Hidden Figures, written by Margot Lee Shetterly, tells the true story of African-American women mathematicians who worked at NASA in the early days of the U.S. space program. These women and their contributions were often overlooked, and they lived in a time when both racial and gender discrimination were visibly common. Despite this, these three women made…Read more A Call For A Systemic Dismantling: These Women Refuse To Be Hidden Figures In The Development Of AI
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Mia Shah-Dand’s Race To Bridge The AI Gender Gap For A Human-Centred World
I first met Mia Shah-Dand, Founder of Women in AI Ethics (WAIE), in 2018. I was delving deeper into data privacy and on Twitter (at the time) she was addressing the failings of big tech as this AI hype cycle became more pronounced. The race to move fast and break things was emblematic of AI and the…Read more Mia Shah-Dand’s Race To Bridge The AI Gender Gap For A Human-Centred World