Abdullah Safir is an AI ethics and critical design researcher focused on building responsible, inclusive AI systems for Majority World/Global South contexts. He is a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary AI Design at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the Cambridge Collective Intelligence and Design (CamCID) Group and Critical Design Studio. Beyond his research, he serves on the early career committee at the Centre for Human Inspired AI (CHIA) and contributes to AI@Cam projects on ethically rooted AI for public value.
Safir is a Gates Cambridge Scholar (2024), Trinity Hall research scholar (2023), and Commonwealth Scholar (2021). He completed his MPhil at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI), University of Cambridge, and previously worked as a researcher there after earning his Master’s at the University of Warwick. He co-developed Bangladesh’s Digital Strategy Primer with BRAC University and the University of Oxford in 2021. His current work spans inclusive AI design, policy, and reducing AI’s colonial harms. More about his work is available here: https://www.abdullahsafir.net/
