Kate Crawford

Senior principal researcher at Microsoft right now is Kate Crawford. She is also employed at the MIT Center for Civic Media as a visiting lecturer. She has many publications on the social and cultural effects of big data, machine learning, and AI. She has a background in culture and media studies. She was also a founding member and co-director of the AI Now Institute.

Her critical viewpoint on the social ramifications of technology and how it might sustain current power systems and prejudices is her key contribution to the area of AI. Crawford has contributed to raising awareness of significant AI-related ethical and policy issues through her writing, research, and public speaking. She has pushed for the technology's development and application to be more accountable and egalitarian.