Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines

Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, a groundbreaking MIT researcher, a model, and an artist. She is the author of the National Bestseller Unmasking AI:My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines and advises world leaders on preventing AI harm. Her research on facial recognition technologies transformed the field of AI auditing and her TED talk on algorithmic bias has been viewed over 1.7 million times. Her TED AI talk on protecting human rights in an age of AI transforms the boundaries of TED talks.

Dr. Buolamwini will join us for a moderated conversation and Q&A as part of the Engineering Division's celebration of National Engineers Week and the semester of programming organized by the Hanson Center on “Can AI Generate IDEA’s? Navigating the Promises and Perils of Artificial Intelligence for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access."