Daniel S. Schiff
Co-Director
Dr. Daniel Schiff is an Assistant Professor of Technology Policy at Purdue University and the Co-Director of GRAIL. As a policy scientist with a background in philosophy, he studies the formal and informal governance of AI through policy and industry, as well as AI's social and ethical implications in domains like education, labor, misinformation, and criminal justice. Daniel was the founding Responsible AI Lead at JP Morgan Chase & Co., Secretary of the IEEE 7010 standard, the first AI ethics standard, and has published more than 30 research articles in leading academic journals.
As a policy scientist with a background in philosophy, Schiff studies the formal and informal governance of AI through policy and industry, as well as AI’s social and ethical implications in domains like education, manufacturing, finance, and criminal justice. Interdisciplinary and mixed methods research addresses topics such as industry standards and organizational practices for AI ethics, public and elite opinion and influence dynamics in the policy process, the development of social responsibility attitudes amongst future computing and engineering professionals, and the role of the public in governing emerging technologies.
Work also includes the development of interdisciplinary coursework focused on technology, policy, and ethics, and A key interest maintained is in engaging with members of the public, stakeholders in civil society and industry, and policymakers to share best practices, learn from others, and have applied impact that can benefit society. Dr. Schiff aims to make my research accessible and relevant.
For example, Daniel Schiff served as the founding Responsible AI Lead at JP Morgan Chase & Co., the most Globally Systematic Important Bank (GSIB), largest company in the world per the Forbes 2000, and the top-rated AI bank. He also served as Secretary of the IEEE 7010-2020 standard, the first AI ethics industry standard, focused on the impacts of AI on human well-being and remain engaged in international, national, and subnational AI policy efforts. Before then, Dr. Schiff worked for several years in the non-profit K-12 education sector as the Director of Research, Evaluation, and Planning at the Philadelphia Education Fund.
Dr. Schiff studied Philosophy at Princeton University, focusing on robotics and intelligent systems, before completing a Master’s in Social Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and PhD in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
You can see his work in venues across various disciplines, including Policy Studies Journal, Science and Public Policy, Public Administration, Technology in Society,Review of Policy Research, AI & Society, the International Journal of AI in Education,IEEE Transactions on Technology & Society, the Journal of Engineering Education, and Nanotechnology.