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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.
Timnit Gebru (Amharic and Tigrinya: ትምኒት ገብሩ; 1982/1983) is an Eritrean Ethiopian-born computer scientist who works in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic bias and data mining. [3] She is a co-founder of Black in AI, an advocacy group that has pushed for more Black roles in AI development and research. [3]
She found that AI algorithms tend to disproportionately impact vulnerable groups such as older workers, trans people, immigrants, and children. Her research on relational ethics won the best paper award at NeurIPS’s Black in AI workshop in 2019. [10] She has also studied and written about algorithmic colonization driven by corporate agendas.
The robot Ameca from British manufacturer Engineered Arts interacts with visitors last July in Switzerland. In the U.S., the Congressional Black Caucus is keeping an eye on AI developments.
Beyond the AI-generated photographs, Trump has also boasted that Black people will connect with him because he has had a mug shot taken. “My mug shot,” Trump said to the Black conservative group.
The dawn of mainstream generative AI promises to create massive value and revolutionize the way people work. But Black employees could find themselves at a more than $40-billion-a-year ...
In 2002, 1.3% of the computer science doctorate degrees earned were awarded to Black women. In 2017, two female computer scientists Timnit Gebru and Rediet Abebe founded the workshop Black in AI, in order to help increases the presence and inclusion of Black people in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). [10] [11]
It is a voice-interactive AI robot designed, trained, and aligned with the needs and ideals of black and brown people who are drastically underrepresented in the tech sector. NTOO can also be described as a "physically embodied artificially intelligent agent that senses and acts on its world." [27]