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Angle Bush

Angle Bush founded Black Women in Artificial Intelligence (BWIAI), an organization that works to educate, engage, embrace, and empower Black women in the AI industry. Her AI journey began in 2019, when she set out to build a robot named Usher that would bring her cocoa. Before founding BWIAI in 2020, she worked at Shell in Houston, Texas. TIME named her to its TIME100 AI list in August 2026. She serves on the advisory board for the College of Science and Engineering at Central Michigan University.

Timeline

  1. 2019

    A robot named Usher

    In 2019 she begins her AI journey by setting out to build a robot named Usher that would bring her cocoa.

  2. 2020

    Founding Black Women in AI

    After leaving her job at Shell in Houston, Texas, she founds Black Women in Artificial Intelligence in 2020 to educate, engage, embrace, and empower Black women in the AI industry.

  3. February 2022

    An NPR interview

    In February 2022 she talks with NPR about the consequences of a lack of diversity in AI development.

  4. October 2022

    A talk at University of Miami

    In October 2022 she speaks at the University of Miami about ways companies and educational institutions can foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  5. April 2025

    The NVIDIA AI Podcast

    In April 2025 she joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to share more about Black Women in Artificial Intelligence and its mission.

  6. May 2025

    A TEDxCMU talk

    In May 2025 she speaks at TEDxCMU about common fears surrounding AI.

  7. August 2026

    Named to TIME100 AI

    In August 2026 TIME names her to its TIME100 AI list.

  8. As of October 2026

    Advisory board at CMU

    As of October 2026 she serves on the advisory board for the College of Science and Engineering at Central Michigan University.

Sources and credits

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  1. ‘Black Women in Artificial Intelligence’ Founder Talks AI Education and Empowerment | NVIDIA Blog blogs.nvidia.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Making AI stand for access and inclusion cmich.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Black Women in Artificial Intelligence founder offers strategies to increase representation news.miami.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Angle Bush - AI for Good aiforgood.itu.int. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Lack of diversity in AI development causes serious real-life harm for people of color npr.org. Checked 14 October 2026.