We Need More Women In AI & Data Science: How Can We Make It Happen? - AI Summary

As Women in AI Education Ambassador for Australia Angela Kim told Women's Agenda: AI tech is evolving at the "speed of light", while much about machine learning models can be automated, human must be included in its creation – which means the potential for human bias. Women's Agenda spoke to Charles Sturt University, Associate Professor in Computer Science, Lihong Zheng, who has lectured in mathematics and computer science since 2008. Lihong believes encouraging women to pursue careers in STEM begins in early primary school and continues throughout high school. Lihong started her career at a time when there were even fewer women working in STEM, particularly in Australia. Great mentors and having more women leaders in technology and science make it more accessible for girls to pursue degrees in STEM.