Rumman Chowdhury

"“I always say I’m not born of tech. I did not start my career in tech — I began working at nonprofits, public policy organizations, and even as an economist. That breadth of experience gives me a pers…"

"With generative AI, the public can now simply ask, ‘Why is it that when I ask for five scientists, I only get men?’ and that’s where change begins"

"In my TED talk, I argued that it’s not about building trustworthy tech. It’s about creating tools so that people can make choices for themselves — tools that let us shift the conversation on what tech…"

"“I am a big open source advocate. Open source used to be the backbone of the tech industry — it made tech accessible by enabling people to learn from free code on GitHub. Of course, with that openness…"

"“When I joined Accenture for responsible AI, I saw the problem as a series of quantitative social science challenges. It was an amazing opportunity to think big, think globally, and start solving big …"

"“When I founded Humane Intelligence, I purposely chose a nonprofit model. It was crucial for me to align with funders who cared about long-term, mission-oriented impact, rather than just chasing quart…"

"“Quantitative social scientists belong on these teams — not just to philosophize, but to translate abstract policy mandates into measurable, technical specifications."

"“AI is borderless like air. We need global regulation to tackle it, yet recent trends suggest a future of ‘sovereign AI’ with fragmented approaches across nations"