Luca Belli

Luca Belli is an AI researcher specializing in recommender systems and responsible machine learning. He is the AI Safety Lead at Spring Health and founded Sator Labs, a Responsible AI consultancy. Previously, he led research on recommender systems at Twitter’s META team, focusing on algorithmic amplification, and he was an AI Visiting Fellow at NIST. He has provided advice to the European Commission’s decision making on regulating recommender systems. He holds a PhD in Mathematics from Tor Vergata University in Rome.

books by Luca Belli

Hidden Influences

  • MEAP began December 2025
  • Last updated May 2026
  • Publication in Fall 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633434875
  • 325 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white
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In a world drowning in content, recommendation engines are the gatekeepers. They actively influence culture, democracy, privacy, and how we see each other. If you care about what you read, see and believe—and why—you need to understand recommendation systems.