February 29, 2024
'What ChatGPT Doesn’t Tell You' – a lecture exploring biases in AI
Mutale Nkonde, a fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and CEO of AI for the People, will present "What ChatGPT Doesn't Tell You," at the third annual K-State Libraries Lecture Series at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, in the Hemisphere Room, Room 581, of Hale Library.
In her lecture, Nkonde will delve into the issue of bias within AI technologies, emphasizing the subtle biases and distortions created by the underrepresentation of BIPOC voices in the data used to train many popular Large Language Models.
The lecture is open to the public, and a reception will immediately follow the lecture. Space is limited and online registration is highly encouraged.
Drawing inspiration from her Mashable article on ChatGPT's limitations, Nkonde's presentation will examine the consequences of what it and other models leave out of their answers. She will challenge attendees to embrace their unique perspectives and advocate for a future in which AI benefits all of us.
Nkonde is a visiting policy fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and CEO of AI for the People, a nonprofit focused on using popular culture to promote policies addressing algorithmic bias. Nkonde has been a fellow at Stanford University's Digital Civil Society Lab, Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and Notre Dame's Institute for Advanced Study.
In her capacity as AI policy advisor to Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, Nkonde contributed to the drafting of the Algorithmic Accountability Act, the Deep Fakes Accountability Act and the No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act. Her career includes positions at Google and the BBC, and Nkonde's writings have been published in the Harvard Business Review, the Harvard African American Policy Journal, Ms. Magazine, the New York Times and the Washington Post. She earned a Bachelor of Science in sociology from Leeds Metropolitan University and a master's degree in American studies from Columbia University.