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Apryl Williams is a multidisciplinary scholar and Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Communication & Media and the Digital Studies Institute at the University of Michigan. She is also a Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, a Senior Fellow in Trustworthy AI at Mozilla Foundation, and an affiliated researcher at NYU’s Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies. Her work examines intersections of gender, race, and technology in algorithmic systems, with a focus on online dating platforms and AI ethics.
Her first book, Not My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating, critiques how dating algorithms perpetuate racial biases rooted in eugenics and historical anti-miscegenation laws. Current research includes the co-authored project From Fair to Repair, advocating for reparative justice over fairness paradigms in algorithmic ethics. Williams’ research has been featured in Time, Washington Post, NPR, and other outlets.
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- Affiliations:
- University of Michigan
- Berkman Klein Center (Harvard)
- Mozilla Foundation
- NYU’s Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies
Her research interests span:
- Algorithmic bias in digital spaces
- Racialized technocultures
- Critical interventions in AI ethics
- Digital expressions of identity
Williams has spoken at major events including the Museum of the Moving Image and Harvard Law School, addressing issues like racial health disparities during the pandemic and digital surveillance of Black communities.
