Biography

 

Yashita Kandhari

Yashita Kandhari

  • Scholar-elect
  • India
  • 2025 MPhil Ethics of AI, Data and Algorithms
  • Hughes Hall

My interest in sociotechnical research first emerged as an undergraduate sociology major at Davidson College. This led me to my role at Point of View, a Mumbai based nonprofit, where I worked to build knowledge on the digital experiences of women and gender diverse people in India, and advocate for digital rights and freedoms. Through my work and research, I have a firsthand understanding of how technological infrastructures exacerbate unequal power hierarchies, and I am committed to creating change. To that end, I am pursuing an MPhil in Ethics of AI, Data, and Algorithms at Cambridge. I will explore how AI can be used to benefit the Global Majority, and what alternative, feminist imaginaries of AI systems can look like. I am deeply honoured and grateful to be a part of the Gates Cambridge community, and look forward to building a better world together.

Previous Education

Davidson College Sociology