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Omidyar Network is a notable funder and advocate in the tech policy and AI governance space; relevant for understanding philanthropic actors shaping AI regulation and responsible tech development.

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Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm working to shape a human-centered digital future through grantmaking and investment across culture, governance, business, and technology. Under new CEO Michele Jawando, the organization focuses on ensuring AI development and digital innovation prioritize shared power and equity. They partner with advocates, researchers, and innovators to influence how technology is built and governed.

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  • Philanthropic organization focused on bending the arc of digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility
  • New CEO Michele Jawando brings tech policy and civil rights expertise at a 'pivotal moment for AI'
  • Works across four domains: culture of tech, governance of tech, business of tech, and technology itself
  • Partners with visionaries and innovators to influence how technology develops and is governed in society
  • Frames AI as an opportunity to make 'intentional choices' about humanity's digital future

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 Welcoming Michele Jawando as Omidyar Network's Chief Executive Officer

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 AI opened a new window to collectively examine our relationship with tech and make intentional choices about the digital future we want. In ways large and small, we work with a broad network of visionaries and innovators to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility. We focus on the key drivers of our shared digital future: culture, governance, business, and tech itself.

 
 
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