Principal Investigator
Zeynep Tufekci, the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times opinion writer. She is known for her sociological analysis of the intricate relationship between science, technology, and society, focusing especially on the societal implications of emerging technologies including the…
Research Scientists
Ben is a research scientist at the lab, where he conducts social impact audits of LLM systems and researches the history of technological change. He also leads the lab's team of 20 undergraduate research associates. He recently completed his MPA at Princeton, with coursework focused on the social and policy implications of artificial…
Peter is a recent master of public affairs graduate from Princeton, where he also completed a graduate certificate in statistics and machine learning. His research focuses on integrating methods from sociology, philosophy, economics, and computer science to build robust models of the societal impacts of technological change. He also…
PhD Students
Sherrie is a doctoral student in Sociology, broadly interested in technology, labor, and migration. She has been researching the demographic trends of rideshare and delivery gig workers in the U.S., as well as migrant remitting patterns through the Mexican Migration Project. Sherrie holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yale University, where…
Volunteer RAs
Aslan is currently a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he primarily focuses on philosophy, political theory, and policy. Outside of his work with the AI & Society Lab, he is interested in philosophy, politics, and art. He is also an international debater and a licensed Specialty scuba diver with over 50 logged dives. He is fluent in…