Shir Raviv

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University and a non-resident fellow at the Democratic Innovations Program at ISPS, Yale University.  I earned my PhD in Political Science from Tel Aviv University in February 2024.

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My research focuses on the politics of emerging technologies, particularly the implications of rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence and the challenges of governing this powerful technology. 

 

I study public attitudes toward the use of AI and data-driven algorithms in policy Implementation. I use experimental methods to study questions such as under what conditions citizens are willing to accept using algorithmic systems in shaping high-stakes decisions (e.g., on policing, welfare, education) and how their views change following exposure to information or by gaining personal experience interacting with the technology.

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My broad research interests include political behavior, survey design, and experimental methods. My work has been published or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics and Political Science Research and Methods.