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Persona categories and vulnerability levels are used to orient estimates of capability and population mix.

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Persona categories and vulnerability levels are used to orient estimates of capability and population mix.

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Attributed contributors: Caryl Feldacker. “Persona categories and vulnerability levels are used to orient estimates of capability and population mix..” Connected ≠ Ready: Getting to a Ground-Level View of AI Readiness for Women and Vulnerable Populations. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 16 September 2026. Session time 54:04–55:25. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/evidence/E-78b2281587fc

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Persona categories and vulnerability levels are used to orient estimates of capability and population mix.

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Caryl FeldackerSenior Program Officer, Data and Technology Adoption, Gender Equality Division · Gates FoundationSpeaking in a personal capacityLinkedIn ↗

Limit: Population proportions are explicitly approximate and imperfect.

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