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Kriti Sharma

March 17, 2024

Kriti Sharma (born April 1988) is an artificial intelligence technologist, business executive and humanitarian.[1][2][3] As of 2018, she is the vice president of artificial intelligence and ethics at UK software company Sage Group.[4][5][6] Sharma is the founder of AI for Good UK, which works to make artificial intelligence tools more ethical and equitable.[7] Sharma has been named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Europe: Technology list, and appointed as a United Nations Young Leader.[8][9][10] In 2018, she was appointed as an advisor to the UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.[11][12][13] Sharma's initiatives include Pegg, an accounting chatbot,[14] and rAInbow, a platform to support survivors of domestic violence.[15] She has called for a philosophy of "embracing botness", arguing that artificial intelligence should prioritize utility over human resemblance.[2][16][17][18]

Kriti Sharma
Kriti Sharma, 2018
BornApril 1988
Rajasthan, India
EducationUniversity of St. Andrews (BS, MS)
OrganizationThe Sage Group
Known forArtificial Intelligence Ethics
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30 (2017) United Nations Young Leader (2018)

Early life edit

Sharma was born in 1988 in Rajasthan, India. She and her two siblings were brought up in Jaipur. She lives in London.[citation needed]

Education edit

She holds a Bachelors in Engineering (2010) and a Masters in Advanced Computer Science from University of St Andrews (2011). At the age of 21, Sharma was elected as a Rajiv Gandhi Science Fellow for her work in energy optimisation and its applications in astrophysics, material science, polymer and bioinformatics research.[19][20] In 2010, Google awarded her the Google India Women in Engineering Award for excellence in computer science and demonstrated leadership in promoting diversity.[21] She was awarded a Systers Pass It On award by Anita Borg Institute for her work in educational outreach for girls in Rajasthan.[22]

Career edit

Barclays

In September 2011, Sharma joined Barclays, where she initially developed e-commerce platforms such as the Pingit mobile payments app. Pingit won the App Store Best of 2012 award.[1][23][24][25] She was later appointed the Head of Big Data and Advanced Analytics at Barclays Africa, where she led a team of data scientists and created real-time analytics products. Her group focused on using machine learning to make user engagement with financial services intelligent and personalised. During this time, she also mentored several fintech and healthcare startups in Africa.[26][27][28][29]

The Sage Group

In February 2016, Sharma joined the UK technology firm Sage, where she led mobile products for more than 6 million businesses globally. In July 2016, Sharma and Stephen Kelly, chief executive officer of Sage, launched Pegg, the world’s first personal artificial intelligence for business finance.[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][14] Within six weeks of launch, Pegg was being used by people in 85 countries.[37]

In an effort to overturn gender stereotypes, Sharma and the Sage team chose to make Pegg gender-neutral.[38] In a 2018 interview, Sharma described how voice assistants such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa had been "given obedient, servile, female personalities," and expressed fear that children would become accustomed to "bark[ing] orders at a female voice assistant".[39]

Sharma also announced a partnership between Sage and Slack to create conversational workplace.[33][40] She led a global research at Sage on millennial entrepreneurs in July 2016, focusing on their motivations and perceived obstacles to success.[41][42]

AI for Good UK

In January 2018, Sharma founded AI for Good UK, an organization aiming to address humanitarian issues with artificial intelligence.[7] In November 2018, AI for Good launched rAInbow, a digital companion for victims of domestic violence in South Africa[15][43] with Josina Machel, an activist and Nelson Mandela's step daughter.[44] rAInbow is supported by the Sage Foundation and the Soul City Institute of Social Justice.[45]

In 2018, Jeremy Wright, the UK's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, appointed Sharma as an adviser on AI, Data Ethics and Innovation.[11][12][13]

Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ward, Mark (4 October 2016). "Are killer bots about to do away with Computers?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Badenhorst, Francois (13 July 2016). "Sage's bot gives AI the human touch". AccountingWEB. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Nations, United (11 February 2019). "As inequality grows, the UN fights for a fairer world". The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology - europeansting.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "UK'S Biggest Tech Company Sage Ignites Ambition of Small & Medium Business Owners at Sage Summit". www.globalbankingandfinance.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ^ Guardian Staff; agencies (14 August 2016). "Data on staff at 280 UK firms may be at risk after Sage breach". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "How the IoT is transforming financial services". IT Pro. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b "AI for Good". AI for Good. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Human error far more dangerous than Artificial Intelligence". UN News. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. ^ youthenvoy (23 September 2018). "United Nations launches 2nd Class of exceptional Young Leaders to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals". United Nations Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Kriti Sharma". Forbes. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Stellar new board appointed to lead world-first Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b "UK gov appoints first seats for Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation". IT PRO. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Jeremy Wright announces Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Sage releases a Siri-type assistant for accounting named Pegg". Computer Dealer News. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Abused women can text 'hi rainbow' on Facebook messenger and get help and support". W24. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  16. ^ Kleinman, Zoe (11 October 2016). "What if there were more women in tech?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  17. ^ Sharma, Kriti (6 September 2016). "Embracing 'botness': lessons from the front line of bots design". BusinessZone. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  18. ^ Badenhorst, Francois (30 September 2016). "How to solve ecommerce's conversation conundrum". BusinessZone. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  19. ^ . dnasyndication.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  20. ^ "JNCASR". www.jncasr.ac.in. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  21. ^ a b "Google announces winners of engg. award". The Hindu. 28 February 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  22. ^ a b . Anita Borg Institute. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  23. ^ barclaysgraduates (10 September 2012), Barclays - Kriti Sharma, retrieved 26 October 2016
  24. ^ "Award-winning banking". www.barclays.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  25. ^ Brignall, Miles (16 February 2012). "Barclays launches Pingit money-sending service for smartphones". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  26. ^ FM, Player, 6| Big Data I: Yasaman Hadjibashi and Kriti Sharma of Barclays, retrieved 26 October 2016
  27. ^ Big Data Week (2 March 2016), Creating Customer-Centric Products Using Big Data - Kriti Sharma, Barclays, retrieved 26 October 2016
  28. ^ "Speakers - Big Data Analytics USA 2016". Big Data Analytics USA 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  29. ^ "Kriti Sharma | QCon London 2015". qconlondon.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  30. ^ Gibson, Robert (27 July 2016). "Sage announces new 'admin bot' as it commits to future technologies at Chicago summit". nechronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  31. ^ Cave, Andrew. "Meet Pegg, The Bot That Will File Your Expenses". Forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  32. ^ "Stephen Kelly interview: 'I want Sage to be about everything to do with moving money'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  33. ^ a b "Sage One and Sage Live optimised for iOS | Sage UK". www.sage.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  34. ^ "Accounting software provider Sage previews chatbot that manages your business expenses". VentureBeat. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  35. ^ "Heading for the clouds". Computer News Middle East. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  36. ^ "Goodbye admin, hello Pegg – Sage introduces its first small business chatbot". Daily Fintech. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  37. ^ "Don't make bots just because they are trendy, say experts - Mobile World Live". Mobile World Live. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  38. ^ "BBC World Service - Boston Calling, The Automated Edition, Why I made a gender-neutral AI assistant". BBC. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  39. ^ "Meet Pegg, a gender-neutral robot assistant". The World from PRX. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  40. ^ "Sage Announces Slack Partnership and AI Bot 'Pegg'". Techvibes. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  41. ^ "Working to live, not living to work: New global research throws out conventions on millennials in the workplace". www.sage.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  42. ^ Clawson, Trevor. "Millennial Entrepreneurs - Strong On Personal Values But Not Keen On Red Tape". Forbes. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  43. ^ "Chatbot rAInbow gives abused women a nonjudgmental 'friend' to lean on". www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  44. ^ "Josina Machel, An Activist and Nelson Mandela's Step Daugher (sic), Speaks About the Abuse That Changed Her Life". thriveglobal.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  45. ^ "Hi Rainbow". Hi Rainbow. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  46. ^ "Kriti Sharma". Forbes. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  47. ^ Farnsworth, Meghann (6 December 2017). "The Recode 100: The people in tech, business and media who mattered in 2017". Recode. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  48. ^ "The UK's top 100 black and minority ethnic leaders in technology". Financial Times. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  49. ^ "PRN Wire: Google awards women engineers". www.pressreleasenetwork.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  50. ^ "Our Alumni". FfWG. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  51. ^ RSA. "Find a Fellow - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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This biographical article is written like a resume Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic May 2019 Kriti Sharma born April 1988 is an artificial intelligence technologist business executive and humanitarian 1 2 3 As of 2018 she is the vice president of artificial intelligence and ethics at UK software company Sage Group 4 5 6 Sharma is the founder of AI for Good UK which works to make artificial intelligence tools more ethical and equitable 7 Sharma has been named to Forbes magazine s 30 Under 30 Europe Technology list and appointed as a United Nations Young Leader 8 9 10 In 2018 she was appointed as an advisor to the UK s Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport 11 12 13 Sharma s initiatives include Pegg an accounting chatbot 14 and rAInbow a platform to support survivors of domestic violence 15 She has called for a philosophy of embracing botness arguing that artificial intelligence should prioritize utility over human resemblance 2 16 17 18 Kriti SharmaKriti Sharma 2018BornApril 1988Rajasthan IndiaEducationUniversity of St Andrews BS MS OrganizationThe Sage GroupKnown forArtificial Intelligence EthicsAwardsForbes 30 Under 30 2017 United Nations Young Leader 2018 Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Awards and honors 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editSharma was born in 1988 in Rajasthan India She and her two siblings were brought up in Jaipur She lives in London citation needed Education editShe holds a Bachelors in Engineering 2010 and a Masters in Advanced Computer Science from University of St Andrews 2011 At the age of 21 Sharma was elected as a Rajiv Gandhi Science Fellow for her work in energy optimisation and its applications in astrophysics material science polymer and bioinformatics research 19 20 In 2010 Google awarded her the Google India Women in Engineering Award for excellence in computer science and demonstrated leadership in promoting diversity 21 She was awarded a Systers Pass It On award by Anita Borg Institute for her work in educational outreach for girls in Rajasthan 22 Career editBarclaysIn September 2011 Sharma joined Barclays where she initially developed e commerce platforms such as the Pingit mobile payments app Pingit won the App Store Best of 2012 award 1 23 24 25 She was later appointed the Head of Big Data and Advanced Analytics at Barclays Africa where she led a team of data scientists and created real time analytics products Her group focused on using machine learning to make user engagement with financial services intelligent and personalised During this time she also mentored several fintech and healthcare startups in Africa 26 27 28 29 The Sage GroupIn February 2016 Sharma joined the UK technology firm Sage where she led mobile products for more than 6 million businesses globally In July 2016 Sharma and Stephen Kelly chief executive officer of Sage launched Pegg the world s first personal artificial intelligence for business finance 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 14 Within six weeks of launch Pegg was being used by people in 85 countries 37 In an effort to overturn gender stereotypes Sharma and the Sage team chose to make Pegg gender neutral 38 In a 2018 interview Sharma described how voice assistants such as Apple s Siri and Amazon s Alexa had been given obedient servile female personalities and expressed fear that children would become accustomed to bark ing orders at a female voice assistant 39 Sharma also announced a partnership between Sage and Slack to create conversational workplace 33 40 She led a global research at Sage on millennial entrepreneurs in July 2016 focusing on their motivations and perceived obstacles to success 41 42 AI for Good UKIn January 2018 Sharma founded AI for Good UK an organization aiming to address humanitarian issues with artificial intelligence 7 In November 2018 AI for Good launched rAInbow a digital companion for victims of domestic violence in South Africa 15 43 with Josina Machel an activist and Nelson Mandela s step daughter 44 rAInbow is supported by the Sage Foundation and the Soul City Institute of Social Justice 45 In 2018 Jeremy Wright the UK s Secretary of State for Digital Culture Media and Sport appointed Sharma as an adviser on AI Data Ethics and Innovation 11 12 13 Awards and honors editForbes 30 under 30 in Technology 46 Recode100 people in Tech Business and Media who mattered in 2017 47 United Nations Young Leader 2018 3 Financial Times list of the Top 100 minority ethnic leaders in technology 48 Systers Pass It On Award 2010 22 Google India Women in Engineering 2010 21 49 Roll of Honor FFWG 2011 50 Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts 2016 51 References edit a b Ward Mark 4 October 2016 Are killer bots about to do away with Computers BBC News Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Badenhorst Francois 13 July 2016 Sage s bot gives AI the human touch AccountingWEB Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Nations United 11 February 2019 As inequality grows the UN fights for a fairer world The European Sting Critical News amp Insights on European Politics Economy Foreign Affairs Business amp Technology europeansting com Retrieved 12 March 2019 UK S Biggest Tech Company Sage Ignites Ambition of Small amp Medium Business Owners at Sage Summit www globalbankingandfinance com 3 August 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Guardian Staff agencies 14 August 2016 Data on staff at 280 UK firms may be at risk after Sage breach The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 26 October 2016 How the IoT is transforming financial services IT Pro Retrieved 27 October 2016 a b AI for Good AI for Good Retrieved 24 May 2020 Human error far more dangerous than Artificial Intelligence UN News 4 February 2019 Retrieved 12 March 2019 youthenvoy 23 September 2018 United Nations launches 2nd Class of exceptional Young Leaders to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals United Nations Young Leaders for the Sustainable Development Goals Retrieved 12 March 2019 Kriti Sharma Forbes Retrieved 26 January 2017 a b Stellar new board appointed to lead world first Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation GOV UK Retrieved 12 March 2019 a b UK gov appoints first seats for Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation IT PRO Retrieved 12 March 2019 a b Jeremy Wright announces Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation board ComputerWeekly com Retrieved 12 March 2019 a b Sage releases a Siri type assistant for accounting named Pegg Computer Dealer News Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Abused women can text hi rainbow on Facebook messenger and get help and support W24 Retrieved 12 March 2019 Kleinman Zoe 11 October 2016 What if there were more women in tech BBC News Retrieved 26 October 2016 Sharma Kriti 6 September 2016 Embracing botness lessons from the front line of bots design BusinessZone Retrieved 26 October 2016 Badenhorst Francois 30 September 2016 How to solve ecommerce s conversation conundrum BusinessZone Retrieved 26 October 2016 Welcome to DNA Syndication Packages dnasyndication com Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 JNCASR www jncasr ac in Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Google announces winners of engg award The Hindu 28 February 2010 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Kriti S Anita Borg Institute Anita Borg Institute 1 May 2010 Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 barclaysgraduates 10 September 2012 Barclays Kriti Sharma retrieved 26 October 2016 Award winning banking www barclays co uk Retrieved 26 October 2016 Brignall Miles 16 February 2012 Barclays launches Pingit money sending service for smartphones The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 26 October 2016 FM Player 6 Big Data I Yasaman Hadjibashi and Kriti Sharma of Barclays retrieved 26 October 2016 Big Data Week 2 March 2016 Creating Customer Centric Products Using Big Data Kriti Sharma Barclays retrieved 26 October 2016 Speakers Big Data Analytics USA 2016 Big Data Analytics USA 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Kriti Sharma QCon London 2015 qconlondon com Retrieved 26 October 2016 Gibson Robert 27 July 2016 Sage announces new admin bot as it commits to future technologies at Chicago summit nechronicle Retrieved 26 October 2016 Cave Andrew Meet Pegg The Bot That Will File Your Expenses Forbes Retrieved 26 October 2016 Stephen Kelly interview I want Sage to be about everything to do with moving money The Telegraph Retrieved 26 October 2016 a b Sage One and Sage Live optimised for iOS Sage UK www sage co uk Retrieved 26 October 2016 Accounting software provider Sage previews chatbot that manages your business expenses VentureBeat 13 July 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Heading for the clouds Computer News Middle East 15 September 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Goodbye admin hello Pegg Sage introduces its first small business chatbot Daily Fintech 27 July 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Don t make bots just because they are trendy say experts Mobile World Live Mobile World Live 20 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 BBC World Service Boston Calling The Automated Edition Why I made a gender neutral AI assistant BBC Retrieved 24 May 2020 Meet Pegg a gender neutral robot assistant The World from PRX Retrieved 24 May 2020 Sage Announces Slack Partnership and AI Bot Pegg Techvibes 26 July 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Working to live not living to work New global research throws out conventions on millennials in the workplace www sage com Retrieved 26 October 2016 Clawson Trevor Millennial Entrepreneurs Strong On Personal Values But Not Keen On Red Tape Forbes Retrieved 26 October 2016 Chatbot rAInbow gives abused women a nonjudgmental friend to lean on www timeslive co za Retrieved 12 March 2019 Josina Machel An Activist and Nelson Mandela s Step Daugher sic Speaks About the Abuse That Changed Her Life thriveglobal com 13 February 2018 Retrieved 12 March 2019 Hi Rainbow Hi Rainbow Retrieved 24 May 2020 Kriti Sharma Forbes Retrieved 12 March 2019 Farnsworth Meghann 6 December 2017 The Recode 100 The people in tech business and media who mattered in 2017 Recode Retrieved 12 March 2019 The UK s top 100 black and minority ethnic leaders in technology Financial Times 14 November 2018 Retrieved 26 November 2018 PRN Wire Google awards women engineers www pressreleasenetwork com Retrieved 26 October 2016 Our Alumni FfWG Retrieved 26 October 2016 RSA Find a Fellow RSA www thersa org Retrieved 26 October 2016 External links editKriti Sharma on LinkedIn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kriti Sharma amp oldid 1156742506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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