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Margaret Mitchell
Explore the ethical implications of AI development and enhance your understanding of machine learning with Margaret Mitchell, speaker, Chief Ethics Scientist.
Margaret Mitchell is a researcher specialising in machine learning and AI ethics. She has published around 100 papers on topics such as natural language generation, assistive technology, computer vision, and AI ethics and holds several patents related to conversation generation and sentiment classification. In 2023, she was recognised as one of Time's Most Influential People.
Currently, she serves as Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face, where she advances work in the machine learning development ecosystem, data governance, AI evaluation, and ethics. Previously, she was a Staff Research Scientist at Google AI, where she founded and co-led the Ethical AI group, focusing on foundational AI ethics research. Before her time at Google, she worked at Microsoft Research on computer vision and language generation and completed a postdoc at Johns Hopkins, concentrating on Bayesian modelling and information extraction.
Margaret holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Aberdeen and a Master's in Computational Linguistics from the University of Washington. While pursuing her degrees, she worked from 2005 to 2012 at Oregon Health and Science University on machine learning and assistive technology for neurological disorders.
She has led various workshops and initiatives at the intersection of diversity, inclusion, computer science, and ethics. Her work has earned recognition from the Secretary of Defense and the American Foundation for the Blind and has been adopted by several technology companies.
Topics, sessions and talks
Margaret Mitchell explores the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and societal impact, delving into topics such as data intentionality, operationalising AI ethics, and addressing unconscious bias in machine learning systems. Known for her rigorous expertise and thought-provoking insights, she brings clarity to complex issues like AI’s role in mental health, diversity, and inclusion. Through her engaging style, Margaret offers practical strategies and fresh perspectives, empowering audiences to navigate the evolving AI landscape with confidence.
Book Margaret Mitchell for your event to gain insights from a leading expert in AI ethics and machine learning. Her groundbreaking research and experience at top tech companies will inspire and educate your audience, ensuring a thought-provoking discussion on the future of technology and its societal impact.
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Margaret Mitchell draws on her published research base — spanning approximately 100 papers across machine learning, AI ethics, and natural language generation — to ground her sessions in documented findings rather than opinion, translating technical concepts such as unconscious bias in machine learning and data intentionality into practical frameworks for non-specialist audiences.
Dr Margaret Mitchell covers data intentionality, operationalising AI ethics, unconscious bias in machine learning, and AI's role in mental health and inclusion. She is Chief Ethics Scientist at Hugging Face and previously founded and co-led the Ethical AI group at Google AI, with around 100 published papers across AI ethics, natural language generation, and computer vision, and was named one of Time's Most Influential People in 2023.
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