Who we are

Multidisciplinary thought leaders, researchers & innovators

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Keegan Houser

Based at the Berkeley AI Research Lab with research affiliates and collaborators across the UC Berkeley campus and beyond, we draw on deep technical and sociotechnical expertise to engage in critical multidisciplinary research and projects with the goal of advancing responsible and equitable AI. 

Leadership & Team

  • Genevieve Smith, Founding Director; Professional Faculty, Haas School of Business
  • Trevor Darrell, Advisor; Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
  • Natalia Luka, Researcher & Future of Work Lead; PhD student, UC Berkeley
  • Julius Knolle, Intern & Newsletter Editor

Affiliated researchers & collaborators

  • Eve Fleisig, PhD Student, BAIR, UC Berkeley
  • Kara Ganter, Director of Digital Education, UC Berkeley
  • Merrick Osborne, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
  • Brian Lattimore, PhD student, Stanford
  • Brent Mittelstadt, Professor, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
  • Vongani Maluleke, PhD student, BAIR, UC Berkeley
  • Hiral Patel, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, UC Berkeley
  • Erik Cedarblade, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, UC Berkeley
  • Vinaya Sivakumar, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, UC Berkeley
  • Steven Luo, College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, UC Berkeley