Karthik Dinakar

Karthik Dinakar is a research affiliate at the Center of Complex Interventions and a former research scientist at the MIT Media Lab. His research and publications address algorithmic fairness, artificial intelligence, mental health, and cyberbullying, including work on commonsense reasoning for cyberbullying detection and teenage distress.

Dinakar is an editor of Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children, published by MIT Press with Mizuko Ito, Remy Cross, and Candice Odgers. The volume examines children’s relationships with algorithms, digital data, and online platforms, with attention to agency, safety, and protection from harm.