Gemma Galdon Clavell, PhD

CEO and Founder at Eticas.ai

Insights & ideas

Gemma Galdon Clavell argues that bias in AI is not a bug but a structural feature, since AI systems are built to detect patterns and will always push out outliers and underrepresented groups unless deliberate steps are taken to keep them in [1]. She illustrates this with examples such as women receiving far fewer banking services because historical data treated men as the default reliable client, facial recognition failing more often on women because training data skews toward young faces, and a hiring algorithm that favored candidates named "Jared" who played lacrosse simply because past hires shared those traits [1].

Her broader position is that wide adoption of technology depends on trust, comparing AI oversight to clinical trials, food safety controls, and car safety standards that society already accepts without controversy [1]. She frames Eticas.ai's work as turning bias into a measurable performance problem, using auditing software to inspect AI systems, identify which indicators are driving decisions, and expose when those decisions are based on irrelevant or discriminatory factors like race, age, zip code, or gender [1]. She predicts future observers will view current unregulated AI development the way we now view seatbelt-free cars or unregulated medicine [1].

Experience

1. CEO and Founder

   Eticas AISep 2012 to Present
2. Postdoctoral Researcher

   University of BarcelonaJul 2012 to May 2015
3. Security Policy Programme Director

   Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaSep 2011 to Jun 2012
4. PhD Researcher

   Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaJan 2009 to Dec 2011
5. Trainer/Professor

   Institut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya2008 to 2010
6. Head of CIFAL Barcelona

   UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training & Research)Sep 2008 to Sep 2009
7. Junior researcher

   Transnational InstituteSep 2005 to Dec 2007

Education

• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Public Policy Analysis2008 - 2011
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Master's degree, Public Administration2007 - 2008
• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Bachelor's degree, History1994 - 1999

Media & appearances

• Who will police AI? AI Auditing and AI Safety w/ CEO Gemma ...Jul 24, 2024

  Gemma Galdon Clavell discusses Eticas.ai, a company that audits AI systems for bias and discrimination. She explains that AI systems inherently discriminate against outliers and underrepresented groups—such as women in banking datasets receiving fewer services, or facial recognition failing more frequently on women—and describes how Eticas.ai uses software to inspect AI systems and identify these inefficiencies based on bias.

• Broadcasts.com - "A conversation with Gemma Galdon Clavell ...

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