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Technologies that train models to autonomously support or function independently of direct human effort. Also known as AI or IA (in Romance languages).
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Judgment Call is an award-winning game and team-based activity that puts Microsoft’s AI principles of fairness, privacy and security, reliability and safety, transparency, inclusion, and accountability into action.
Coded Bias follows M.I.T. Media Lab computer scientist Joy Buolamwini, along with data scientists, mathematicians, and watchdog groups from all over the world, as they fight to expose the discrimination within algorithms now prevalent across all spheres of daily life.
Open for Good improves localized AI training data in Africa, Asia and beyond
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedom
Everyone is talking about AI, but how and where is it actually being used? We've mapped out interesting examples where AI has been harmful and where it's been helpful.
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Urban AI
France 🇫🇷Urban AI is a Think Tank that proposes ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI.
GovLab NYU's Collection of Lectures on the Ethical implications of Data and Artificial Intelligence from Different Perspectives
My Data Rights
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦A feminist review of AI, privacy and data protection to enhance digital rights
CivicPlus government Chatbot
302 South 4th Street, Suite 500 Manhattan, Kansas 66502With less staff and fewer resources than ever before and building pressure to enable contactless government, how can you continue to delight your citizens? With smart customer service automation.
an AI-powered scientific paper search engine. It provides a one-sentence tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) summary under every computer science paper (for now) when users use the search function or go to an author’s page.
AI for Impact (formerly Development Ventures)
MIT Media Lab, Amherst Street, Cambridge, MAFor entrepreneurial MIT students looking to put their skills to work for a greater good, the Media Arts and Sciences class MAS.664 (AI for Impact) has been a destination point.
The Data Nutrition Project
Cambridge, MAThe Data Nutrition Project is an independent research organization focused on data integrity that creates a "nutrition label" standard for datasets, conducts independent research, and provides educational materials for a variety of audiences.
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Council Data Project
SeattleTransparency and accessibility in council action; videos, transcripts, voting records, and legislation -- all searchable under a single website.
Feminist.AI works to put technology into the hands of makers, researchers, thinkers and learners to amplify unheard voices and create more accessible AI for all.
Using integrated sensors and artificial intelligence, Livio AI enhances your listening experiences, proactively manages your health and provides access to information to simplify your life.
AI in the Trap, a collaborative art project that explores the future of artificial intelligence and predictive policing through a hip-hop lens.
A+ Alliance
GenevaA Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.
Algorithm Tips
Northwestern University, Campus Drive, Evanston, ILResources and leads for investigating algorithms in society
#SelfCare is a free, simple, and beautiful AI companion for joy, self-connection, and hope.
Algorithmic Impact Assessments: A Practical Framework For Public Agency Accountability
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)A framework to assess automated decision systems and to ensure public accountability
Public Interest AI at HIIG
Humboldt-Institut Berlin, Invalidenstraße, Berlin, GermanyAlexander von Humboldt Institut Für Internet und Gesellschaft
AI Resources
2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris CEDEX 16, FranceAn evolving directory of tools and resources that OPSI believes may be useful for civil servants interested in the use of AI in government
AI Now Institute
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.
A project by AlgorithmWatch that maps frameworks that seek to set out principles of how systems for automated decision-making (ADM) can be developed and implemented ethically
An algorithm that attempts to analyze which information the YouTube algorithm is showing to people.
AI Ethics Initiative
Cambridge, MAThe AI Initiative is dedicated to shaping the global policy framework to govern the rise of Artificial Intelligence, addressing holistically short-, mid- and long-term governance challenges.
The AI for Good Foundation engages on a number of fronts in order to continuously serve its core mission.
A People’s Guide to AI
4126 Third St. Detroit, MI 48201This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and dream up alternate and ideal futures with AI.
Algorithm Watch is a non-profit research and advocacy organization committed to evaluating and shedding light on algorithmic decision-making processes
When to Use Them, How to Choose & Tips for Maximum Results
Building smart civics to unlock community transitions in response to the climate crisis.
Report: AI Governance in Southeast Asia
Melbourne VIC, AustraliaIn partnership with researcher Dr Jun-E Tan, EngageMedia has produced research that aims to provide an understanding of AI and its governance from the perspective of civil society in Southeast Asia.
Doublethink Labs
TaipeiDoublethink Lab was founded in 2019 to strengthen democracy through enhancing digital defenses. Our work focuses on researching malign Chinese influence operations and disinformation campaigns and their impacts via the digital tools and methodologies we have developed.
Bringing underheard voices to the center of a stronger public dialogue
Julien Carbonnell's thesis, featuring case studies in Taiwan, Israel, and Estonia
BEL'S AI Initiative
Cameroon (Cameroon, Cameroun) 🇨🇲AI literacy effort for government and other sectors in Cameroon
The Distributed AI Research Institute is a space for independent, community-rooted AI research free from Big Tech’s pervasive influence.
Project Debater is the first AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. The goal is to help people build persuasive arguments and make well-informed decisions.
All Our Ideas
Vegmúli 2, 108 Reykjavik, IcelandAll Our Ideas is an innovative tool that you can use for large-scale online engagements to produce a rank-ordered list of public input.
AI/ML fueled social impact venture accelerator, powered by Alchemist. Leveraging entrepreneurship, data, etc. to help solve our community's pressing challenges!
Seeing AI
Redmond, WAA free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the low vision community, this research project harnesses the power of AI to describe people, text and objects
ml5.js aims to make machine learning approachable for a broad audience of artists, creative coders, and students. The library provides access to machine learning algorithms and models in the browser, building on top of TensorFlow.js with no other external dependencies.
Block Party
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)We make local policy information accessible and byte-sized, with a weekly email of your community board’s most recent meeting highlights and transcript data.
Atlas AI
Palo AltoOur software measures economic and infrastructure conditions across Africa, informing how capital can be deployed to drive forward economic progress.
Development Seed Vulnerable Housing pilot
Colombia 🇨🇴Development Seed is supporting the World Bank to identify dangerous housing in Colombia through the use of artificial intelligence.
ClearGov Transparency
Maynard, MACloud-based budget and performance management software built for local governments.
to enable data-driven farming
Hiring people from the bottom of the pyramid to complete digital work - SamaHub is Samasource’s training data annotation platform used to manage the entire annotation lifecycle. The platform ensures high-quality, human-powered training data and validation for world leading AI teams.
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