TIME100 AI 2026 · Shapers
Alessandra Sala
Co-chair, UNESCO Women for Ethical AI & senior director of AI and data science, Shutterstock
Her father got an AI voicemail that sounded exactly like her sister; she now represents Shutterstock in a group writing standards to tackle deepfakes.
- Born
- Amalfi, Italy
- Now
- Co-chair, UNESCO Women for Ethical AI & senior director of AI and data science, Shutterstock
- Studied
- University of Salerno
Interesting facts
- First
Chairs a collaboration that brings ISO, IEC, ITU and other standards bodies together on a common response to deepfakes.
aiforgood.itu.int - Numbers
As global president of the nonprofit Women in AI, she leads a community of women across 150 countries.
aiforgood.itu.int - Before AI
Spent eight years at Bell Labs, rising from research scientist to head of analytics research, leading teams in several locations.
linkedin.com - In their words
Warns that when models see few examples of women, "this information gets forgotten very early."
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Career
- ShutterstockSenior Director of AI and Data Science2020–2026
- Women in AIGlobal Presidentfrom 2019
- Nokia Bell LabsHead of Analytics Research2012–2020
- UC Santa BarbaraResearch Associate2008–2012
Education
- PhD, Computer science, University of Salerno, 2008
- Laurea, Computer science, University of Salerno, 2004
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