Artificial Intelligence Expert, Artist, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League & Author of National Bestseller Unmasking AI
Dr. Joy Buolamwini: Biography at a Glance
- Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, a groundbreaking MIT researcher, a model, and an artist.
- Her book, Unmasking AI, explores her mission to protect what is human in a world of technology and what we can do to avoid the pitfalls of artificial intelligence.
- Named the "conscience of the AI revolution," Dr. Joy gained recognition when her documentary, Coded Bias, revealed that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned faces and shed light on threats AI poses to civil rights and democracy.
- Her TED Featured Talk on algorithmic bias has over 1.7 million views, she has written op-eds on the impact of AI for publications like TIME Magazine and the New York Times.
- Dr. Joy's MIT thesis methodology uncovered large racial and gender bias in AI services from companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Amazon.
- She is the first Black researcher to grace the cover of Fast Company appearing in the 2020 “Most Creative People” issue and has been named to notable lists including Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg50, Time Next 100, and was honored with the Beloved Community Technological Innovation Award in 2022.
- Dr. Joy was selected as a 2022 Young Global Leader, named to TIME's list of 100 Most Influential Shapers of AI, and named one of the world’s most promising leaders under the age of 40 as determined by The World Economic Forum.
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Media
- Official Site: Poet of Code
- Book: Unmasking AI
- Fast Company: Meet the computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand...
- Film Review: Coded Bias
- COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms
- Reuters: Adressing risks posed by AI to security, economy with President Biden
- Rolling Stone: These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI
- TIME: 100 Most Influential Shapers of AI
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Biography
Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, a groundbreaking MIT researcher, a model, and an artist. She is the author of the National Bestseller Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines and advises world leaders on preventing AI harm. Her research on facial recognition technologies transformed the field of AI auditing. Her TED talk on algorithmic bias has been viewed over 1.7 million times. Her TED AI talk on protecting human rights in an age of AI transforms the boundaries of TED talks.
Dr. Joy lends her expertise to congressional hearings and government agencies seeking to enact equitable and accountable AI policy. As the Poet of Code, she creates art to illuminate the impact of AI on society. Her writing and work have been featured in publications like TIME, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Rolling Stone and The Atlantic. Her work as a spokesmodel has been featured in Vogue, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, and People Magazine. She is the protagonist of the Emmy-nominated documentary Coded Bias which is available to over 100 million viewers.
Dr. Joy was featured on Brené Brown's Dare to Lead Podcast to discuss fighting bias in algorithms, Gender Shades – the accuracy of AI-powered gender classification products, and her perspective on technology as a poet, artist, and scientist.
Dr. Joy is the first Black researcher to grace the cover of Fast Company appearing in the 2020 “Most Creative People” issue and has been named to notable lists including Forbes 30 under 30, Bloomberg 50, Time 100 AI Inaugural list, and MIT Tech Review 35 under 35. She is the recipient of notable awards including the Rhodes Scholarship, the Fulbright Fellowship, the inaugural Morals and Machines Prize, and the Technological Innovation Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. She was selected as a 2022 Young Global Leader, one of the world’s most promising leaders under the age of 40 as determined by The World Economic Forum. Fortune named her the "conscience of the AI revolution." Dr. Joy earned her Ph.D. from MIT and was awarded honorary degrees from Dartmouth and Knox College. She enjoys drawing and drumming in her free time. Visit www.unmasking.ai
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Unmasking AI: Protecting What Is Human in a World of Machines
Groundbreaking researcher, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, shares an illuminating investigation into the harms and biases of artificial intelligence.
