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People of Color in AI
By Donna DiMichele | March 28, 2018
URI Libraries Diversity Initiatives, Big Data and AI Collaboratives invite those across all disciplines to join them for a panel on People of Color in AI.
- April 4, 2018 12:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- University of Rhode Island Libraries
Robert L. Carothers Library and Learning Commons
Galanti Lounge 3rd floor
15 Lippitt Road
South Kingstown, RI 02881
The University of Rhode Island Libraries opened its Artificial Intelligence Lab in the Fall of 2018 and is conducting a series of programs on transparency, access, and ethical concerns surrounding AI and machine learning.
Panelists for the April 4 program:
- Dr. Timnit Gebru: Researcher at Microsoft Research, New York City in the FATE (Fairness Transparency Accountability and Ethics in AI) group. Dr. Gebru studied computer vision under Fei-Fei Li as a PhD student in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She is Co-founder of Black in AI.
- Dr. Ahmed Bouzid: Co-founder and CEO at Witlingo. Previously, Head of Products with Amazon.com’s Alexa/Echo Group, and earlier VP of Strategy & Innovation at Genesys. Dr. Bouzid is a co-inventor on several patents, awarded and pending, relating to natural language processing, speech automation, and mobility. He is founder of the Ubiquitous Voice Society.
Program:
- Introduction: Donald Dehayes, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, URI
- Welcome remarks: Naomi Thompson, Associate Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, URI
- Moderator: Karim Boughida, Dean of Libraries, URI
- Panel
A light lunch will be served. Please register in advance.
Galanti Lounge is an all accessible space. There is an elevator on the first floor of the Library to the Lounge.
For more information, contact: Renee Neely
Co-Sponsored by URI Office of Community, Equity and Diversity and the Multicultural Student Services Center
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