Timnit Gebru

Specialty Artificial intelligence, AI ethics.
Topics Algorithmic bias, AI ethics, representation in technology.
Current Position Founder and Executive Director of the Distributed AI Research Institute.

Who is she? Dr. Timnit Gebru is a prominent researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, known for her work on mitigating the negative effects of AI. She previously co-led the Ethical AI research team at Google and was a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research.

Timnit is a frequent speaker at international conferences on AI, algorithmic bias, and technology ethics.

She has been featured in numerous media outlets for her work in AI ethics and for her dismissal from Google, which catalyzed the company’s first tech workers union.

She has published numerous articles on algorithmic bias and AI ethics in prestigious scientific journals and conferences.

She worked at Apple designing circuits and algorithms for products such as the first iPad.

Co-founder of Black in AI, an organization that promotes the representation of Black individuals in the field of artificial intelligence.

Her dismissal from Google in 2020 was a key event in the formation of the company’s first tech workers union.