AI, Neuroscience, and the Ethics of Automating ‘Normal’

Meredith Whittaker is a distinguished research scientist at New York University and the founder of Google’s Open Research Group. Meredith is also the cofounder and codirector of the AI Now Institute at NYU, dedicated to researching the social implications of artificial intelligence and related technologies in an interdisciplinary context. She has over a decade of experience working in industry, leading product and engineering teams. Meredith cofounded M-Lab, a globally distributed network measurement system that provides the world’s largest source of open data on internet performance. M-Lab is one of the primary resources for policymakers and researchers investigating issues of net neutrality and network performance. She has worked extensively on issues of privacy and security, advising on both policy direction and technical implementation. She cofounded Simply Secure, helped build and currently advises the Open Technology Fund, and led work to strengthen the security of critical internet infrastructure. She has advised the White House, the FCC, the City of New York, the European Parliament, and many other governments and civil society organizations on artificial intelligence, internet policy, measurement, privacy, and security.