International Women's Day 2025 | Aimee van Wynsberghe

On this years International Women’s Day we celebrate the achievements of women across the globe and those who are contributing essential work in the AI and tech industry.
Yet, the reality remains: women are still significantly underrepresented in AI and tech. From research labs to leadership positions, gender disparities persist, limiting the diversity of perspectives that shape the technologies of tomorrow.
Recent calls by powerful CEOs for “more masculine energy” in tech highlight the deeply ingrained biases that continue to define the industry. But AI does not need more of the status quo. It needs more diversity, more inclusivity, and more voices that challenge existing power structures.
Let’s use this day not just for celebration but for action. How can we make AI a more equitable field? What steps can we take to ensure all voices are heard in shaping the future of technology?
At the Sustainable AI Lab, we believe truly responsible AI systems cannot be built on exclusion. AI should work for everyone, and that requires everyone at the table.

🔸 TIMECODES 🔸
00:00 Aimee van Wynsberghe
01:38 Şebnem Yardımcı Geyikçi
01:56 Christina Pinsdorf
02:08 Rosalie Waelen
02:22 Larissa Bolte
02:32 Sophia Falk
02:42 Caroline Stitt
02:52 Laura Michler
03:04 Aimee van Wynsberghe & Team

🔸 ABOUT AIMEE VAN WYNSBERGHE 🔸
Aimee van Wynsberghe is the Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Applied Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bonn in Germany.
Aimee is director of the Institute for Science and Ethics and the Bonn Sustainable AI lab.
She is co-director of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics and a member of the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on AI.
She is a founding editor for the international peer-reviewed journal AI & Ethics and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Futures Council on Artificial Intelligence and Humanity.
She is author of the book "Healthcare Robots: Ethics, Design, and Implementation" and is regularly interviewed by media outlets.
In each of her roles, Aimee works to uncover the ethical risks associated with emerging robotics and AI. Aimee’s current research, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, brings attention to the sustainability of AI by studying the hidden environmental costs of developing and using AI.
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16-18 September 2025 in Bonn, Germany
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This video has been recorded at the library of the
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Camera/Audio/Editing: Markus Franke