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Maitreya Shah is a disabled lawyer and researcher. His work lies in the interstices of the ethics and governance of emerging technologies and disability rights. He is currently a tech policy fellow at UC Berkeley, and an affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He graduated with dual degrees in Arts and Law (B.A. LL. B (Hons.) from Gujarat National Law University, India, and an LLM from the University of Pennsylvania Law School where he was a Dean’s Merit Scholar. He has previously worked with Regulatory Genome at the University of Cambridge, European Network on Independent Living in Brussels, PRS Legislative Research in New Delhi, and the Prime Minister's Office of India.


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Keywords of the Datafied State: Automation

With co-authors, Maitreya Shah discusses "automation" for Data & Society's Keywords of the Datafied State essay collection.

Apr 24, 2024
The Harvard Gazette

Why AI fairness conversations must include disabled people

Maitreya Shah spoke about his work centering experiences of people with disabilities. 

Apr 3, 2024
YouTube

Centering Disability in AI, One Year After the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights

Maitreya Shah joins a Center for Democracy and Technology Panel on centering disability rights in discussions of AI policy.

Dec 1, 2023