Abstract

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORIAL FOR NEURAL COMPUTING AND APPLICATIONS SPECIAL ISSUE ON LATINX IN AI RESEARCH. THIS SPECIAL ISSUE BRINGS TOGETHER A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES THAT EXPLORE MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES, AIMING TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE AND IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT LATINX RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING ON IN THE FIELD. IN THIS EDITORIAL, WE WILL INTRODUCE THE OVERARCHING THEME OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE, HIGHLIGHT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SELECTED PAPERS, AND OFFER INSIGHTS INTO THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE AUTHORS. THE LATINX IN AI ORGANIZATION WAS LAUNCHED IN 2018, WITH LEADERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND SOCIAL IMPACT WITH A PURPOSE TO TOGETHER CREATE A GROUP THAT WOULD BE FOCUSED ON “CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR LATINX IN AI.” THE MAIN GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE REPRESENTATION OF LATINX PROFESSIONALS IN THE AI INDUSTRY. LATINX IN AI ORG AND PROGRAMS ARE VOLUNTEER-RUN AND FISCALLY SPONSORED BY THE ACCEL AI INSTITUTE, 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT.