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Dr. Nancy Okail speaks about the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights. Her empowering words shine a light on this new technology. Dr. Nancy Okail is a visiting scholar at Stanford University’s center for development, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). Her work focuses on the intersection of human rights, justice and equality with AI and emerging technologies for a more equitable society. Dr. Okail was sentenced to prison in Egypt when she was the director of Freedom House in Egypt, She was one of the 43 nongovernmental organization workers convicted with trumped up charges in a widely publicized 2012 case for allegedly using foreign funds to foment unrest in Egypt. She has 20 years of experience working on issues of democracy, rule of law, human rights, governance and security in the Middle East and North Africa region. She analyzes these issues and advocates in favor of human rights through testimony to legislative bodies, providing policy recommendations to senior government officials in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to heading the The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) as its executive director, She assumed several senior positions. She has also worked with the Egyptian government as a senior evaluation officer of foreign aid and managed programs for several international organizations.. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex in the UK; her doctoral research focused on the power relations of foreign aid. You could follow her on twitter @nancygeo This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx