Jacob (Jake) Metcalf leads Data & Society’s AI on the Ground program, which uses social science to develop robust analyses of AI systems, effectively assess their impact, and inform their future design, use, and governance. His work focuses primarily on how AI accountability is structured, emphasizing how impacted and vulnerable communities can assert power over the design, measurement, and documentation of the consequences of data and AI systems. Jake’s work makes use of technoscientific approaches to understanding how technology and society are intertwined. Metcalf holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz.