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AI researcher Timnit Gebru wins 2026 Right Livelihood Award

Original: News: Prominent #AI researcher #Timnit_Gebru named 2026 Right Livelihood Award recipient The Stockholm-based Right Livelihood Foundation announced Timnit’s recognition on 30 September, citing her work exposing the harms of AI and shifting the deb

The Stockholm-based Right Livelihood Foundation announced on 30 September that prominent AI researcher Timnit Gebru is among the recipients of the 2026 Right Livelihood Award. The foundation cited her work exposing the harms of artificial intelligence and shifting the public debate around the technology. Gebru, known for her research on algorithmic bias and her high-profile departure from Google, is widely followed in tech and human rights circles.

Why now: The award announcement on 30 September put a well-known and often controversial AI ethics figure back in the news.

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