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Rise25 - 2024 Honorees - Meet the Advocates
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" class="no-js"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Rise25 - 2024 Honorees - Meet the Advocates</title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Mozilla Rise25"> <meta property="og:image" content="/media/img/og-image.jpg"> <meta property="og:title" content="Rise25 - 2024 Honorees - Meet the Advocates"> <meta property="og:description" content=""> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@mozilla"> <meta name="twitter:domain" content="rise25.mozilla.org"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/media/css/protocol.2abb1a0b.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/media/css/honorees.192b224b.css"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" type="image/png" sizes="180x180" href="/media/img/favicons/apple-touch-icon.d3a66416.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="196x196" href="/media/img/favicons/favicon-196x196.ec815fec.png"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/media/img/favicons/favicon.a7f28fde.ico"> <script type="module" src="/media/js/site.b22c36d3.js"></script> <script type="module" src="/media/js/analytics.41f2a835.js"></script> </head> <body class="rise25 r25-t-red"> <header class="r25-c-header"> <div class="mzp-l-content mzp-t-content-nospace"> <div class="r25-c-header-logo"> <a href="/"> <img class="r25-c-header-logo-image" src="/media/img/mozilla-logo-inverse.41a4564e.svg" alt="Mozilla" width="112" height="32"> </a> </div> </div> </header> <main id="outer-wrapper" class=""> <section class="r25-honorees-hero"> <div class="mzp-l-content"> <div class="r25-hero-content"> <h1 class="r25-c-wordmark">Rise25</h1> <h2 class="r25-hero-title">Meet the Advocates</h2> <p class="r25-hero-intro"> These are the policymakers, activists and thinkers ensuring AI is developed ethically, inclusively and transparently. This category also includes those who are adept at translating complex AI concepts for the broader public — including journalists, content creators and cultural commentators. They champion digital rights and accessible AI, striving to make AI a force for societal good. </p> <p class="r25-hero-back"><a href="/">Back to categories</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="r25-honorees"> <div class="mzp-l-content r25-honorees-gallery"> <article id="arvind-narayanan" data-id="arvind-narayanan" data-person-name="Arvind Narayanan" class="r25-c-person vcard" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <h3 class="fn r25-c-person-name" itemprop="name">Arvind Narayanan</h3> <div class="r25-c-person-bio"> <p>Arvind Narayanan is a professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is the coauthor of <cite>AI Snake Oil</cite>, a book that picks apart AI hype and presents a sober view of what AI can and can't do. He previously led the Princeton Web Transparency and Accountability Project to uncover how companies collect and use our personal information. His work was among the first to show how machine learning reflects cultural stereotypes. Narayanan is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).</p> </div> <p class="r25-c-person-link"><a class="r25-js-person" href="#arvind-narayanan">Read on</a></p> <img class="r25-c-person-img" src="/media/img/people/arvind-narayanan.5445e241.jpg" alt="Arvind Narayanan" width="400" height="400" loading="lazy"> <div class="r25-c-social-share"> <p class="social-share-title">Share</p> <ul class="social-share-list"> <li> <button class="copy-text" data-cta-type="button" data-cta-text="Copy link" data-person-id="arvind-narayanan"> <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M9.28906 8.64457C8.73118 9.3904 7.87686 9.85715 6.94784 9.92369C6.01882 9.99022 5.10671 9.64998 4.44823 8.99126L2.52217 7.0652C1.30563 5.80562 1.32303 3.80346 2.56127 2.56522C3.79952 1.32697 5.80168 1.30957 7.06125 2.52611L8.16553 3.62397" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.28115" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" /> <path d="M6.71871 7.36057C7.2766 6.61474 8.13092 6.14799 9.05993 6.08145C9.98895 6.01492 10.9011 6.35516 11.5595 7.01388L13.4856 8.93994C14.7021 10.1995 14.6847 12.2017 13.4465 13.4399C12.2083 14.6782 10.2061 14.6956 8.94652 13.479L7.84867 12.3812" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.28115" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" /> </svg> <span class="social-share-copy" role="tooltip">Copy to clipboard</span> <span class="social-share-copied" role="tooltip" aria-live="polite">Link copied!</span> </button> </li> <li> <a class="twitter" href="#" target="_blank" role="external noopener noreferrer" data-cta-type="link" data-cta-text="Share on X"> <svg title="Share on X" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path fill="currentColor" d="M12.6009 1h2.4535L9.69434 7.31003 16 15.8966h-4.9373l-3.86704-5.2077-4.42479 5.2077H.315951L6.04904 9.14727 0 1h5.06262l3.49549 4.76002L12.6009 1Zm-.861 13.384h1.3594L4.32392 2.43312H2.86506L11.7399 14.384Z"/> </svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Share on X (formerly Twitter)</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="facebook" href="#" target="_blank" role="external noopener noreferrer" data-cta-type="link" data-cta-text="Share on Facebook"> <svg title="Share on Facebook" width="9" height="16" viewBox="0 0 9 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M2.72851 15.7063V8.67785H0.363281V5.93867H2.72851V3.91863C2.72851 1.57434 4.16032 0.297852 6.25156 0.297852C7.25325 0.297852 8.11424 0.372451 8.36511 0.405773V2.85566L6.91473 2.85634C5.77737 2.85634 5.55718 3.39677 5.55718 4.18982V5.93867H8.26963L7.91642 8.67785H5.55718V15.7063H2.72851Z" fill="currentColor" /> </svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Share on Facebook</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="email" href="#" data-cta-type="link" data-cta-text="Share with email"> <svg title="Share with email" width="17" height="16" viewBox="0 0 17 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M3.1942 2.86523H13.4665C14.1727 2.86523 14.7506 3.44305 14.7506 4.14927V11.8535C14.7506 12.5597 14.1727 13.1376 13.4665 13.1376H3.1942C2.48797 13.1376 1.91016 12.5597 1.91016 11.8535V4.14927C1.91016 3.44305 2.48797 2.86523 3.1942 2.86523Z" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.28115" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" /> <path d="M14.7506 4.14941L8.33036 8.64356L1.91016 4.14941" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.28115" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" /> </svg> <span class="visually-hidden">Share with Email</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </article> <article id="deborah-raji" data-id="deborah-raji" data-person-name="Deborah Raji" class="r25-c-person vcard" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <h3 class="fn r25-c-person-name" itemprop="name">Deborah Raji</h3> <div class="r25-c-person-bio"> <p>Deborah Raji is a Mozilla fellow and CS PhD student at University of California, Berkeley, who is interested in questions on algorithmic auditing and evaluation. In the past, she worked closely with the Algorithmic Justice League initiative to highlight bias in deployed AI products. She has also worked with Googleʼs Ethical AI team and been a research fellow at the Partnership on AI and AI Now Institute at New York University working on various projects to operationalize ethical considerations in ML engineering practice. 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After attending 10 educational institutions in 10 years, she left formal schooling to pursue self-education at age 14. In her 20s, Tang rose to prominence as a leader in free and open-source software, revitalizing the Haskell and Perl programming languages.</p> <p>During her 30s, Tang played a crucial role in shaping g0v (gov-zero), one of the most prominent civic tech movements worldwide. In 2014, she helped broadcast the demands of Sunflower Movement activists, and worked to resolve conflicts during a three-week occupation of Taiwan’s Legislature. 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