Sep 09, 2024
Aekta Shaw (UH Professor, AI) - In Person
AI

Most recently a senior leader of GenAI products at Google, Dr. Shah has spent almost two decades as a leader in  AI, tech design, policy and research.

She holds a PhD (2020) from Stanford in Tech Design during which time her work was featured in The AtlanticThe NationThe Root and beyond.  She has also been a speaker at the White HouseUC BerkeleyAspen Institute, the UN. and more.  

Dr. Shah writes, teaches, and speaks widely about the opportunities and risks of AI.  She is  hopeful about the possibilities of AI to improve life for everyone, including the most vulnerable populations. And believes that the time is now to set the course of these powerful tools in a direction that serves everyone.