By raising awareness about the different pathways into AI and making it more accessible, we want to inspire participation from historically underrepresented groups so that together we can build a more equitable and ethical tech future. AI Ethics and Policy Researcher, Favour Borokini takes us through her career journey and shares what inspired her to join this space and how she landed her current role at Pollicy. She also talks about some of the most common barriers and challenges she tackles on a daily basis and how she deals with them as someone who comes from a non-technical background. She also shares her thoughts on diversity and the most practical tips to get started in this space especially if you're someone who comes from a non-technical background. You can listen to the podcast or read through their conversation below.

The technology is ever changing. In the present market, there is a tool for almost every problem. So why are customers and organizations still frustrated? In this hype of big data, AI tools, and numerous software apps and solutions, do organizations have an idea what exactly is the big data problem and find the right solution? The biggest challenge now is big data management.

By 2030 the total gross domestic product of the world will be 14% higher because of one thing: more use of artificial intelligence or AI. That's the conclusion of PwC, a professional services firm based in London. If such forecasts are right these sophisticated computer programs will be doing tasks such as driving vehicles, planning and waging wars, and advising humans on how to handle both their health and wealth. One observer writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association has declared that the "hype and fear" surrounding AI "may be greater than that which accompanied the discovery of the structure of DNA or the whole genome." Yet despite the possibility of colossal impacts from AI, the U.S. government has been doing little to study its ethical implications.