Story Suchana Seth, a 39-year-old AI startup CEO from Bengaluru, was arrested on Monday night under shocking circumstances. She’s accused of the unthinkable - the murder of her own four-year-old son. The incident took place in a service apartment in Goa, and she was caught in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, while allegedly trying to escape in a cab with her son’s body in a bag.
The exact reason behind this horrifying act is still unclear. However, initial investigations hint that Seth’s troubled relationship with her husband might have played a part.
So, who exactly is Suchana Seth? Her LinkedIn profile reveals that she’s an expert in AI ethics and a seasoned data scientist with over a decade of experience. She’s been guiding data science teams and helping startups scale their machine learning solutions. She’s the brain behind The Mindful AI Lab, a technical consultancy firm. The company offers bespoke AI ethics advisory services, audits AI systems and data practices, and helps organizations of all data maturity levels to develop responsible AI roadmaps.
Suchana’s contributions to the field of AI haven’t gone unnoticed. She was listed among the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics in 2021. She’s also been associated with the Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University as a fellow (2017-18) and affiliate (2018-19).
The Berkman Klein Centre’s alum page tells us that Suchana is an inventor with patents in text mining and natural language processing. She’s also a strong advocate for gender equality in data science and conducts workshops with organizations like Women Who Code.
During her time at Berkman, Suchana was exploring ways to implement ethical machine learning and AI in the industry. Her LinkedIn profile also mentions her past roles as a Senior Analytics Consultant at Data Sciences Group, Innovation Labs, and a Research Fellow at the Raman Research Institute.