VentureBeat announced the winners of the sixth annual Women in AI Awards yesterday at VB Transform.
The awards recognize and honor the women leaders and changemakers in the field of AI. The nominees were submitted by the public and winners were chosen by a VentureBeat committee. They were selected based on their commitment to the industry, their work to increase inclusivity in the field and their positive influence in the community.
Winners were presented with awards by VentureBeat’s senior AI writer Miya David and chief strategy officer Gina Joseph. They were also joined by one of the 2019 winners, Noelle Russell.
Joseph emphasized the importance of the awards and the Women in AI breakfast.
“We’re thrilled to be here today for the sixth Annual Women in AI Awards to support and recognize women leaders in AI,” she said in her opening remarks. “Together, we must make sure that leaders in AI truly represent the society at large, and that we continue to support women in technology.”
Responsibility & Ethics of AI: Thoughtfully building AI that leads to a better and more equitable world
This award honors a woman who demonstrates exemplary leadership and progress in the growing hot topic of responsible AI.
Our winner is Helen Gu, founder and CEO of InsightFinder. She is also a professor of computer science at North Carolina State University and leads a research group supported by more than $4.2 million in research grants from NSF, NSA, ARO, Google, IBM and Credit Suisse. She has published more than 80 research papers and has filed 10 patents (all of them have been granted).
During her acceptance speech at VB Transform, Gu said, “Thank you for such an incredible honor.”
She published her first paper about using neural networks to send video streaming from Mars to Earth, 23 years ago. “Back then very few people knew AI, but today it has become an integral part of our daily lives.”
Here’s the award acceptance speech:
