Amy Winecoff served as a Senior Technologist in the AI Governance Lab at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), where her work centered on creating technically-informed, practical strategies to enhance AI regulation and governance, aimed at protecting the interests of individuals impacted by AI systems.
Her research emphasizes building the foundations for robust governance, particularly in the areas of AI documentation and measurement. Her work has been featured in academic venues like RecSys, CHI, AIES, and First Monday, as well as in policy-focused publications through CDT and Tech Policy Press. She has also served as a responsible technology advisor for startup accelerators, and in her prior roles as a data scientist, she developed and deployed production recommendation systems for e-commerce companies.
She has also spent time as a research fellow at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) and as an assistant professor at Bard College. Amy received her PhD in Psychology and Neuroscience from Duke University, which allows her to bring a social science lens to her work on AI governance.
