Karen Levy

About

Karen Levy is a scholar whose work sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, labor, and systemic risk, with particular emphasis on how emerging technologies reshape human decision-making and social structures. Her most influential contribution, "Artificial Intelligence, Systemic Risks, and Sustainability" (2021), has garnered an impressive 442 citations, establishing her as a significant voice in understanding how AI and sensor technologies interact with climate response and ecological governance. This work examines how automated decision-making tools influence the behavior of individuals, communities, and institutions navigating environmental challenges. Levy's research on the future of work offers a notably nuanced counterpoint to alarmist narratives about AI-driven job displacement. Rather than framing automation purely as a threat to employment, she foregrounds the concept of risk-shifting — arguing that AI transforms how occupational burdens and vulnerabilities are distributed among workers. Her interdisciplinary reach is further evident in her examination of algorithmic enforcement in sports contexts, exploring what automated refereeing reveals about broader questions of fairness and accountability. Together, her body of work positions her as a thoughtful critic of technological determinism, advocating for careful analysis of AI's uneven social and institutional consequences.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Artificial intelligence, systemic risks, and sustainability

   442 citations · 2021
2. 2
   The Future of Work in the Age of AI

   26 citations · 2020
3. 3
   The Future of Work in the Age of AI: Displacement or Risk-Shifting?

   13 citations · 2020
4. 4
   Robotic Resection of a Symptomatic Parasitic Leiomyoma From the Obturator Fossa

   9 citations · 2017
5. 5
   Sporting Chances: Robot Referees and the Automation of Enforcement

   2 citations · 2018

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