Kevin Bankston worked in civil society for 18 years, litigating on a wide variety of issues like government surveillance, often “at loggerheads” with large technology companies over consumer privacy issues. But he also found alignments and went into the “belly of the corporate beast,” spending four years as Meta’s AI policy director. He’s now using that experience to “further responsible AI development in the public interest” at the Center for Democracy and Technology’s AI Governance Lab. He spoke with IAPP Associate Editor Jennifer Bryant about his professional journey.
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