
Griffin Hayward
he/himBIOGRAPHY
Griffin M. Hayward is a first-year student at Duke University from San Francisco, intending to double-major in Public Policy and Computer Science. A participant in Duke’s Implications of Artificial Intelligence Focus cluster, Griffin’s primary research interests lie at the intersection of technology, policy, and philosophy. As a pianist and composer, Griffin is currently developing his compositional practice and studying the ethical questions that surround computational creativity and machine intelligence in the arts. At Duke, Griffin is a member of the Alexander Hamilton Society, competes for the Men’s Club Basketball team, and serves as a piano mentor and a member of the leadership team for Duke’s Musical Empowerment chapter. In his free time, he enjoys reading, building Little Free Libraries, and volunteering at the Museum of Durham History.
