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Kate Crawford is an internationally acclaimed authority on the social and political dimensions of artificial intelligence. As the Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and a Research Professor at the University of Southern California, Kate brings unparalleled expertise to her work, analysing AI within its historic, environmental and political contexts. Co-Founder of pioneering initiatives such as the AI Now Institute at NYU and Knowing Machines at USC, she has earned her reputation as one of the world’s most respected voices on the impacts of disruptive technologies.
Kate’s distinguished academic career began with a PhD from the University of Sydney, where she was awarded the Manning Clark National Cultural Award. She went on to hold senior positions at the University of New South Wales, MIT Media Lab, and New York University. In 2021, she published “Atlas of AI“, heralded by the Financial Times as one of the best technology books of the year, further cementing her standing as a leading critical thinker. Her work has been showcased at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, reflecting the global significance of her research.
Regularly advising influential bodies including the United Nations, European Parliament, and the White House, Kate’s insights have helped shape international policy on emerging technologies. Her groundbreaking visual investigation, “Anatomy of an AI System”, won the Beazley Design of the Year Award and has been widely exhibited. In 2023, she was named one of the TIME100 Most Influential People in AI, recognising her pivotal contributions to the field and her ongoing commitment to highlighting the hidden costs of AI systems.
A sought-after speaker, Kate Crawford has delivered keynote presentations at prestigious events such as the O’Reilly Strata Conference and DataEDGE Conference. Drawing on decades of interdisciplinary research, she illuminates the profound ways AI reshapes societies, economies and environments. To explore the true impact of artificial intelligence from one of its most critical and compelling voices, hire Kate Crawford via The Cyber Security Speakers Agency.
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“Kate Crawford… demonstrates again and again, artificial intelligence does not come to us as a deus ex machine but, rather, through a number of dehumanising extractive practices, of which most of us are unaware.”
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