AI in healthcare: India's trillion-dollar opportunity
The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals focus on the central promise of “leaving no one behind” — but in emerging markets and the Global South, which face major health inequities, this rem...
Dr. Arathi Sethumadhavan is a User Research Scientist within Google’s Technology and Society team. She is a research leader with over 18 years of experience studying human-technology interaction in aviation, healthcare, and AI. She brings deep expertise in tackling issues of privacy and consent, fairness, inclusion, accountability, and transparency, as they relate to AI experiences. She has spearheaded human factors research for numerous products ranging from generative AI, mixed reality, and facial recognition technology to the world’s smallest pacemaker. During her tenure at Microsoft, Dr. Sethumadhavan played a pivotal role in incorporating the insights of more than 13,000 individuals, including marginalized communities, to shape the ethical advancement of over 25 AI experiences. Arathi has been cited by the American Psychological Association, the Economist, the Portuguese Economic Times, and included in LightHouse3’s 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics list. She was also the inaugural Fellow from Microsoft to the World Economic Forum, has authored more than 40 articles, edited a book on Health, delivered over 80 talks at national and international venues, and taken on Adjunct Faculty roles. She has a PhD in Experimental Psychology with a specialization in Human Factors and Ergonomics from Texas Tech University and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science.
The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals focus on the central promise of “leaving no one behind” — but in emerging markets and the Global South, which face major health inequities, this rem...
Recent stories about wrongful arrests based on facial recognition and sexual harassment in virtual reality underscore the need to do more to protect people from the harmful impacts of AI ...
In an era where people appear to have no qualms about sharing their locations, their struggles, and their relationships online, there arises a basic question. Do people even care about pr...
许多社会对老龄化的观念已经过时。老年人通常被描述为“虚弱”的,是要解决的“挑战”,他们受到歧视,尤其是在工作场所——在这里经验和知识本应得到重视。
Many societies have outdated beliefs about ageing. Older adults are often described as frail, as “challenges” to be addressed, and they are discriminated against, particularly in the work...
Some believe that slavery is a thing of the past, but that is not the case. The most recent global slavery index estimates that there are 40.3 million women, men and children caught up in...