Top 10 AI Speaker Kate Crawford: Artificial Intelligence Is “Neither Artificial nor Intelligent”
“It is an amazing time in the development of AI,” says Kate Crawford. “But we are at a crucial inflection point—where the power of these technical systems is beginning to outpace our ability to understand their far-ranging impacts and how they work.” As the author of Atlas of AI, an award-winning behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the technology that we see as abstract, Kate knows that AI has historically been used to exploit people and resources—but it’s not too late to regain control. She was named to the TIME100 AI—the 100 most influential people in Artificial Intelligence—and has advised policymakers from the White House to the United Nations. In brilliant and thoughtful talks, she demystifies the inner workings of AI (turns out it’s neither artificial nor intelligent!), and helps us use these tools to build a more just and democratic world.
What does Kate speak about?
Artificial Intelligence is already playing a powerful role in our everyday lives—from the AI voice assistants like Alexa and Siri that we use every day, to the generative AI tools like ChatGPT that are already revolutionizing everything about our workplaces, homes, and even our identity. But despite that, we often think of AI as abstract and opaque.
Kate has been at the cutting edge of AI research for two decades and is uniquely positioned to help us understand what goes into the technology we use every day, what’s at stake if we don’t take control of it today, and how to forge a path towards a better future.
“We urgently need more forensic investigation that will reveal the fuller picture of how AI is designed, and the longer implications of these technical infrastructures,” Kate says. “Because the AI tools that we use today have profound implications for how we’re terraforming ourselves, our culture, and the Earth itself.”
In her smart yet accessible talks, Kate shows us how AI is “made” in the fullest sense: from data, human labor, and environmental resources. She draws from her 20 years of AI research around the world, as well as her journeys to field sites—from lithium mines to Amazon warehouses to Jeff Bezos’ rocket base. She reveals how AI is amplifying discrimination and inequality, and offers paths forward for research and policy that address the political, social, and economic effects of AI.
Who is Kate?
This top AI ethics speaker is a professor at USC Annenberg, a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in New York, and the inaugural Visiting Chair for AI and Justice at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Her wide experience from two decades at the cutting edge of tech has made her one of the world’s leading AI researchers.
She’s the author of the award-winning Atlas of AI, a unique and grounded behind-the-scenes look at the complex topic of artificial intelligence. It was named to The Wall Street Journal‘s Five Best Books to Read to Get Smart About AI, and Nature called it “meticulously researched and superbly written.” She has also created award-winning collaborative projects with major artists around the world, like her “Anatomy of an AI System” with Vladan Joler and her viral app ImageNet Roulette with Trevor Paglen.
How do I learn more about Kate?
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What does Kate speak about?
Artificial Intelligence is already playing a powerful role in our everyday lives—from the AI voice assistants like Alexa and Siri that we use every day, to the generative AI tools like ChatGPT that are already revolutionizing everything about our workplaces, homes, and even our identity. But despite that, we often think of AI as abstract and opaque.
Kate has been at the cutting edge of AI research for two decades and is uniquely positioned to help us understand what goes into the technology we use every day, what’s at stake if we don’t take control of it today, and how to forge a path towards a better future.
“We urgently need more forensic investigation that will reveal the fuller picture of how AI is designed, and the longer implications of these technical infrastructures,” Kate says. “Because the AI tools that we use today have profound implications for how we’re terraforming ourselves, our culture, and the Earth itself.”
In her smart yet accessible talks, Kate shows us how AI is “made” in the fullest sense: from data, human labor, and environmental resources. She draws from her 20 years of AI research around the world, as well as her journeys to field sites—from lithium mines to Amazon warehouses to Jeff Bezos’ rocket base. She reveals how AI is amplifying discrimination and inequality, and offers paths forward for research and policy that address the political, social, and economic effects of AI.
Who is Kate?
This top AI ethics speaker is a professor at USC Annenberg, a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research in New York, and the inaugural Visiting Chair for AI and Justice at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. Her wide experience from two decades at the cutting edge of tech has made her one of the world’s leading AI researchers.
She’s the author of the award-winning Atlas of AI, a unique and grounded behind-the-scenes look at the complex topic of artificial intelligence. It was named to The Wall Street Journal‘s Five Best Books to Read to Get Smart About AI, and Nature called it “meticulously researched and superbly written.” She has also created award-winning collaborative projects with major artists around the world, like her “Anatomy of an AI System” with Vladan Joler and her viral app ImageNet Roulette with Trevor Paglen.
How do I learn more about Kate?
Interested in learning more about this top AI ethics speaker? Get in touch with us at our Contact Us page, read more about Kate and our other top AI speakers, or watch an exclusive Lavin video about why rethinking the “infrastructure of AI” is so important:
https://youtu.be/9AcLMUUfEmQ?feature=shared
