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Gillian Hadfield
Johns Hopkins UniversityBloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance
Vector InstituteFaculty Member
Hadfield studies a problem that sits between law and engineering: how AI can learn the social rules that make large-scale human cooperation possible. Her work develops computational models of norms and new regulatory institutions, aiming for systems that can operate within law and support fairer collective decisions.
Career & education
Current rolesJohns Hopkins UniversityJul 2024-presentBloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and GovernanceVector InstituteMay 2022-presentFaculty Member
Johns Hopkins UniversityJul 2024-presentVector InstituteMay 2022-presentPreviously
OpenAI2018-2023Senior Policy Advisor
Schwartz Reisman Chair in Technology and SocietyJun 2019-Jul 2024
Professor of Law and Professor of Strategic ManagementJul 2018-Jul 2024
OpenAI2018-2023Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations11,330As of Jul 19, '26
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