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Timnit Gebru - AI Ethics Advocate and Founder of DAIR

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Timnit Gebru is an Eritrean-American computer scientist. She is an influential advocate for AI ethics and diversity, and founder of the DAIR institute.

Introduction

Timnit Gebru is an Eritrean-American computer scientist and researcher. She specializes in computer vision and algorithmic bias, advocating for ethical guidelines in AI research.

Academic and Corporate Work

Gebru earned her PhD at Stanford. At Google, she co-led the Ethical Artificial Intelligence team. She co-authored the famous "Stochastic Parrots" paper before her controversial departure from Google in 2020.

DAIR Institute

In 2021, Gebru founded the Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR) to conduct independent, community-focused AI research free from corporate control.

Timnit Gebru
Timnit Gebru
Timnit Gebru
Company DAIR
Country United States
Born May 13, 1983 (age 43)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Education Stanford University (PhD)
Notable work "Gender Shades" study, "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots" paper, DAIR
Title Founder of DAIR

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