Member: Caitlin Bentley

Dr. Caitlin Bentley

Lecturer in AI Education at King’s College London

Caitlin Bentley is shaping the future of responsible AI through education. She is a member of the Delivery Team on the UKRI Responsible Artificial Intelligence UK (RAI UK) programme. Previously, she served on the UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Hub Skills Committee, Syllabus Lab, and EDI working group.

As a co-director of the UKRI Safe and Trusted AI Centre for Doctoral Training, and ex officio member of MASSPeople, the first international working group establishing competency frameworks and standards for remote and autonomously enabled marine surface vessel operators, Caitlin contributes to initiatives that nurture the next generation of experts in safe and trusted AI, promoting responsible innovation and ethical practices.

Caitlin’s multi-disciplinary academic background includes prior positions at the University of Sheffield, the 3A Institute at Australian National University, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her academic journey includes a PhD in Human Geography, ICT4D, from Royal Holloway, University of London, a Masters in Educational Technology from Concordia University, and a BA in Computer Science from McGill University. Beyond academia, Caitlin’s professional experiences in international development and the technology sectors have taken her to Canada, the UK, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. This background allows her to bring a global perspective and an appreciation for diverse cultures and contexts to her work.

Selected Publications

• Bentley, C. M.,Muyoya, C. M. Vannini, S., Oman, S. & Jimenez, A. (In press). Intersectional approaches to data: The importance of an articulation mindset for intersectional data science. Manuscript accepted for publication in Big Data & Society.
• Bentley, C. M.,Aicardi, C., Poveda, S. C., Magela, L., Kohan, D. M., Walker, S., Compton, M. Acar, O. (2023). A Framework for Responsible AI Education: A Working Paper. Preprint published on SSRN.
• Cai, C.,Bentley, C. M., Zamani, E., Naiseh, M., Sbaffi, L. (2023). Intersectional Analysis of the Challenges and Opportunities of Equitable Remote Operation in the UK Maritime Sector. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, Edinburgh, UK July 12-13, 2023
• Foster, C. & Bentley, C. M.(2022).Conceptualising the benefits of an infrastructure view of platforms: The case of small tourism service providers in Indonesia and Rwanda. Communications of the Association for Information Systems 50(1)
• Chib, A.,Bentley, C.M.& Smith, M.L. (2021). Critical Perspectives on Open Development: Empirical Interrogation of Theory Construction. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Inclusive Data Charter (2021).Unpacking Intersectional Approaches to Data: A White Paper Produced by Inclusive Data Charter Champions and Partners. Washington, DC: Inclusive Data Charter Secretariat 
• Bentley, C. M.,Martin, B., Williams, E. T., O’Brien, E., Nabavi, E., Daniell, K. A., & Zafiroglu, A. (2020). Including Women in AI-Enabled Smart Cities: Developing Responsible, Gender-inclusive AI Policy and Practice in the Asia-Pacific Region. In Kokuryo, J. (Ed.) Artificial Intelligence for Social Good, p. 204-243.Tokyo: Keio University & APRU.
• Bentley, C. M.& Maharika, I. F. (2019). Making Travel Platforms Work for Indonesian Workers and Small Businesses. Bangalore: IT for Change.
• Williams, E. T.,Bentley, C. M.,Daniell, K. A., Derwort, N. Leins, K. & Nabavi, E. (2019). Complexity is not new: how our own technological history can teach us about AI. In H. Sykes (Ed.). Artificial Intelligence for Better or Worse. Melbourne: Future Leaders.
• Nabavi, E. Daniell, K. A., Williams, E. T. &Bentley, C. M.(2019). AI for sustainability: A changing landscape. In H. Sykes (Ed.). Artificial Intelligence for Better or Worse. Melbourne: Future Leaders
• Chib, A.,Bentley, C.M. & Wardoyo, R. J. (2018).Distributed digital contexts and learning: Personal empowerment and social transformation in marginalized populations. Communicar Journal, XXVII(58).
• Bentley, C.M.,Chib, A., & Poveda, S. (2018). A critical narrative approach to openness: The case of open development. Information Systems Journal. 
• Bentley, C.M.,Nemer, D., Vannini, S. (2017) “When words become unclear”: unmasking ICT through visual methodologies in participatory ICT4D. Journal of Artificial Intelligence & Society.