The Database
Women of colour working in AI safety, governance, and algorithmic justice — from across the globe.
Professor, UCLA
🌎 USA
Author of Algorithms of Oppression. Exposes how search engines and AI systems encode racial and gender bias. Foundational voice in tech criticism and Black feminist scholarship.
Founder, DAIR Institute
🌍 Ethiopia / USA
Pioneer in AI ethics. Co-authored foundational Datasheets for Datasets. Founded DAIR to centre community-based AI research after her high-profile departure from Google.
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
🌍 Ghana / USA
Her Gender Shades research exposed racial and gender disparities in commercial facial analysis AI. Author of Unmasking AI. Testified before US Congress on AI accountability.
Mozilla Fellow / UC Berkeley
🌍 Nigeria / USA
Pioneered AI auditing methodology. Exposed failures of commercial AI systems in deployment. Her work directly shaped Amazon and IBM pulling their facial recognition products.
Co-Executive Director, AI Now Institute
🌏 India / USA
Ensures AI systems are accountable to the public rather than corporate interests. Focuses on policy reform, regulation, and structural analysis of AI power.
Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley
🌍 Ethiopia / USA
Works on AI and inequality, mechanism design and poverty. Co-founded Black in AI. Research examines how computational tools can be applied to improve equity.
Mozilla Fellow / Researcher
🌍 Ethiopia / Ireland
Works at the intersection of cognitive science and ML. Known for auditing large datasets for harmful content and examining the values embedded in ML systems.
PhD Researcher, King's College London
🇬🇧 UK
Researching Black women's digital intimacy and online experiences in the UK context. Examines how platforms shape and constrain Black women's digital lives.
CEO, AI for the People
🌍 Zambia / USA
Advocates for civil rights protections in the age of AI. Works at the intersection of racial justice and technology policy. Founded AI for the People to address algorithmic discrimination.
Author / Political Analyst
🌍 Kenya
Author of Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics. Analyses how technology intersects with democracy and governance in East Africa. Critical voice on digital colonialism.
Researcher, Article 19
🌏 India / UK
Works on AI policy, surveillance, and human rights law. Research examines how AI enables government surveillance and the legal frameworks needed to protect rights.
CEO, Humane Intelligence
🌏 Bangladesh / USA
Expert in responsible AI and bias evaluation. Formerly Global Lead for Responsible AI at Accenture. Founded Humane Intelligence to advance AI auditing practices.
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