Senior Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research; Research Professor, USC Annenberg; Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
Kate Crawford is an internationally renowned scholar and author focused on the social and political implications of artificial intelligence. With over two decades of research experience, she examines how AI systems intersect with issues like bias, environmental impact, labour, and power. Her book Atlas of AI has become a foundational text in critical AI studies. Crawford’s work spans academia, industry, and policy, often questioning who benefits from AI technologies and at what cost. She brings a rigorous and multidisciplinary lens to AI ethics, helping shape global conversations about fairness, transparency, and sustainability.
“AI is neither artificial nor intelligent. It is made from natural resources, fuel, human labour, data, and categorisations.”