Virginia Dignum

Dr. Virginia Dignum is a Full Professor of Responsible Artificial Intelligence at Umeå University, where she leads the AI Policy Lab. A leading voice in global AI policy, she advises governments and organizations worldwide, including UNESCO, OECD, the EU, and the UN, and co-chairs major initiatives such as the IEEE Global Initiative on AI Ethics and the ACM Technology Policy Council. She is the author of The AI Paradox: How to Make Sense of a Complex Future (2026, Princeton University Press).