Sneha Revanur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2004 (age 20–21) |
| Education | Williams College, Stanford University |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Organization | Encode |
Sneha Revanur (born 2004) is an American activist. She is the founder and president of Encode, a youth organization advocating for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
Revanur was born and raised in San Jose, California, where she attended Evergreen Valley High School and was a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program. [1] [2]
Revanur attended Williams College before transferring to Stanford University. [3] [4]
In 2023, Revanur led a coalition of youth-led organizations to send a joint letter to congressional leaders and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy calling for the inclusion of young people on AI oversight and advisory boards. [5] [6] She has stated that the project was sparked by concerns around the impact of generative AI on society following the release of GPT-4. Later that year, Revanur was the youngest participant on a roundtable of civil society leaders convened to discuss threats posed by AI. [7] [8]
Revanur founded Encode at age fifteen, after coming across California Proposition 25, a ballot measure that would have replaced the use of cash bail statewide with pretrial risk assessment algorithms. [9] [10] [11] After Proposition 25 failed to pass, Revanur broadened Encode's focus to include other societal challenges related to AI use, including surveillance, disinformation, and job loss. [12]
Revanur has expressed growing concern over the possibility of larger-scale "catastrophic" harms from AI. [12]
In 2023, Revanur was the youngest individual named to TIME's inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence. [10]
In December 2024, she was included on the BBC's 100 Women list. [13]