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 perspective on technology that goes beyond the usual tech world.”"

"“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 problems"

"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 technology should be"

"“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 come security challenges, but its role in fostering innovation is undeniable"

"“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 quarterly profits"

"“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"

"“The shortest answer to a better AI future is choice. People need the ability to decide which algorithms affect their lives — whether they’re users or creators"

"“The journey toward responsible AI is aspirational. It isn’t about reaching a final state of unbiased perfection once and for all; it’s about continuously evolving and building systems that empower choice"