Responsible leadership in the age of AI
Nathanael Fast is the Jorge Paulo and Susanna Lemann Chair and Director of the Neely Center for Ethical Leadership and Decision Making at the USC Marshall School of Business. His research examines the behavioral determinants and consequences of social hierarchy, networks, and technology adoption, with implications for ethical leadership in the age of AI. He also cofounded and co-directs the Psychology of Technology Institute to accelerate research on the human-technology relationship. Fast’s award-winning work has been featured in top media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NPR, The Economist, ABC News, CNN, and New York Times. He teaches in the MBA, doctoral, and executive education programs at USC Marshall. He received his Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Stanford University.
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LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF U.S. ADULTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH TECHNOLOGY
How Are New Technologies Changing Humanity?
To improve societal understanding and ethical decision making about AI-powered technologies, the Neely Center team has launched a new set of longitudinal, nationally representative studies of user experiences in America: the Neely Ethics & Technology Indices. In addition to publishing new research articles, we will release the results of the indices to the public after each wave and share the data with independent researchers. These tools are aimed at informing and improving the design, use, and policy surrounding emerging technologies. Learn more (and sign up for the newsletter) here.
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To Understand Technology, We Must Look to Psychology
In a recent op-ed, Fast argues that if we want to understand and improve the future, we’ll need to focus on how psychology shapes the adoption and use of technology and how technology shapes human psychology.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Humans Judge, Algorithms Nudge
Research published in OBHDP with Roshi Raveendhran shows that people are more willing to be tracked when the behavior tracking is done by autonomous tech rather than by humans. The reason is that tech can’t judge us negatively.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
How is Technology Changing Humans' Experience of Power?
An article published in Current Opinion in Psychology with Juliana Schroeder explores various possibilities for how power might change in the age of artificial intelligence and outlines new directions for research on the psychology of power.
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Fast to lead USC’s Neely Center
In this new role, Fast hopes to advance research on some of the most profound questions facing society today – humankind’s place and relationship to rapidly evolving technology and the ethical implications of its impact on our immediate and long-term future.
