Mark Nitzberg

Mark J. Nitzberg
Born
Mark Jay Nitzberg
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Computer scientist, AI researcher, inventor, author, academic
TitleExecutive Director of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, Interim Executive Director of the International Association for Safe and Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University (Ph.D.), University of Oregon (B.A.)
ThesisDepth from overlap (1991)
Doctoral advisorDavid Mumford
Other advisorsKen Nakayama, Takahiro Shiota, Alan Yuille
InfluencesDavid Mumford, Ken Nakayama, Heisuke Hironaka, Richard Koch
Academic work
DisciplineComputer science
Sub-disciplineArtificial intelligence, AI governance
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley

Mark Jay Nitzberg is an American computer scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and academic who works on the societal and economic impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and its governance. Nitzberg is the executive director of the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence at the University of California, Berkeley, interim executive director of the International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, and director of technology research at the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE).