Gry Hasselbalch — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder of the think tank DataEthics.eu in 2015, which received the Libre Prize’s Honorary Award in 2024.
Member of the EU High-Level Expert Group on AI (2018-2020), which developed the EU's AI ethics guidelines that became the basis of the EU’s AI act.
Led research and international outreach as Senior Key Expert in AI Ethics for the EU’s International Outreach for a Human-Centric Approach to AI initiative (2021-2024).
Author of 'Human Power' (2025), 'Data Ethics of Power' (2021), and 'Data Ethics' (2016).
Holds a PhD in data/AI ethics and power.
Serves as Director of Academic Research at DataEthics.eu and Senior Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg.

Biography

Gry Hasselbalch is an author and scholar specializing in the politics and power dynamics of technology. Her work explores data and AI through a humanistic lens, emphasizing the historical forces that shape technological development. With two decades of experience, she has held various roles in policy, academia, speaking, and advisory capacities.

Hasselbalch played a pivotal role in shaping European AI policy as a member of the EU High-Level Expert Group on AI from 2018 to 2020.