Linda Dounia Rebeiz
b. 1994, Senegal
Biography
“People from the Global South, especially people of color, using AI today can confidently attest that it doesn’t know them and that its conceptualization of their reality is fragmentary””
- Linda Dounia Rebeiz
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Linda Dounia is an artist and designer who investigates the philosophical and environmental implications of technocapitalism. Her work mediates memories using generative technologies, namely Artificial Intelligence and Creative Coding.
Her work has been featured by MoMA, Chanel’s 19M gallery, Christie’s, Museum Folkwang, Bright Moments, Avant Arte, Time Magazine, It’s Nice That, and The New York Times. She has been shown at various galleries around the world as well as Art Basel, The Biennal Sur, The Dakar Biennale, KIKK festival, ARTXLAGOS, and Digital Art Fair Asia.
In 2023, Linda was recognized on the TIMEA100 list of most influential people in AI for her work on speculative archiving — building AI models that help us remember what is lost. In 2024, she was also the recipient of Mozilla’s RISE25 award for her work in AI.
She is an advocate for more transparency and greater agency over AI, a topic she writes and speaks about.