CAT Lab uses evidence to move community voices to the forefront of state, federal, and international bodies, and to shape corporate policies and actions. As brokers of co-developed knowledge with impacted communities, we share our findings, research and recommendations to advocate for better digital futures. We seek a foundational shift in the creation and alignment of policies to incorporate the needs, insights and understanding of peoples’ experience with sociotechnical systems.
CAT Lab is a founding member of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research and the Public Technology Leadership Collaborative. We contribute to urgent concerns through our research and the networks we organize.
How can the US support future generations to bring collective creativity and brilliance to the big questions in science and […]
For this week’s Big Tent Meeting, Beatrys is looking for feedback for her upcoming dissertation project. People with marginalized identities […]
How can researchers verify the claims made by technology platforms about data access when the realities of access may depend […]
How can democratic societies host hard conversations about our conflicts in ways that keep important conversations going rather than shut […]
New Report: Sustainably Managing Risks and Threats to Independent Research on Technology and Society
How can the ecosystem of public-interest technology research manage the risks that threaten to destroy our credibility and prevent us […]
How can democratic societies host hard conversations about our conflicts in ways that keep important conversations going rather than shut […]
Measuring trauma among the Internet’s first responders
Tech companies often say they’re working to improve the well-being of content moderators. But how can the industry make those […]
This week, CAT Lab joined other parts of Cornell University as founding members of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium— alongside […]
Last week, CAT Lab submitted recommendations to the US Office of Management and Budget on how to advance governance, innovation, and […]
At CAT Lab, one of our goals is to produce research that informs policy. But even when we succeed in […]