Kate Crawford is the Research Professor at USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism. An expert of the social and political ramifications of AI, she has been the go-to advisor to policy makers in the UN, the Federal Trade Commission, the European Parliament, the Australian Human Rights Commission, and the White House as well. Kate is undoubtedly an excellent choice to book as a speaker for your next event.
Her book “Atlas of AI” – named one of the best books on AI in 2021 by Financial Times, challenges the global networks underpinning AI, suggesting that they facilitate inequality, undemocratic governance, and damage to the environment. She is the Inaugural Visiting Chair of AI and Justice at the Ecole Normale Superieure and Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft today as well.
Immersed in academia, Kate began her career as the Associate Professor at University of New South Wales. Since then, she has been the Visiting Professor at MIT Media Lab, Distinguished Research Professor at NYU where she Co-Founded the AI Now Institute, and also a Senior Research Fellow at NYU for seven years. She often writes for publications like New York Times, the Atlantic and Harper’s Magazine.
Recipient of the Manning Clark National Cultural award for her dissertation whilst obtaining her PhD from the University of Sydney, Kate is also the winner of the Ayrton Prize from the British Society for the History of Science. Winner of the Beazley Design of the Year Award for Anatomy of an AI System, now permanently fixed in MoMA, New York City and V&A Museum, London, Kate is a celebrated member of her field. She has written articles for several academic journals like Information, Communication & Society, Technology & Human Values, Nature, New Media & Society and Science. Now available to speak at a myriad of events, Kate Crawford is one of the leading voices calling for ethical AI. Hire her today!
