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Worried about AI? Joy Buolamwini is on your side. Over the last year, her public advocacy and research on AI has exposed numerous high-profile cases of algorithmic bias and biased datasets, which led to her founding the Algorithmic Justice League (AJL).
She garnered the nickname “the poet of code” by using art to illuminate the social implications of AI and engage the public in important conversation. That art includes her influential book, Unmasking AI, and the subsequent Netflix documentary, Coded Bias.
She advised world leaders and high-level tech execs on being responsible with AI, including the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, and the Global Tech Panel convened by the European Commission.
Through her research and the AJL, Buolamwini is working to establish accountability and transparency from the people developing AI. So far, they’re being less than helpful about it, but like any Worthy 100, that’s not going to stop her.
