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Merve Hickok is the founder of AIethicist.org. She is a globally renowned, award-winning expert on AI policy, ethics and governance. Her contributions and perspective have featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, Wired, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Politico, Protocol, Vox, The Economist and MIT Technology Review.

She is a distinguished educator, consultant and keynote speaker. Her work focuses on impact of AI systems on individuals and society - particularly the impact on fundamental rights, democratic values, and social justice.

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Merve is the President and Policy Director at Center for AI & Digital Policy (CAIDP), deeply engaged in global AI policy and regulatory work. CAIDP educates AI policy practitioners and advocates across 80+ countries, and advises international organizations (such as European Commission, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, OECD). Merve is a policy expert, with testimony to the US Congress, State of California, New York City and Detroit City councils. She provides expert input to the Council of Europe Committee on AI for the upcoming AI convention, as well as EU AI Act.

 

At University of Michigan, she is the data ethics lecturer at School of Information, the Responsible Data and AI Advisor at Michigan Institute for Data Science, and an affiliated faculty at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program).

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Merve also works with several non-profit organizations globally to advance both the academic and professional She has been recognized by a number of organizations - most recently with Lifetime Achievement Award - Women in AI of the Year - 2023 , Top AI Leaders in Retail (Ethics & Compliance) - 2024 , Runner-up for Responsible AI Leader of the Year - 2022 (Women in AI) and as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2021.

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She provides consultancy and training to C-suite leaders, and public and private organizations on Responsible AI development, due diligence and governance. Previously, Merve held various senior roles in Fortune 100 companies for more than 15 years.

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Media mentions and interviews with Merve Hickok

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PUBLICATIONS

CONTRIBUTIONS & COLLABORATIONS

Center for AI and Digital Policy

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Springer Nature: AI & Ethics journal

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Springer Nature: AI & Society journal

 

Journal of Leadership, Accountability & Ethics

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SocArXiv

 

Council on Foreign Relations: AI and Democratic Values: Next Steps for the United States

Council on Foreign Relations: The UK AI Summit: Time to Elevate Democratic Values

The New York Times (editorial): Regulating A.I.: The U.S. Needs to Act

The Economist (editorial): In response to ""How to worry wisely about artificial intelligence"

ISSUES in Science and Technology: Don’t Let Governments Buy AI Systems That Ignore Human Rights

Tech Policy Press: Time for An International Treaty on Artificial Intelligence

Techonomy: Can the U.S. and Europe agree on rules for AI?

Verfassungsblog: The Council of Europe Creates a Black Box for AI Policy

Transatlantic Policy Quarterly: The State of AI Policy: The Democratic Values Perspective

Turkish Data Protection Agency: Üretici Yapay Zekâ Neden Mahremiyet, Ön Yargı ve Siber Güvenlik Açısından Bir Kâbus OluÅŸturuyor?

The Hill: It’s time for the FTC to act on ChatGPT

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Medium

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United Nations

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International Organization for Migration

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Oxford Insights

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NYU Center on International Cooperation

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University of Buckingham - Institute for Ethical AI in Education

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All Tech is Human

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Public Comments to Legislation

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MEDIA COVERAGE

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, PODCASTS

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