Apryl Williams

Apryl Williams is Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at University of Michigan, with joint appointment in the Digital Studies Institute. Her research examines algorithmic discrimination in dating platforms and racial bias in AI systems. She is a Faculty Associate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center.

Williams authored 'Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating' (Stanford UP), analyzing how platform architectures reinforce racial hierarchies. Current projects explore reparative AI frameworks and digital black feminism.