Dr. Emily L. Spratt is a professor of cultural diplomacy and the ethics of emerging technologies at the Institute of World Politics and a lecturer in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University. Her current research concerns the philosophical, ethical, and legal implications of AI techniques used in the analysis, generation, and curation of digital images, and their transformation of our global visual culture.

She completed her postdoctoral research on AI at Columbia University in the Data Science Institute and earned her doctorate from Princeton University in art history. She holds master of arts degrees from Princeton and the University of California, Los Angeles, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University.

Outside of academia, Dr. Spratt has worked with a variety of international companies, not-for-profit institutions, and governments on projects showcasing the uses of emerging technologies for art, music, and film. She was the high technology advisor for The Frick Collection and Art Reference Library, has been an expert contributor to the G20 Summit on cultural heritage and AI, and was the inaugural art curator for the Global Forum on AI for Humanity in Paris, sponsored by the office of President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier in her career, she helped the Hellenic Ministry of Culture gain recognition of Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Dr. Spratt has received numerous fellowships, grants, and awards for her research, and her insights on AI, art, and society have been covered by the Washington Post, The Telegraph, The Times, CBS News, and a host of other media outlets.
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