Renée Cummings, Founder of Urban AI and AI ethicist and strategist, joins us for episode 110 of Relate. Renée shares her career and background in criminology and psychology and how that lead into her profession working in artificial intelligence. She believes in the importance of taking a social justice approach to design AI, so as to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion. Renée discusses how data is power, how the public should be included in the design of AI, how we can use AI to improve urban communities, and how AI can empower us.
Please learn more about Renée and the amazing work she is up to by visiting https://www.linkedin.com/in/ren%C3%A9ecummings/ or contacting her directly at lc3489@columbia.edu.
Renée Cummings is a criminologist and criminal psychologist as well as a respected AI ethicist and AI strategist. She’s also a community scholar, at Columbia University, in New York and the CEO & founder of Urban AI. Advocating for more diverse, equitable and inclusive AI, she’s on the frontline of ethical AI, generating real time responses to many of the unintentional consequences of AI. The east coast lead for Women in AI Ethics, Renée also specializes in AI for social good, justice-oriented AI design, social justice in AI policy and governance and using AI to save lives. She’s committed to using AI to empower and transform communities; helping governments and organizations navigate the AI landscape and develop future AI leaders.
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