We and AI

Description

We and AI is a nonprofit volunteer organisation with a social justice mission supporting greater public input into decisions about if and how AI is used. The organisation enables the development of critical thinking skills about AI, with a particular focus on those currently most underrepresented in AI decisions and data and most vulnerable to the consequences of automation. Its main areas of work span advocacy for critical AI literacy, literacy content design, development and delivery, and guidance on developing responsible and inclusive discourse about AI.

Key projects include Better Images of AI (a free library of more inclusive and transparent images of AI); a framework for challenging narratives of AI inevitability (Resisting, Refusing, Reclaiming, Reimagining); community deliberative workshops on AI; chatbot harm research; and an open letter and advocacy campaign calling for public critical AI literacy investment.

The organisation also commissions and contributes to policy discussions on AI governance and regulation.

Find We and AI on Bluesky: @weandai.bsky.social or LinkedIn!

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Offers funding

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Founding year

2020

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Partner Infrastructures

Alan Turing Institute

The Alan Turing Institute, headquartered in the British Library, London, was created as the national institute for data science in 2015. In 2017, as a result of a government recommendation, artificial… read more about Alan Turing Institute

London

Royal Society

The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Its fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters… read more about Royal Society

London

Ada Lovelace Institute

The mission of the Ada Lovelace Institute is to ensure that data and AI work for people and society. Members believe that a world where data and AI work for people and society is a world in … read more about Ada Lovelace Institute

London

Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID)

The BRAID programme seeks to enrich, expand, and connect a mature, sustainable, and responsible AI ecosystem by leveraging the power of the arts and humanities. It bridges the divides between academic… read more about Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID)

Edinburgh

Partner Universities

Falmouth University

King's College London (KCL)

Royal Holloway, University of London

Additional Partnerships

Better Images of AI (coordinated by We and AI, in collaboration with BBC R&D and Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence); Ofcom; Information Commissioner's Office; Royal Society; IEEE; Careful Industries; Parsons School of Design (New York); The Childhood Trust; Scottish AI Alliance; Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (CHIA); digital-works; Connected by Data; Hype studies; Digital Futures at Work; The Childhood Trust