Akira Yoshino vs Timnit Gebru
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Compare the life timelines of Akira Yoshino (1948–present) and Timnit Gebru (1983–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 43 years, from 1983 to 2026.
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Akira Yoshino (1948–present)
- — Born in Suita, Osaka Prefecture Verified
- — Graduated in engineering from Kyoto University Verified
- — Joined the Asahi Kasei Corporation Verified
- — Completed a master's degree at Kyoto University Verified
- — Built the first prototype of the modern lithium-ion battery Verified
- — Lithium-ion batteries entered commercial production Verified
- — Awarded a doctorate in engineering by Osaka University Verified
- — Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize Verified
- — Appointed professor at Meijo University in Nagoya Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
Timnit Gebru (1983–present)
- — Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Verified
- — Left Ethiopia and was granted asylum in the United States
- — Worked as an engineer at Apple
- — Co-founded Black in AI Verified
- — Completed a PhD in computer vision at Stanford University Verified
- — Joined Google as co-lead of the Ethical Artificial Intelligence team Verified
- — Published the Gender Shades study with Joy Buolamwini Verified
- — Departure from Google Verified
- — Founded the Distributed AI Research Institute Verified
- — Named to the Time 100 list Verified