Unpacking AI Policy: How Does It Affect Us?
Let's Unpack That teach-in series
Speaker
Yousif Hassan, Molly KleinmanDate & time
Location
Join the Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) and the Trotter Multicultural Center for Unpacking AI Policy: How Does It Affect Us? Lunch will be served promptly at 11:45 am.
This event is part of CRJ's fall 2025 Let’s Unpack That teach in-series. In today’s fast-moving world, the information ecosystem can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to understanding policy issues that shape our lives. Let’s Unpack That is an engaging series of lunchtime teach-ins where U-M leading experts break down the policy issues of the day in a clear, approachable way. Each session will give you the tools to make sense of complex debates and explore why they matter for you, your community, and the world.
About the panelists
Yousif Hassan is an assistant professor of Public Policy at the Ford School of Public Policy and assistant professor of Information at the School of Information at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on the social, economic, and political implications of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, blockchain among other technologies with a particular emphasis on technoscientific innovation, development, and the digital economy. Hassan’s interest is at the intersection of social justice and technology policy. His most recent work investigates the development of AI and its innovation ecosystem across multiple African countries focusing on AI, data governance, the data economy, and the sociotechnical knowledge production and innovation practices of governments, scientists, and the tech industry.
Molly Kleinman serves as the Managing Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program. In this role, Molly oversees the day-to-day management and provides strategic direction for STPP. Molly brings over 15 years of experience across several areas of higher education, with much of her work centering on technology policy, educational technology, and intellectual property. She also has an interest in urban and transportation policy; she is a past chair of the Ann Arbor Transportation Commission, serves as an elected trustee of the Ann Arbor District Library, and co-hosts the Ann Arbor AF podcast. Molly received her Ph.D. in Higher Education Policy from the University of Michigan Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, her M.S. in Information from the University of Michigan School of Information, and her B.A. in English and Gender Studies from Bryn Mawr College.
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