Data & Society Research Institute

Ethics justiceFounded 2013 · US

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Ground technology policy in evidence about real-world social impacts, with emphasis on labour, governance and affected communities.

Data & Society studies what AI actually does to workers, governments and communities, and turns that into policy advice. Its recent work questions whether 'a human in the loop' is meaningful oversight.

Focus

  • Worker protection
  • Human oversight
  • Environmental accountability
  • Fairness non discrimination

Funding, as far as we know

Foundation grants (MacArthur, Ford, Omidyar, others) - https://datasociety.net/about/

What they've actually done

  • Published 'The Oversight Fallacy: Why AI Agents Require More than Humans-in-the-Loop'

    2026-07

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  • Published 'Greening AI in the Public Sector' procurement handbook

    2026-06

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  • Operates the Algorithmic Impact Methods Lab developing community-centred impact assessments

    2023-2026

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Last verified 1 September 2026

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