I wanted more women in the room. So I'm building the room.
Two years ago, I co-organized AI events here in New York for everyone. I deliberately tried to invite more women. Even with two women organizers, the gender split was shockingly lopsided — sometimes 70, 80 percent men in the room.
And I kept noticing the same thing: brilliant women holding back, feeling they don't know enough, not raising their hands — in a field that is already shaping every domain of our lives and will only shape it more.
This isn't about glass ceilings or grievances. This is about having a seat at the table when decisions are made — about AI products, AI regulations, AI safety, AI everything. The opportunities are as endless as the challenges, and I want us shaping that future with our ideas, innovations, skills, and perspectives.
I want to empower more women in AI — aspiring and established — to step up, speak up, and lead. Not someday. Now.