Meet the woman doing groundbreaking AI research at U-M [Video]

(WXYZ) — It’s National Women’s month and this year’s national theme is women who advocate for equity diversity and inclusion, recognizing those who are leading change in their fields.

At the University of Michigan, a group of women are leading change in the field of artificial intelligence, working to shape the next generation of computer sciences

I met with the impressive group of researchers to learn how their work is moving the needle on issues of diversity and equity AI.

Historically speaking, there have never been as many women working in the computer sciences as men. However, these women are working to change that.

“Do you see as many women in your classes as men?” I asked Rada Mihalcea, a professor and director of the AI Lab at U-M.

“No, I wish. There is a lack of diversity broadly in computer science, even more so in AI,” Mihalcea said.

“It’s …