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Rayid Ghani

Rayid Ghani

Title: Distinguished Career Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Institution: Carnegie Mellon

Discipline: Mathematics & Computer Science

Appearances: 1

Notable: Chief Scientist for Obama 2012 ca

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Biography

Prominent machine learning researcher and data scientist focused on AI and public policy. Distinguished professor at Carnegie Mellon specializing in applications of machine learning to social good. Former Chief Scientist of Obama 2012 campaign with extensive policy influence.

Sample Works

Big Data and Social Science: Data Science Methods and Tools for Research and Practice (2021) Book
Empirical Observation of Negligible Fairness-Accuracy Trade-offs in Machine Learning for Public Policy (2021) Paper
Collective Classification in Network Data (2008) Paper

Roundtable Appearances

Ethics & AI

September 26, 2020 · ▶ Video

The roundtable explored how artificial intelligence challenges traditional notions of justice and anonymity. Drawing on John Rawls's "veil of ignorance" thought experiment, the...

Art & Aesthetics Artificial Intelligence Education & Knowledge

Tina Eliassi-Rad, Branden Fitelson, Rayid Ghani, Gabbrielle Johnson, Tracey Meares

Podcast (2:03:58)

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