Accelerating the Adoption of AI through Diversity - Dânia Meira

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We talked about:

• Dania’s background
• Founding the AI Guild
• Datalift Summit
• Coming up with meetup topics
• Diversity in Berlin
• Other types of diversity besides gender
• The pitfalls of lacking diversity
• Creating an environment where people can safely share their experiences
• How the AI Guild helps organizations become more diverse
• How the AI guild finds women in the fields of AI and data science
• Advice for people in underrepresented groups
• Organizing a welcoming environment and creating a code of conduct
• AI Guild’s consulting work and community
• AI Guild team
• Dania’s resource recommendations
• Upcoming Datalift Summit

Links:

• Call for Speakers for the #datalift summit (Berlin, 14 to 16 June 2023): https://eu1.hubs.ly/H02RXvX0
• Coded Bias documentary on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/de/title/81328723#:~:text=This%20documentary%20investigates%20the%20bias,flaws%20in%20facial%20recognition%20technology.
• Book Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destruction
• Book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_In

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