Dr. Joy Buolamwini

Dr. Joy Buolamwini is an AI researcher, artist, and the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League. She is the bestselling author of Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines. She advises world leaders on preventing AI harm. Her MIT research on facial recognition technologies transformed the field of AI auditing. As the Poet of Code, she creates art to illuminate the societal impact of AI. Her writing and work have been featured in publications including TIME Magazine, New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, and Rolling Stone. Dr. Buolamwini is the protagonist of the Emmy-nominated documentary, Coded Bias. She is a Rhodes Scholar, Fulbright Fellow, and recipient of the Technological Innovation Award from The Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Fortune Magazine named her the "conscience of the AI revolution." Dr. Buolamwini earned her Ph.D. from MIT and was awarded honorary degrees from Knox College and Dartmouth.