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Stephanie Dinkins

Stephanie Dinkins is an artist whose work examines artificial intelligence and race. In 2014 she began visiting Bina48, a humanoid robot, for conversations about race, intimacy and the nature of being. In late 2017 she began research for Not the Only One, a project whose first version is based on a deep learning model. TIME named her to its 2023 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI, and she became the first recipient of the 2023 LG Guggenheim Award. As of October 2026, she is a professor and Kusama Endowed Professor of Art at Stony Brook University.

Works
13

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Photo of Stephanie Dinkins

Timeline

  1. 1997

    An MFA from Maryland Institute

    She earns an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1997.

  2. 2014

    Conversations with Bina48

    She begins visiting Bina48, a humanoid robot, in 2014. Her conversations with the robot take up race, intimacy and the nature of being.

  3. 2017

    Project al-Khwarizmi

    From September to December 2017, Project al-Khwarizmi runs as a pop-up workshop in a public storefront gallery.

  4. 2017

    Starting Not the Only One

    She begins research for Not the Only One in late 2017, and its first version is based on a deep learning model.

  5. 2023

    On TIME's 2023 AI list

    TIME names her to its 2023 list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI.

  6. 2023

    The LG Guggenheim Award

    She becomes the first recipient of the 2023 LG Guggenheim Award, which celebrates artists breaking new ground in technology-based art.

  7. 2025

    Mozilla Rise25 Award

    She receives the Mozilla Rise25 Award in 2025.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at Stony Brook

    She is a professor and Kusama Endowed Professor of Art at Stony Brook University.

Sources and credits

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  1. Stephanie Dinkins - Laundromat Project laundromatproject.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Stephanie Dinkins | Vera List Center veralistcenter.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Stephanie Dinkins - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Project al-Khwarizmi (PAK) POP-UP Workshop - Recess recessart.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Not the Only One - STEPHANIE DINKINS stephaniedinkins.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. about - STEPHANIE DINKINS stephaniedinkins.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. LG Guggenheim Award Recipient Stephanie Dinkins Presents Demo of Latest AI Artwork in Progress | LG Malaysia lg.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Stephanie Dinkins stonybrook.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  9. Home | Future Histories Studio stonybrook.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.