“Breaking Barriers: Meet Heidy Khlaaf, the Safety Engineering Director at Trail of Bits and a Leading Woman in AI”
Heidy Khlaaf is an engineering director at the cybersecurity firm Trail of Bits.
She specializes in evaluating software and AI implementations within “safety critical” systems, like nuclear power plants and autonomous vehicles.
Imposter syndrome has a strong hold on women within tech, and leads many to doubt their own scientific integrity.
The way AI systems are trained embed human bias and discrimination within their outputs that become “de facto” and automated.
AI systems should not be exempt from standard auditing processes that are well-established to ensure public and consumer protection.
