Kasia Chmielinski

Why you should listen

Kasia Chmielinski is the cofounder of The Data Nutrition Project, an initiative that builds tools to mitigate bias in artificial intelligence, and a data and AI advisor at the United Nations. They are also an affiliate at Stanford University and Harvard University focused on building responsible data systems. Chmielinski spent almost two decades strategizing around and building software systems across a number of disciplines and regions, from supporting the rollout of localized Google products in Europe to building AI at ZestAI that provides credit access for the underbanked in the United States. At the White House (US Digital Service), they provided guidance on streamlining data pipelines for a variety of projects including farmworker visa applications and opioid overdose data. They are also involved in building artistic narratives around the role of technology in democracy through projects supported by organizations like the Rockefeller Foundation, the Sundance Institute, NPR and Ars Electronica.