For the last 20 years , Kate Crawford has been one of the industry ’ s global thought-leaders on the question of AI ’ s political and social implications .

She holds a number of prestigious positions in academia , including being a Senior Principal Researcher at MSR-NYC , a Research Professor at USC Annenberg , and an Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney . She has also co-founded a number of interdisciplinary research groups – including the AI Now Institute at NYU , and Knowing Machines at USC – and advised policy makers in both the UN and the White House .

Her most recent book – Atlas of AI – has received extensive critical acclaim , described as " a sweeping view of artificial intelligence that frames the technology as a collection of empires , decisions , and actions that are together fast eliminating possibilities of sustainable future on a global scale ”. aimagazine . com 125