Kay Firth-Butterfield
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Mary's University (MA, LLM)
University of Texas at Austin
Kay Firth-Butterfield | |
|---|---|
 At the 2021 World Economic Forum | |
| Known for | Artificial intelligence Machine learning International relations |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sussex (BA) St. Mary's University (MA, LLM) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | World Economic Forum University of Texas at Austin |
Kay Firth-Butterfield is a lawyer, professor, and author specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence, international relations, Business and AI ethics. She is the CEO of the Centre for Trustworthy Technology which is a Member of the World Economic Forum's Forth Industrial Revolution Network. Before starting her new position Kay was the head of AI and machine learning at the World Economic Forum.[1][2] She was an adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas at Austin.[3] In 2024, she was appointed a non-resident fellow with the Future of Work and Innovation Economy initiative at the think-tank New America Foundation.[4]
Firth-Butterfield has authored of two books: Human Rights and Human Trafficking[5] and Laws on Human Trafficking,[6] the latter co-authored with Tina Miranda. She has also written numerous articles and given speeches on the topics of AI, law, international relations, AI ethics and AI for business and government transformation.
Firth-Butterfield graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in the School of Social Science, Law and International Politics at the University of Sussex. She also attended St. Mary's University for her further studies, where she received a Master's of International Relations, Conflict and Security and a Master of Laws.[7] She has also completed Law Society Exams of the Law Society of England and Wales, and a Barrister of Law certification at the Inns of Court School of Law.
