Generative AI at the Intersection of Art, Race, & Power

Senior Experience Researcher, Adobe Education

Founder & Director, Camp Kahani Creative Camp for South Asian girls

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Tara Kola is a Senior Experience Researcher on the Adobe Design Research & Strategy team, leading research for Education. She specializes in conducting ethnographic and mixed methods research on child and adolescent creative activities, entertainment consumption, and narrative practices, inside and outside of classrooms. She supports content, design, and product teams in making research-driven decisions. Tara has experience conducting research and fieldwork across the US, India, and China. She is passionate about creative education, representation in media/entertainment, and building inclusive communities. She has a research background in anthropology and history. Outside of research, Tara runs a storytelling summer camp/afterschool program for South Asian youth called Camp Kahani.

Co-sponsored by:

• Algorithmic Fairness and Opacity Group
• AI Security Initiative
• Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
• CITRIS Policy Lab

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