Draft:Gry Hasselbalch

Gry Hasselbalch is an author, scholar, and expert in data and AI ethics and policy. She has made significant contributions to shaping international technology policy, advocating for a humanistic approach to AI and data. She holds a PhD in data ethics and power from the University of Copenhagen and is a co-founder of the think tank DataEthics.eu, established in 2015 to challenge the influence of big tech companies. In 2024, DataEthics.eu received the Libre Prize’s Honorary Award for its long-term efforts in the field of data ethics.

Hasselbalch was a member of the EU’s High-Level Expert Group on AI (2018-2020), where she helped develop the EU’s AI ethics guidelines, which contributed to the EU’s AI Act. She also served as Senior Key Expert for the EU's InTouchAI.eu initiative, supporting AI diplomacy and research on a human-centric approach to AI.

As an author, Hasselbalch has written several books, including Data Ethics - The New Competitive Advantage (2016) with Pernille Tranberg, Data Ethics of Power (2021) and Human Power – Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age (forthcoming).