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Abdullah Hasan Safir

Designing Inclusive AI

In 2003, the Woco Foundation of Canada donated £3.7 million to the University to support research in health neuroscience, honouring medical scientist Bernard Wolfe and his early scientific training in the UK. Professor Paul Fletcher was elected to the post of Bernard Wolfe Professorship of Health Neuroscience in 2008.

Abdullah Hasan Safir came to Cambridge in 2023 to study for an MPhil in AI Ethics, exploring how the field overlooks Global South perspectives. Now, thanks to a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, he is pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary AI Design with the Cambridge Collective Intelligence and Design Group. His research explores how indigenous knowledge in Bangladesh can guide the creation of more inclusive AI systems by influencing data practices and algorithm design to ensure that technology truly benefits local communities.

Safir authored a paper for theAssociation for Computing Machinery this year, based on a study which analysed nearly 6,000 AI ethics publications and revealed how Global South voices are often sidelined, perpetuating epistemic inequality in the field.

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Designing Inclusive AI

Cambridge has helped me to dream big. I believe that technology can be used to solve real-world problems globally and should represent all voices.