Bio

Allison Cohen is the Senior Applied AI Projects Lead at Mila. In this role, Allison works closely with AI researchers, social science experts and external partners to professionalize and deploy socially beneficial AI projects. Her portfolio of work includes: a misogyny detection and correction tool; an application that can identify online activity that is suspected of containing human trafficking victims; and an agricultural analytics tool to support sustainable practices among smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Allison is also involved with the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), an international organization tasked with creating best practices in AI development globally. Within GPAI, Allison works with the Drug Discovery Committee on policy recommendations to catalyze AI's uptake in the drug R&D process. Allison has sat on several panels, including those hosted by UNESCO, the Global Partnership on AI and InspiredMinds!. Her contributions center on best practices in socially beneficial AI development. She was on InspiredMinds! Top 50 Influential Women in AI list and was the Runner Up for the 2022 Women in AI ''Leader of the Year'' Award in the category of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. She holds an MA in Global Affairs from the University of Toronto and a BA in International Development from McGill University.