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Black in AI’s projects addresses the dire lack of Black professionals in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), and the lack of visibility and support for those who are already in the field, leading them to leave or not realize their full potential. Learn more about our work
Black in AI, formally called the Black in AI Workshop, is a technology research organization and affinity group, founded by computer scientists Timnit Gebru and Rediet Abebe in 2017. [1] [2] [3] It started as a conference workshop, later pivoting into an organization.
- 2017; 6 years ago
- Non-profit Organization
- Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Black in AI is a place for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Black people in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Website....
Dec 7, 2020 · Krystal Maughan. University of Vermont. Meet the Organizers. Black in AI (BAI) is a multi-institutional, transcontinental initiative creating a space for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations, and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Black individuals in the field of AI.
Feb 14, 2018 · Artificial intelligence. “We’re in a diversity crisis”: cofounder of Black in AI on what’s poisoning algorithms in our lives. Timnit Gebru looks around the AI world and sees almost no one...
- Jackie Snow
I am currently a research scientist at Google in the ethical AI team. Prior to that I did a postdoc at Microsoft Research, New York City in the FATE (Fairness Transparency Accountability and Ethics in AI) group, where I studied algorithmic bias and the ethical implications underlying projects aiming to gain insights from data (see this New York Times article for an example of my work).
Black in AI is a place for sharing ideas, fostering collaborations and discussing initiatives to increase the presence of Black people in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
