AP Computer Science Superhero #1: Joy Buolamwini

Birth:

January 23, 1989

Death

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Quote:

"If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about the decisions that impact your daily life."

Academic Events

• Studied computer science at Georgia Tech & MIT
• Was the youngest finalist in the 2009 InVenture Competition at Georgia Tech
• Represented the United States as a Global Student
• Became a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in 2013

Main Contribution:

• Revealed bias based on race and gender in AI services in brands such as Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM
• That allowed her to educate these brands as well as many other barnds and even world leaders about the dangers of AI services

Other Contributions:

• Founded the Algorithmic Justic League, a non-profit organization dedicated to holding technology accountable and making sure it is ethical and safe for today's research
• Introduced the "Intersectional Phenotypic and Demographic Analysis" to coded concepts and computer vision research in her fight against the injustice in AI

Fun Fact:

She was one of Forbes' "Top 50 Women in Tech" in 2018.

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