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Women in AI: Kathi Vidal at the USPTO has been working on AI since the early 1990s


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Kathi Vidal is an American intellectual property lawyer and former engineer who serves as Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The ability to engage in new, groundbreaking work in the early 1990s that could be applied across scientific and engineering disciplines to come up with ways to more creatively innovate was thrilling. It’s important to have women involved in shaping AI models of the future in order to mitigate bias or safety risks.

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