For International Women's Day, Sophia Ignatidou, Group Manager for AI and Data Science, discusses how bias can arise in AI, the importance of addressing AI-driven discrimination and how we can all work towards equity in these systems. Her blog also appears on the International Women's Day website. As a woman who also became an immigrant, the concepts of equity and inclusion have always been close to my heart. My career began as a journalist, working for newspapers across both Greece and the UK. I wanted to have a more meaningful impact on the world and in the hope that a career change would enable this, I decided to study international relations and diplomacy.