“I Don’t Just Code — I Ask What It Means for the World.”
Spotlight:
Meet Rhea Kulkarni, Senior ML Researcher at Google DeepMind India. Her work focuses on reducing algorithmic bias in recommendation systems.
Interview Highlights:
- Why she thinks fairness in AI can’t be solved with code alone
- Her thoughts on the lack of vernacular representation in training data
- Advice to young girls entering AI: “Ethics is not an add-on — it’s the foundation.”
Pull Quote:
“We can’t afford to build tomorrow’s intelligence with yesterday’s assumptions.”
