A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

The impacts of AI, and the wider forces around it, are arriving fast. But what happens when communities have time to pause, learn about, share different…

Who gets to shape the conversation about artificial intelligence? How can we hold space for open community dialogues to explore different perspectives on…

Setting out why and how participatory practice can address the democratic deficit in AI governance, and bring greater alignment with the public interest, agency for communities, and accountability of ...

A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

A space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.

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The UN Global Dialogue on AI as an opportunity for embedding public participation in decision-making

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Kris Rose argues that public concern is not an obstacle to AI developments; it is the key to building representative governance that serves the people.

While many debates frequently emphasize the threats artificial intelligence poses to democratic life, scholars are increasingly examining the role AI may play in supporting democracies. However, littl...

Blog post from Dr Mark Wong. People are being regularly and increasingly other-ed, excluded, and discriminated against by AI because of their skin colour and race. This should not be normal.

Between July 2025 and April 2026, as part of our project to build worker power to shape public sector AI, Connected by Data and the TUC worked with nine education unions on an action learning programme to test how to catalyse the union movement’s capacity to understand, negotiate and advocate on AI. This work threw up several lessons that apply more generally to the adoption of AI across the public sector – the risks and benefits; the challenges and opportunities; and the roles that workers can and should play in AI’s development, deployment and evaluation – which I’ve thrown together into this listicle.

Starting from 23rd March 2026 we are holding a drop-in PAIRS Community Call on the fourth Monday of each month, one at 9am UTC and one at 5pm UTC.

Starting from 23rd March 2026 we are holding a drop-in PAIRS Community Call on the fourth Monday of each month, one at 9am UTC and one at 5pm UTC.

Starting from 23rd March 2026 we are holding a drop-in PAIRS Community Call on the fourth Monday of each month, one at 9am UTC and one at 5pm UTC.

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YouTube video by Connected by Data

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