Agent Nation: How Autonomous AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Society--And What We Can Do about It (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798868824531)

Chirag Shah is Professor in the Information School (iSchool) at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA. He is also Adjunct Professor with the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering as well as Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE). He is the Founding Director for InfoSeeking Lab and Founding Co-Director of Center for Responsibility in AI Systems & Experiences (RAISE). His research focuses on building, auditing, and correcting intelligent information access systems. In addition to creating AI-driven information access systems that provide more personalized reactive and proactive recommendations, he is also focusing on making such systems transparent, fair, and free of biases. Shah is a Distinguished Member of ACM and ASIS&T. He is the recipient of the Karen Spärck Jones Award (2019) and ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award (2024). He has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles and authored seven books, including textbooks on data science and machine learning. He also works closely with industrial research labs on cutting-edge problems, typically as a visiting researcher. The most recent engagements include Amazon, Getty Images, Microsoft Research, and Spotify. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Information Matters, published by ASIS&T.