Aviv Ovadya

Aviv Ovadya (@metaviv) works at the intersection of AI, platforms, democracy, and deliberation. He is a research fellow at newDemocracy; an affiliate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, and the Centre for the Governance of AI; a founder of the AI & Democracy Foundation (soon to be launched); and consults for civil society organizations, technology companies, and funders.

Aviv received his BS and MEng degrees in computer science from MIT, and worked in industry in San Francisco and internationally before transitioning to focus exclusively on the societal implications of technology. He has worked in roles including the Chief Technologist for the Center for Social Media Responsibility (University of Michigan), and consulted for and advised organizations including the Partnership on AI, the Civic Health Project, Meedan, and Cohere.