Meredith Broussard is an assistant professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and is the author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World. Her current research focuses on artificial intelligence in investigative reporting, with a particular interest in using data analysis for social good. A former features editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, she has also worked a software developer at AT&T Bell Labs and the MIT Media Lab. Her features and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, Slate, and other outlets. She holds a BA from Harvard University and an MFA from Columbia University.