{"id":8485,"date":"2023-05-09T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/?p=8485"},"modified":"2023-05-09T10:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:03:50","slug":"fulbright-scholar-researches-ai-for-the-greater-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/honorslink\/2023\/05\/09\/fulbright-scholar-researches-ai-for-the-greater-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulbright Scholar researches AI for the greater good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shaurya Gaur, an Honors College student graduating in June from Oregon State University with his bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science<\/a>, discovered his passions for technology and social policy early in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy dad worked in tech, so I\u2019ve always been around it,\u201d Gaur said. \u201cIn high school, I took programming, engineering, and 3D modeling courses and learned Python and Java. I also joined our Model U.N., developing my interest in policy. I knew I wanted to solve problems for a positive social impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaur enjoyed coding so much that he entered Oregon State as a computer science major and has not wavered. For years, he was involved with Oregon State\u2019s ACM chapter<\/a>, further motivating him to \u201cget down to brass tacks and figure it out\u201d when encountering coding challenges. Additionally, he has continued to explore opportunities to learn more about politics and currently leads OSU\u2019s BridgeUSA chapter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re focused on civil discourse, getting people who disagree on issues across the political spectrum to come and talk with pizza in front of them, promoting constructive, empathetic conversations,\u201d Gaur said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study abroad is one opportunity Gaur did not undertake as he\u2019d planned, because of the pandemic. An immigrant who moved from India to the United States at age 7, Gaur maintains strong family ties in India and has returned multiple times to visit. Through these visits and hearing his cousins\u2019 stories about living in Europe, he began to accrue international experience, growing determined to live and study overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cSince COVID interfered with my undergrad experience, I started thinking more seriously about a master\u2019s degree combining my tech interests with policy and social impact,\u201d Gaur said. \u201cI started looking at the Fulbright US Student Program<\/a>, which is administered by Oregon State’s N<\/a>ational and Global Scholarships Advising<\/a> office. It partners with so many universities and countries; I could pick and choose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaur found a perfect fit in Radboud University in the Netherlands, which offers a master\u2019s degree in artificial intelligence with an emphasis on social impact. He knew that with the General Data Protection Regulation<\/a>, the European Union has been deeply invested in the intersections of AI, data, and society. Now a Fulbright finalist, Gaur hopes to conduct research at Radboud on the effects of AI, especially on women and people of color, and ultimately to propose design and policy solutions that advocate for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m interested in fairness in the design process of AI models and social networking, modeling how information and disinformation flow,\u201d he said. \u201cSociety has started tuning in more about bias in AI and the impact social networks have, and the EU has become a leader in tech policy with the AI Act<\/a> and Digital Markets Act<\/a>. I want to get in on that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gaur is interested in continuing his AI research through a doctorate. Eventually, he hopes to apply his skills in the public sector or for a nonprofit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want my work to have a good social impact,\u201d Gaur said. \u201cThat will fulfill me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story was originally published by the College of Engineering on April 17, 2023 by Andrew Mobbs<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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