03/08/2026
I am proud to share that I have been selected as a 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 2026 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 at the 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 (𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐏). It also comes at a defining moment. On 2 August, the remainder of the EU AI Act became applicable, with one provision on high-risk systems following in 2027. Around the world, systems are already influencing who is hired, who receives credit, who is flagged for fraud, and who can access essential services.
But what exactly is ?
It is how societies answer the questions cannot answer for us:
— Who decides what an may do?
— What evidence is it allowed to treat as truth?
— Who becomes invisible when their life does not fit the data?
— Who is when the system fails?
— And does the institution depend on a provider it cannot replace?
These are not technical footnotes. They shape rights, opportunities, institutional resilience, and public trust.
is an independent, Washington-based research organization that assesses national , trains AI policy leaders, and advances approaches grounded in fundamental rights, and democratic institutions.
The 𝐀𝐈 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 is an intensive, interdisciplinary, competitive and rigorous program that equips leaders with skills in policy analysis, research, evaluation, and policy formation. The curriculum examines the international frameworks now shaping global , from the OECD.AI Principles and AI Guidelines to the EU AI Act, the Resolution on , and the Council of Europe Convention on AI.
Over the coming weeks, as a 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, I will undertake AI policy research, writing, and analysis; collaborate on national policy assessments; and contribute to the country research underpinning the 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐏 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱, a global assessment of how national AI policies align with democratic governance, and human rights.
For me, this opportunity brings together more than two decades of work in strategy, , and institutional governance. It also aligns with the research questions I am now pursuing in America, examining how institutions can govern in high-informality economies.
The future of will be shaped by what our institutions are prepared to permit, question, govern, and take responsibility for, as much as by what these systems can do.
My sincere thanks to Marc Rotenberg, Merve Hickok, . Grace S. Thomson, Tamiko E., Cecilia Garcia Podoley, Marcela Campos Jabôr, Ph.D ABD, . Matteo Mastracci, Vidda Guzzo, and the entire team for this opportunity. I look forward to contributing, and doing the rigorous work that this moment demands.
