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KATE CRAWFORD
Microsoft ’ s Kate Crawford is a leading scholar of the social and political implications of artificial intelligence . Over her 20-year career , her work has focused on understanding largescale data systems and AI in the wider contexts of history , politics , labour , and the environment .
Crawford is currently a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research . The AI specialist has also published a book titled , Atlas of AI : On Power , Politics and the Planetary Costs of AI .
Ex-VP of Engineering at NVIDIA , Claire Delaunay has 20 years of experience in robotics and autonomous vehicles , and is an expert at building and working with high-performing teams while iterating at high velocity .
At NVIDIA , Delaunay was responsible for the Isaac robotics initiative , leading a team to bring Isaac to market for roboticists and developers around the world . Prior to joining NVIDIA , Claire was the director of engineering at Uber after it acquired Otto , the startup she co-founded .
With all this experience under her belt , she now works as a board advisor and investor . aimagazine . com 87