Timnit Gebru

Summary

Timnit Gebru is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Addis Ababa^[2]. She was born on 1983^[3]. She worked as a researcher^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and AI ethicist^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,030 views/month, #6,791 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Addis Ababa^[2], Timnit Gebru…
• Timnit Gebru was born on 1983^[3].
• Timnit Gebru was born on 1983^[8].
• Timnit Gebru held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Timnit Gebru worked as a researcher^[4].
• Timnit Gebru's professions included artificial intelligence researcher^[5].
• Timnit Gebru's professions included AI ethicist^[6].
• Timnit Gebru's field of work was algorithmic bias^[10].
• Timnit Gebru's field of work was data mining^[11].
• Timnit Gebru's field of work was artificial intelligence^[12].
• Timnit Gebru's field of work was ethics of artificial intelligence^[13].
• Among Timnit Gebru's employers was Microsoft Research^[14].
• Timnit Gebru's education included a stint at Stanford University^[15].
• Timnit Gebru's doctoral advisor was Fei-Fei Li^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Timnit Gebru is Black in AI^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Timnit Gebru is On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Timnit Gebru is Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute^[19].
• Timnit Gebru received the Time 100^[20].
• Timnit Gebru received the BBC 100 Women^[21].
• Timnit Gebru received the Right Livelihood Award^[22].
• Timnit Gebru is recorded as female^[23].
• Timnit Gebru's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Timnit Gebru's Commons category is recorded as Timnit Gebru^[25].
• Timnit Gebru's family name is recorded as Q36978883^[26].
• Timnit Gebru's given name is recorded as Timnit^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Addis Ababa^[2], Timnit Gebru… Recorded date of birth include 1983^[3].

Education

Timnit Gebru's education included a stint at Stanford University^[15]. Her doctoral advisor was Fei-Fei Li^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and AI ethicist^[6]. Fields of work include algorithmic bias^[10], an error^[28]; data mining^[11]; artificial intelligence^[12], a type of technology^[29]; and ethics of artificial intelligence^[13]. Timnit Gebru was employed by Microsoft Research^[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Black in AI^[17], a project^[30], founded in 2017^[31]; On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜^[18]; and Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute^[19], a research institute^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 2021^[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Time 100^[20], an award^[35]; BBC 100 Women^[21], an award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 2013^[38]; and Right Livelihood Award^[22], a politics award^[39], in Sweden^[40], founded in 1980^[41].

Why It Matters

Timnit Gebru ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,030 views/month, #6,791 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

She is credited with the discovery of TESCREAL^[44], an acronym^[45].

FAQs

Where was Timnit Gebru born?

Timnit Gebru was born in Addis Ababa^[2].

What did Timnit Gebru do for work?

Timnit Gebru worked as researcher^[4], artificial intelligence researcher^[5], and AI ethicist^[6].

Where did Timnit Gebru go to school?

Timnit Gebru was educated at Stanford University^[15].

What awards did Timnit Gebru receive?

Honors received include Time 100^[20], BBC 100 Women^[21], and Right Livelihood Award^[22].

What did Timnit Gebru discover?

Timnit Gebru is credited as discoverer of TESCREAL^[44].