Jeff Allen, Jonathan Stray, Julia Kamin, Leif Sigerson, Luke Thorburn, Matt Motyl, Motahhare Eslami, Nadine Farid Johnson, Nathaniel Lubin, Ravi Iyer, Zander Arnao

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