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Haniyeh Mahmoudian

RegulatingAI Expert

Haniyeh Mahmoudian

Global AI Ethicist, DataRobot

USA | Speaks English, French

AI Bias AI Ethics AI Trust Responsible AI

“Translating frontier AI risk into policy that legislators can actually use.”

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About Haniyeh

Dr. Haniyeh Mahmoudian is the Global AI Ethicist at DataRobot. She provides technical and educational guidance in the area of responsible AI as a member of the Office of CTO. In addition to strategizing the implementation of components of ethics in the product, in her role, she provides thought leadership in responsible AI with a focus on AI Bias, Trusted and Ethical AI. Dr. Mahmoudian is a member of the National AI Advisory committee (NAIAC) that is tasked with advising the President and the National AI Initiative Office on topics related to the National AI Initiative and currently co-chairing the AI Futures working group. She has won the VentureBeat’s Women in AI Award for Responsibility and Ethics in AI and was named as an AI Ethics leader by Forbes.

Areas of Expertise

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AI Bias

Foundation model oversight, licensing regimes, and the design of enforceable regulation across US and EU frameworks.

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AI Ethics

Pre-deployment evaluation, red-teaming standards, and accountability structures for high-risk systems.

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AI Trust

Governance of autonomous systems, dual-use risk, and export-control implications for national security.

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Responsible AI

Foundation model oversight, licensing regimes, and the design of enforceable regulation across US and EU frameworks.

Experience

Director of AI Governance

Northbridge Policy Institute · 2021 to present

Senior Policy Advisor

National AI Task Force · 2018 to 2021

Research Scientist

Frontier Systems Lab · 2013 to 2018


Credentials & Affiliations

  • Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
  • Fellow, National Center for Technology Policy
  • PhD, Computer Science
  • Member, IEEE Standards Association

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