Dr. Timnit Gebru previously co-led Google’s Ethical AI research team. She co-founded Black in AI, supporting the presence of Black researchers in the field, and sits on the board of AddisCoder, which teaches programming to Ethiopian and Jamaican high schoolers. Named to Nature’s 10 and TIME‘s 100 Influential People, she is the author of the highly anticipated Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and the Radicalization of a Tech Idealist, arguing that technology should serve communities rather than centralize power. She was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2026 for her work in challenging concentrated power in artificial intelligence and pioneering digital technology rooted in justice, lived experience and human agency.
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