Why Women Are Making It Big in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

It's no secret that STEM professions--shaped by years of gender and racial bias--lack diversity. Machine learning engineering and research is no exception. Women currently hold around 25% of all computer science-related jobs, and only 12% of machine learning roles, with factors such as a lack of pay and career advancement transparency and a lack of women role models contributing to those numbers. But leaders in the machine learning and AI industry have in recent years woken to the value that women bring to the workforce. It doesn't just look good for a company to have diversity--it's integral to the success of organizations that build machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence.