🔥 UNMASKING AI Book Launch | Dr. Joy Buolamwini in conversation with Sinead Bovell | 10/31/23

WATCH Dr. Joy Buolamwini in conversation with Sinead Bovell, a futurist and the founder of WAYE. This event was a collaboration between All Tech Is Human, the Algorithmic Justice League, Ford Foundation, Random House, and The Institute of Global Politics (IGP) at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. To learn more about Unmasking AI, please visit the official book website at www.unmasking.ai.

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 Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines and advises world leaders on preventing AI harms. Her research on facial recognition technologies transformed the field of AI auditing. Her TED talk on algorithmic bias has been viewed over 1.6 million times.

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 has been featured in publications like TIME, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, 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.

Sinead Bovell is a futurist and the founder of WAYE, an organization that prepares youth for a future with advanced technologies, with a focus on non-traditional and minority markets. Sinead is a regular tech commentator for CNN, talk shows, and morning shows; she's been dubbed the A.I. educator for the “non-nerds” by Vogue Magazine; and to date has educated over 200, 000 young entrepreneurs on the future of technology.

Sinead is an 8x United Nations speaker; she has given formal addresses to presidents, royalty and Fortune 500 leaders on topics ranging from cybersecurity to artificial intelligence, and currently serves as a strategic advisor to the United Nations International Telecommunication Union on digital inclusion.

About the Organizations Involved

The Algorithmic Justice League uses art and research to raise awareness about the societal impact of AI. We are dedicated to preventing AI harms, increasing accountability in the use of AI systems, and creating a world where AI works well for all of us, not just the privileged few.

All Tech Is Human is a non-profit committed to growing the Responsible Tech ecosystem so we can tackle wicked tech & society issues moving at the speed of tech. The organization’s wide range of activities fall under multi-stakeholder convening and community-building, multidisciplinary education, and diversifying the traditional tech pipeline with more backgrounds, disciplines, and lived experiences. Join their Slack community of over 6k members across 82 countries, attend their regular summits and mixers, take part in their working groups or mentorship program, check out their job board and talent pool, and get involved with co-creating a tech future aligned with the public interest.

See all of our activities at Linktr.ee/AllTechIsHuman or AllTechIsHuman.org

IGP [Institute of Global Politics] is a hub for global policy innovation based at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. IGP draws on the world-class research of Columbia University and its location in New York City, convening top scholars and practitioners to forge solutions to today’s global challenges.

The Ford Foundation is a global, grant-making philanthropy that works to disrupt inequality in all its forms. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people. But around the world, too many people are excluded from the political, economic, and social institutions that shape their lives.

In addressing this reality, we are guided by a vision of social justice—a world in which all individuals, communities, and peoples work toward the protection and full expression of their human rights; are active participants in the decisions that affect them; share equitably in the knowledge, wealth, and resources of society; and are free to achieve their full potential.

Across eight decades, our mission has been to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement.