In a recent report from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, data has shown that less than 30% of world’s researchers in science, technology and innovation are women. The number of women in science, engineering, technology and mathematics remains deeply under-represented despite the fact that women comprise half of the world’s population. Studies have found that women in STEM fields publish less, are paid less for their research and do not progress as far as men in their careers. VOA’s Simegnish Yekoye spoke to former Google artificial intelligence researcher Timnit Gebru who was ousted from the tech giant after exposing bias in facial analysis systems. She explains the controversy behind her research paper, which she co-authored, that criticized the ethics of language recognition technology. Timnit discusses the launch of her company Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute which aims to increase the presence and inclusion of Black individuals in the AI field.