brent mittelstadt

university of oxford

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The Research and Applied AI Summit (RAAIS) is a community for entrepreneurs and researchers who accelerate the science and applications of AI technology. We’ve been running for 6 years now and have hosted over fifty entrepreneurs and academics who have built billion-dollar companies and published foundational papers that drive the AI field forward. 

In the lead up to our 6th annual event that will be broadcast live online on the 26th June 2020, we’re running a series of speaker profiles highlighting what you can expect to learn on the day!

The ethics of algorithm design, meet Brent Mittelstadt

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Brent Mittelstadt is a Senior Research Fellow and British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in data ethics at the Oxford Internet Institute, a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, and a member of the UK National Statistician’s Data Ethics Advisory Committee. He is an ethicist focusing on auditing, interpretability, and ethical governance of complex algorithmic systems. Brent also coordinates the Governance of Emerging Technologies (GET) research program at the OII, which investigates ethical, legal, and technical aspects of AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies.

We’re looking forward to hosting a panel discussion between Brent, Sandra, and Chris at RAAIS 2020. 

To find out more about Brent’s work, check out his webpage and follow him on Twitter.

We’re excited to be hosting Brent at RAAIS 2020, welcome!