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Caio Vieira Machado is a lawyer and social scientist focused on the intersection of law, technology, and policy. His interdisciplinary research addresses critical issues such as AI fairness, platform regulation, content moderation, and scientific disinformation. Currently, Caio is a fellow at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, collaborating with mathematicians on machine learning and fairness. 

As a co-founder of Instituto Vero, Caio worked with Brazil's leading social media creators to combat disinformation and influence tech policy. He has presented his work at numerous international forums, including the UN OEWG, NATO StratCom, the Brazilian Supreme Court, the Mexican National Electoral Institute, and the AI Athens Roundtable. Caio holds degrees from the University of São Paulo, the University of Oxford, and the Sorbonne. He is now a Ph.D. candidate at Oxford, focusing on disinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic.