Innovative AI Policy
Increasing Trust in AI Activities
Welcome to the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy
The Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy opened in May 2024 to study advancements in AI technology, identify risks to consumers, and issue policy recommendations governing AI.
Zach Boyd, PhD
Director
Dr. Boyd is a faculty member at Brigham Young University's (BYU) mathematics department, where he teaches applied and computational mathematics. Dr. Boyd’s research lab focuses on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mathematical modeling in social science applications, such as psychology, economics, and social networks. Before working at BYU, Dr. Boyd was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an NDSEG Fellow at UCLA, a research associate at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and a Presidential Scholar at BYU.”
Alice Schwarze, PhD
AI Research Fellow
Dr. Schwarze is an expert in the mathematical modeling of social systems. Prior to coming to our office, she researched, taught, and studied at Dartmouth, the University of Washington, UCLA, Oxford and Technische Universitaet Berlin.
Brady Young
Lead AI Legal & Policy Analyst
Prior to returning to Salt Lake City, his home town, Brady served as an attorney in the nonpartisan Office of the Legislative Counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he was a policy analyst and legislative drafter, focusing primarily on internet privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, and social media regulation. Brady holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.
Courtney Rae
Head of Stakeholder Outreach
Courtney worked at the World Trade Center Utah as the International Program Manager where she led the Governor-led trade missions overseas to help strengthen Utah business opportunities. Previously, Courtney was a VP at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York in Private Wealth Management and she worked at Angelo, Gordon & Co., a $30 billion alternative investment firm, as a Director in their Private Client Group. Courtney also worked in the Protocol Office of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. where she worked with the foreign dignitaries visiting the President of the United States. Courtney earned her MBA at Columbia University and her BA at the University of Southern California.
Greg Whisenant
AI Policy Advisor
Greg Whisenant has founded multiple successful tech companies including Public Engines Inc., and Wasatch Solutions Inc. He also has expertise in public policy and management consulting.