Women Leaders in Technology Event - June 25

You'll walk away with more knowledge and new connections gained over a good meal! Artificial Intelligence (AI) is applied to many areas of human life – across major verticals such as education, health care, and government– influencing significant decisions that will impact us. At its best, AI can be used to augment human judgment and reduce both conscious and unconscious biases. However, training data, algorithms, and other design choices that shape AI systems may reflect and amplify existing cultural prejudices and inequalities. Sarah Myers West is a postdoctoral researcher at the AI Now Institute and an affiliate researcher at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society.