Presenter
Puja Ohlhaver
Puja Ohlhaver is a lawyer, innovator, and technologist. She is a member of the Getting Plurality Research Group at the Harvard Safra Center for Ethics . She is co-author with Glen Weyl and Vitalik Buterin of “Decentralized Society: Finding Web3’s Soul.” Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Politico, and WIRED. She previously practiced law at Skadden, Arps and founded ClearPath Surgical, Inc., a women’s healthcare company.
Summary:
As artificial intelligence systems become more capable and ubiquitous, there are concerns about how to ensure these systems are aligned with human values and priorities. Centralized control of advanced AI risks consolidating power and amplifying algorithmic biases. Decentralized governance models provide an alternative, distributing decision making across diverse stakeholders.