Jordan Canedy-Specht

Research Engineer, Societal Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

Hi 👋🏿! I’m a Senior Researcher at the Forecasting Research Institute, where I study AI’s progress and its ripple effects on society. I've spent a decade building software and analyzing emerging technologies. Today, I focus on advancing forecasting methods to better anticipate AI’s trajectory and its impact on the world. I’m passionate about turning technical insight into actionable foresight. Let’s see what we can build together!

Selected Projects

Retrainability Index

Research prototype evaluating workforce retraining program effectiveness through composite metrics analyzing routine task exposure and wage progression.

Work Experience

Education

KU Leuven

Summer School on the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence

Leuven, BelgiumJuly 2025

Johns Hopkins University

Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics

Baltimore, MDMay 2022 - Aug 2024

Harvard University

Bachelor of Arts in Engineering Sciences with Secondary in Computer Science

Cambridge, MAAug 2012 - May 2016

Connect

Feel free to contact me at hello@jordancanedy.com