Hempstone Tinga is a statistician-turned-entrepreneur specialising in human data operations for artificial intelligence. He is the founder of riengAI, a start-up that supports AI companies with high-quality data collection, transcription, speech data collection, image annotation and data validation.
With experience in crowd testing and community management, Hempstone focuses on the human aspect of AI and on mobilising diverse communities to generate reliable and representative datasets. Through a community of more than 10,000 contributors, he supports large-scale data collection projects across East Africa.
His work helps to strengthen African participation in the AI value chain whilst promoting more inclusive, ethical and equitable approaches to data and AI development.