ALLISON GARDNER

ForHumanity Fellow – Ethics & Bias

Allison Gardner lectures at Keele University in Data Science and is the Programme Director for the Data Science Degree Apprenticeship. Her research is primarily focused on algorithmic bias; gender and computing; AI Ethics and Governance of AI. She is a co-founder of Women Leading in AI and a keynote speaker and thought leader in AI Ethics. She works on the IEEE P7000 Global Initiative on the Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems and with the ISO and BSI on AI and ML standards. Allison acts as a consultant for a variety of companies and organisations on the ethical design of autonomous and intelligent systems and development of algorithmic impact assessments. She is an executive committee and board member for Labour Digital, We and AI, Intelligent Health and a Fellow of For Humanity.