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Impact

Intersections we have with policy, advocacy, and media.

Policy Engagement

CIDU-CWA 7777

FairFare data supporting ongoing platform transparency enforcement in Colorado

FairFare, built in partnership with CIDU, crowdsourced rideshare trip data from nearly 500 driver accounts spanning 2017–2024, revealing that platform take rates average ~30% but can exceed 90% on individual rides. This data continues to support enforcement of Colorado's transparency laws and advocacy for similar legislation in other states.

WA Rideshare Drivers Union

Built FareShare with Washington's largest rideshare union to help drivers contest AI deactivations and recover lost wages

Partnered with Washington state's largest rideshare labor union to build FareShare, an open-source tool that automates lost-wage estimation for drivers unjustly deactivated by platform AI systems. Under WA's HB 2076, drivers deactivated for more than three days can appeal and seek back pay. FareShare reduces wage-calculation time by over 95%, eliminates manual data-entry errors, and generates arbitration-ready PDF reports — enabling the union's legal team to independently audit platform records and strengthen claims during formal hearings. Deployed in 2025, it registered 178 driver signups in its first three months.

Colorado Legislature

Supported passage of Colorado's platform transparency laws (SB24-75 & HB24-1129)

Collaborated with CIDU-CWA 7777 to support two landmark bills signed into law by Governor Polis — the first legislation of its kind in the US. SB24-75 requires Uber and Lyft to disclose driver wages and rider charges; HB24-1129 prohibits tip-based pay reductions and extends protections to delivery workers. FairFare data on platform take rates directly informed the policy case.

FTC

Worker Surveillance Fireside Chat

Participated in a Federal Trade Commission fireside chat on worker surveillance with Veena Dubal and Wilneida Negrón.

Grants & Funding

Current

From Evaluation to Alignment: Toward Community-Aligned AI

$27,000

Penn State ICDS Faculty Upskilling Fellowship (1 year) — PI

Mapping Language Model Failures through Community Experience

~$30,000

Penn State ICDS Rising Researcher (2 years) — PI

Empowering Delivery Gig Workers with Data and Insights to Improve Health

$250,000

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas (3 years) — Key Personnel

Key Invited Talks

Data Infrastructures to Turn Workplace Rights into Access

Conference on Sustainable Work, Stockholm, Sweden

AI. Culture. Democracy. Now

Georgia Tech AIAI Symposium — Invited Panelist

Algorithms as Labor Conditions? Automation, Management, and Activism in the AI Workplace

Google DeepMind Research Talks

Why Data Rights Should be Labor Rights

Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy Seminar