Hickok, Merve

Merve Hickok is the founder of AIethicist.org. She is a globally renowned expert on AI policy, ethics and governance. Her work focuses on the impact of AI systems on individuals and society – particularly the impact on fundamental rights, democratic values, and social justice. Her contributions and perspective have featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, CNN, Forbes, Bloomberg, Wired, Scientific American, The Atlantic, Politico, Protocol, Vox, and The Economist.
Merve is the President of Center for AI & Digital Policy (CAIDP), providing global AI policy expertise (U.S. federal government, European Commission, UNESCO, the Council of Europe, OECD). Merve is a policy expert, with testimony to the U.S. Congress, State of California, New York City and Detroit City Councils.
At the University of Michigan, she is the data ethics lecturer at School of Information, the Responsible Data and AI Advisor at Michigan Institute for Data Science.
She has been recognized by a number of organizations – most recently with Lifetime Achievement Award – Women in AI of the Year – 2023, as Runner-up for Responsible AI Leader of the Year – 2022, and as one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ – 2021.