Dr. Kate Crawford

Kate Crawford, a globally renowned scholar on the ethical and political impact of AI.

Kate Crawford is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and co-founder of the AI Now Institute at NYU.

Born in Australia and with a Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Sydney, Kate holds 20 years of experience in the ethical and political impact of AI and machine learning, holding research and professorial roles at the University of Sydney, UNSW, the MIT Media Lab, New York University, and USC Annenberg.

Beyond academia, she has advised policymakers in the United Nations, the White House, and the European Parliament on the importance of ethical policies in the AI industry.

At the AI Now Institute at New York University, Crawford researches and addresses the 'concentration of power' in tech. She is also an accomplished author, with her latest work, ‘Atlas of AI,’ translated into over ten languages and lauded by New Scientist and Financial Times.

She has also won awards for her ‘visual investigations,’ which use graphics to bring her AI and tech research to life. One of her pieces, ‘Anatomy of an AI System,’ visualizes the real-world consequences of manufacturing the Amazon Echo.

Kate Crawford has won many awards and recognitions, including Time’s' 100 Most Influential People in AI’ 2023 and the Ayrton Prize from the British Society for the History of Science.

I really admire Kate’s commitment to ethical and safe AI policy. Her unique approach of using visualizations to convey her research is a perfect example of why we need more diversity and more women in AI.

𝐅𝐮𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭: Kate Crawford was part of an electronic music duo called B(if)tek which has 3 albums to its name - one of these was a ‘soundtrack’ for astronauts to listen to on a mission to Mars.

Last Updated: May 2024