I’m Dylan K. Baker, a Seattle-based research engineer studying AI ethics. I’m currently the lead research engineer at the Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute. Recently, I’ve held fellowships at the Weizenbaum Institute and the OpEd Project’s Public Voices Fellowship. I also serve on the board for Women in AI Ethics. Prior to DAIR, I was a software engineer working on machine learning at Google Research.
Right now, I’m publishing research about data labor and classificatory systems in AI. I also write and speak about AI ethics— catch me at the European Parliament, on NPR, and in the Tech Policy Press, C/Change, Antiheroine, and Stanford Social Innovation Review.
I care a lot about finding accessible ways to communicate about AI ethics to a wide range of communities. Some of my interactive articles and workshops have become a part of computer science curricula at universities like Stanford, UC Santa Cruz, and the University of Edinburgh. I’m interested in exploring unconventional modes of communicating research— if you make art and want to collaborate, please reach out.
I’m also available for consulting and speaking opportunities; drop me a line at dylan@dair-institute.org.
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