Data & Society

Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.

Through empirical research and active engagement, our work illuminates the values and decisions that drive these systems — and shows why they must be grounded in equity and human dignity.

How societies choose to design and govern technology will determine our collective future. As part of a vibrant and growing field, we work to highlight these stakes and help shape solutions.

The Latest from Data & Society

The Senate doesn’t need to start from scratch on AI legislation

In an op-ed for The Hill, Janet Haven and Sorelle Friedler point to the wealth of existing expertise and research lawmakers can draw on to regulate AI.

PRESS

Could ‘Wellness Capitalism’ Put Employee Health Data at Risk?

Tamara K. Nopper and Eve Zelickson talk to Fast Company about their new report, which shows that invasive data collection in the name of wellness produces mixed results for employee health — and creates new risks.

Announcement

Data & Society Welcomes Tamara Kneese as Senior Researcher and Project Director of AIMLab

POINTS

Where Tech Meets and Misses the Goals of Therapy

For the first in a series of microinterviews, Iretiolu Akinrinade talks to therapist Marcus Brittain Fleming about the digital turn in mental health care.

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Data & Society is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) research institute. We are committed to the independence and autonomy of Data & Society’s initiatives and convenings. We do not accept funding that would affect our ability to pursue work free of external interference, and we fiercely protect the independence of our researchers and fellows in their intellectual activities and individual funding relationships. Read more in our statement on organizational independence and gift acceptance.