Defend Democracy
Defend Democracy's Founder and Executive Director Alice Stollmeyer has a solid background in science, technology, and society. After her PhD research, Stollmeyer specialised in EU public affairs, strategic communications, and digital advocacy. She now leads Defend Democracy and works on issues related to democracy, security, technology, and geopolitics. She is a leading voice on defending democracy in an age of sharp power and is a trailblazer for societal resilience to hybrid and technological threats to democracy.
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Dr. Luis Felipe R. Murillo
Dr. Luis Felipe R. Murillo is assistant professor in anthropology at University of Notre Dame. His work examines practices of collaboration in moral economies of computing. Across several research projects within and beyond the Global North, Dr. Murillo's work investigates how social movements and science and technology experts design and implement open technologies as responses to pressing social, political, and environmental issues.
Community Health and Collective Security Environmental Justice ActorCathy O'Neil
Cathy O'Neil has written extensively about problems with using AI in a criminal justice context, as with bail-setting algorithms used by the City of Philadelphia. Her book, "Weapons of Math Destruction," is an early and widely-cited source on these issues. O'Neil is CEO of O'Neil Risk Consulting & Algorithmic Auditing (ORCAA).
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Randi Williams
Dr. Randi Williams is an educator, tinkerer, and change agent at the forefront of AI and education. She earned her Ph.D. at the MIT Media Lab in 2024. As Program Manager at Algorithmic Justice League, her work equips researchers, policymakers, and everyday changemakers to responsibly use AI for positive social change.
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Algorithmic Justice League works to unmask AI harms and biases, especially racial bias, discrimination, hate speech, and facial recognition technology.
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