measure what’s meaningful
Civitaas is an organization dedicated to revolutionizing the way we approach technology.
With a focus on human-centered testing and evaluation, Civitaas is committed to fueling technology that offers practical utility in the real world.
Civitaas is incubated within Humane Intelligence.
Offerings
Strategic assessment toolkits for evaluating the economic, cultural and societal value of advanced technology
Guidance for producing, managing and governing advanced and emerging technologies
Analytics and reporting for industry sectors
Educational curricula and trainings to support organizational upskilling and foster the next generation of technology researchers and practitioners
Communities of practice to understand technology in the real world, and how to measure those effects
Collective exercises like AI red teaming and bias bounties
About Us
The Civitaas team brings multidisciplinary expertise and extensive experience in AI development and evaluation. Our unique approach combines rigorous scientific methods with a deep understanding of how people use and adapt to technology in real-world settings.
Gabriella Waters
CO-FOUNDER
Gabriella is also Director of the Cognitive & Neurodiversity AI (CoNA) Lab at Morgan State University and CEO of Progressive Heuristics. She holds patents for AI innovations and computational methods for measuring responsibility in AI, and she was the chief architect of the Contextual Robustness Index (CoRIx) - a tool for measuring risks and real-world AI impacts. She also serves as an AI policy advisor.
CO-FOUNDER
Reva is a linguist, measurement scientist, and CEO of VernacuLab. With a 20 year career in technology evaluation, Reva was most recently research scientist in NIST’s AI Innovation Lab, creating and leading the ARIA Program, instrumental in the AI Risk Management Framework, and chief architect of the AI RMF Playbook.
Reva Schwartz
Work With Us
Societally robust, resilient, and sustainable technologies
Early detection of technology vulnerabilities
Improved insights about technology depreciation
Comprehensive strategic planning
Enhanced compatibility between technologies and platforms
Actionable technology ratings