Research & Thinking
Governance frameworks evolve through careful, incremental shifts in how systems are designed, implemented, and assessed — not through headlines.
Governance frameworks evolve through careful, incremental shifts in how systems are designed, implemented, and assessed — not through headlines.
My research sits at the intersection of AI governance, digital policy, and the human dimensions of technology. I work to make policy analysis rigorous and its implications legible — for institutions, leaders, and the public alike. This page collects published research, written work, and the questions I am currently thinking through.
Contributing researcher on Team India for CAIDP's annual index — the most comprehensive global assessment of AI governance against democratic values. Focused on India's AI governance architecture, the gap between data protection law and enforcement, and AI literacy benchmarked against UNESCO and OECD frameworks. Includes dedicated analysis of MeitY, IndiaAI, and the Data Protection Board's evolving independence.
Read on LinkedIn →Completed the rigorous CAIDP AI Policy Clinic at advanced level, graduating with Distinction and serving as Team Leader — one of a small cohort selected from over 600 applicants globally. The programme trains future AI policy leaders and provides expert analysis to national governments and international organisations. Graduation speaker: Professor Anu Bradford, Columbia Law School.
Read on LinkedIn →In policymaking, words are never neutral. Drawing on AI policy research and a UAE consumer protection case, this piece explores how the language of laws and regulations shapes whether policy builds trust — or erodes it.
Read on LinkedIn →Written following a speaking engagement at Google Developer Groups Sharjah and Women Techmakers — exploring what it means to design AI systems that genuinely serve human wellbeing, not just efficiency.
Read on LinkedIn →As AI adoption accelerates, who does it actually serve? This piece examines the policy imperative of inclusive AI design through the lens of health and accessibility startups operating across the MENA region.
Read on LinkedIn →One of the most provocative framings of our current moment — built from a lecture that left the quote unattributed. An exploration of what it means for humanity to wield technology we have not yet developed the institutions to govern.
Read on LinkedIn →Part 2 of reflections from the first-ever BRIDGE Summit at ADNEC — on the conversations, connections and ideas that emerged at one of the region's most important gatherings on technology and human futures.
Read on LinkedIn →Day 1 at the first-ever BRIDGE Summit — on bridges as a metaphor, the stories we tell about technology, and why trust is the foundation that all governance frameworks must be built on.
Read on LinkedIn →Reflections from an intellectually exhilarating weekend at the Emirates Literature Festival — on the power of stories, the intersection of language and technology, and what literature teaches us about being human.
Read on LinkedIn →A look at the state of public AI literacy across the Gulf, what the UAE mandate for agentic AI adoption means for ordinary people, and what informed citizenship looks like in an AI-accelerated region.
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Visit channel →How institutions design, implement, and enforce AI governance frameworks — with particular attention to enforcement gaps, independent oversight, and the gap between policy intent and lived reality.
What it means for ordinary people — not just policymakers and technologists — to understand AI systems, their limitations, and their power. Building the informed public that accountability requires.
How AI systems encode and amplify existing inequalities — in hiring, lending, facial recognition, and beyond — and what governance frameworks, legal tools, and public pressure can do about it.
The psychological dimensions of AI adoption — dependency, self-belief, the erosion of human confidence — and what it means to design technology that supports rather than undermines human flourishing.
Who gets to shape AI systems, who benefits, and who is left out — including women, the Global South, and communities whose languages, faces, and contexts are underrepresented in training data.
The specific governance context of the UAE and GCC — rapid adoption mandates, emerging regulatory frameworks, and what responsible AI leadership looks like in a region moving faster than most.
"Because of the rigour we went through, I see the world — and AI systems in particular — in a very different way: through institutional design, enforcement gaps, literacy, and the lived impact of governance choices."— Saima Tariq Khan, on completing the CAIDP AI Policy Clinic
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