Miriam E. Sweeney

Miriam E. Sweeney

University of Alabama , Virtually Human Working Group Member

Miriam E. Sweeney is an Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. She researches intersections of race and gender in the design and implementation of AI, virtual assistants, voice interfaces, and chatbot technologies. Using critical cultural frameworks, she explores the interconnectedness of ideology, design, and information systems as sites of power and cultural production.