#2. Joy Buolamwini is another great woman in the field of AI

Dr. Joy Buolamwini’s journey to becoming a leading voice in AI ethics was triggered by a deeply personal experience. 

While working with facial analysis software as a graduate student at MIT, she discovered these systems struggled to detect her dark-skinned face unless she wore a white mask. This sparked large-scale research into AI bias and prejudice, challenging the discourse around AI decision-making. 

Buolamwini’s “Gender Shades” project, conducted through MIT Media Lab and much-cited across the AI research community and media,  provided the first comprehensive evidence of racial and gender bias in commercial AI systems.

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