Cynthia Rudin Wins $1 Million Artificial Intelligence Prize

Whether preventing manholes from exploding, spotting patterns in criminal activity, or optimizing the care of critically ill patients, Duke University computer scientist and engineer Cynthia Rudin wants artificial intelligence (AI) to show its work. Especially when it’s making decisions that deeply affect people’s lives.
While many scholars in the nascent field of machine learning have been preoccupied with eking out fractional improvements in the performance of AI algorithms, Rudin wanted to use AI’s power to help society. She chose to pursue opportunities to apply machine learning techniques to important societal problems, and in the process, she realized that performance can be improved more rapidly when humans can see inside the algorithm and understand what it is doing.
Now, after 15 years of advocating for and developing “interpretable” machine learning algorithms that allow humans to see inside AI, Rudin’s contributions to the field have earned her the $1 million Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). Founded in 1979, AAAI serves as the prominent international scientific organization serving AI professionals.
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[@jamesmuchiri1305]

Incredible. Congratulations Prof Rudin!

[@andyfallat9142]

Congratulations. Now. let's read more or see more of her work. I'm ready to enroll.

[@vtravelfiles]

So cute