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A space to share research and practice that puts affected communities at the heart of AI development and governance. More at pairs.site

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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 11/09/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Citizens' Track on AI @ai.citizens-track.org · 08/09/2026
Open to community organizers, civil society, researchers & anyone passionate about participatory AI. 🎟️ RSVP & Details: luma.com/bfnmv6nt #AIGovernance #CitizensTrack (3/3)
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Community Assembly Toolkit Co-design: Briefing & workshop · Zoom · Luma
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…
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Citizens' Track on AI @ai.citizens-track.org · 08/09/2026
Who gets to shape the conversation about artificial intelligence? Join the Citizens' Track on AI for a co-design workshop: "Community Assembly Toolkit Co-design: Briefing & workshop" 📅 Monday, Sep 14 (15:00 UTC (16:00 BST / 9:00 Mexico City / 20:30 Delhi)) 📍 Online (Zoom) 🧵 (1/3)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 07/09/2026
At Data for Policy in Barcelona this week? Catch @octavia-fr.bsky.social and @suoman.bsky.social tomorrow talking about the Public AI Voice and Engagement Case Book (pave.pairs.site), and Public Voices in AI evidence review in the Auditorium at 10.45: dataforpolicy.org/dfp26-progra...
Data for Policy 2026 - Governance of/with AI: implications for Data, Infrastructure and Tech Sovereignty
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Citizens' Track on AI @ai.citizens-track.org · 07/09/2026
Workshop | 16th Sept | 16:00 - 18:00 | San Francisco Who gets to shape conversation about artificial intelligence? ​How can we hold space for open community dialogues to explore different perspectives? Join us to explore co-creation of resources for community assemblies on AI luma.com/ml7kp30b
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Creating a toolkit for community assemblies on AI · Luma
Who gets to shape the conversation about artificial intelligence? How can we hold space for open community dialogues to explore different perspectives on…
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 07/09/2026
PAIRSxAfrica brings together representatives from civil society, industry, and academia who are dedicated to advancing Participatory AI as a method for aligning AI in Africa with public interest needs and outcomes. pairs.site/pairsx-afric... (2/2)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 07/09/2026
PAIRSx Africa is back! 🗓️ 6 Oct 2026 🕰️ 11:00-12:30 WAT / 12:00-13:30 CAT / 13:00-14:30 EAT 💻 Zoom 🎟️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... First speakers confirmed discussing 'Moving from Consultative to Participatory AI Governance' are Faidat Abdullahi and Helen McElhinney.
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Citizens' Track on AI @ai.citizens-track.org · 04/09/2026
We're on Bluesky! The Citizens' Track on AI is working for a world in which everyone can have their say on the future of AI - from grassroots to global governance. You can find out more in our white paper: citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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A Citizens Track on AI Governance: Alignment, Agency and Accountability
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 ...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 02/09/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 01/09/2026
If you'd like to submit an abstract, you have until 16 September: pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
With thanks to @nestauk.bsky.social for supporting a travel bursary scheme for those in need. To register: forms.gle/Mw4XLU4Qyzjk... For more information: pairs.site/pairsx-publi... (6/6)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
Governance – How can the voices of the public and public servants be included in decision making about data use and AI adoption? Regulation and negotiation – How can public sector workers, civil society and grassroots groups resist the use of AI by the public sector? (5/6)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
Public panels – How can the UK public sector use public panels and citizen assemblies to shape policy and implementation of data and AI? Co-development – How can AI tools used by the public sector be developed with staff and citizens? (4/6)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
We're currently open to submissions for presentations but may discuss: Public sector workers – How can public sector workers & unions be involved in shaping public sector AI? Local government – How can local governments engage their communities around data, AI & digital public services? (3/6)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
PAIRSx Public Sector is an open one-day symposium that will be hosted at the Ada Lovelace Institute, London on 5th November 2026. For more information: pairs.site/pairsx-publi... (2/6)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 01/09/2026
🎟️ Registration now open for PAIRSx Public Sector! 📆 5th November in London. To register: forms.gle/Mw4XLU4Qyzjk... PAIRSx Public Sector is an event to explore how public bodies are engaging & involving the public & civil society organisations around their adoption of AI, particularly in UK. (1/6)
Photo of a large lecture hall filled with people. It is a photo of PAIRS 2025.
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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 26/08/2026
Delighted to be on the programme committee for this excellent project - get involved!
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 26/08/2026
PAIRSx Public Sector is a 1-day event in London 5/11/26. We’ll be exploring how public bodies are engaging & involving the public & civil society organisations around their adoption of AI, particularly in the UK. ⏱️ Deadline: 15th September 2026 🔗 Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi... (4/4)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 26/08/2026
👉 Novel evidence/evidence synthesis on public and public-sector worker attitudes and responses to AI in the public sector in the UK 👉 Work on facilitating participation on AI in the UK public sector 👉 Research reviews and agenda setting in this area (3/4)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 26/08/2026
We’re looking for: 👉 Critical evaluation of existing UK public sector participatory AI initiatives 👉 Case studies of participatory practice & public engagement in public sector AI adoption 👉 Evaluation/reflection on guidance, frameworks, toolkits & methods for including public voice (2/4)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 26/08/2026
📢 We want to hear about your work on public involvement in public sector AI adoption Whether you work in the public sector, civil society, in AI development or academia, we would love to hear about your work on public involvement in public sector AI adoption at PAIRSx Public Sector. (1/4)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 25/08/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Tim Davies @timdavies.org.uk · 22/08/2026
Great reflections on future framing for @pairs.site from Kiito: fromthemargin.substack.com/p/week-of-17... When participation is opening power to voices from the margins, then our tracks (Governance, Development, Resistance) are about different starting points, sites of, & strategies to shape power
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 20/08/2026
🙋 Would you like to help organise PAIRS2027? The in-person component is planned for Saturday 19 June in Geneva. An online component will take place on nearby dates. We are seeking applications to be part of the Programme Committee. Closing date 31 August. To apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 18/08/2026
🙋 Would you like to help organise PAIRS2027? The in-person component is planned for Saturday 19 June in Geneva. An online component will take place on nearby dates. We are seeking applications to be part of the Programme Committee. Closing date 31 August. To apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 17/08/2026
🙋 Would you like to help organise PAIRS2027? The in-person component is planned for Saturday 19 June in Geneva. An online component will take place on nearby dates. We are seeking applications to be part of the Programme Committee. Closing date 31 August. To apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 17/08/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 13/08/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 12/08/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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PAIRSx Public Sector 2026 | PAIRS: Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium
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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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 11/08/2026
🚨 PAIRSx Public Sector 5th Nov 2026 🚨 🚨 Open for submissions 🚨 If you’re working in and around public and public sector worker involvement on public sector data, digital or AI, we would love to hear about your work! Find out more at pairs.site/pairsx-publi...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 11/07/2026
PAIRS 2026 Highlights: Participatory AI & the EU AI Act Chiara Ullstein &team outline how the EU AI Act addresses public participation & fundamental rights assessments, proposing concrete ways to bridge regulatory mandates with meaningful participatory methodologies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lV2...
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(S3) Papers session at PAIRS 2026 online
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 10/07/2026
Meet Kiito Shilongo. Kiito is one of our PAIRS team in Geneva this week, advocating for people from all places to have a say in how AI is governed. This is why we are advocating for a #CitizensTrackonAI. Read our white paper on a Citizens’ Track on AI here: citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 10/07/2026
Our @timdavies.org.uk is advocating for including public voices in the future of AI governance. Read our white paper on a Citizens’ Track on AI here: citizens-track.org/2026/report/ @iswe-foundation.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @shefcmi.bsky.social @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social @pairs.site
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 10/07/2026
👀 Watch one of the PAIRS stewards, Vinay Narayan explain his passion for participatory AI and what he sees as important about this week in Geneva at the UN - and our proposal for a #CitizensTrackonAI. Read our white paper on a Citizens’ Track on AI here: 🔗 citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 09/07/2026
PAIR in Action: Co-Creating AI Inclusion with Financially Disadvantaged Communities. Pieter Verdegem shares insights from collaborative research co-designing AI systems with financially marginalized communities. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSIJ...
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(S2) Papers session at PAIRS 2026 online
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 08/07/2026
The PAIRS team is in Geneva for the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance and AI For Good Global Summit this week. 👂 Hear from @pierrenoro.bsky.social on why he became involved in PAIRS and his vision for a #CitizensTrackonAI. 📜 citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 08/07/2026
We need a citizens' track on AI. @timdavies.org.uk, @octavia-fr.bsky.social & @suoman.bsky.social wrote a think piece explaining what we've done and why its needed. 📰 Article: www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/blog/a-citiz... 🔗 White Paper: citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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A citizens’ track is needed for democratic AI to move from rhetoric to reality
The UN Global Dialogue on AI as an opportunity for embedding public participation in decision-making
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 07/07/2026
Our @timdavies.org.uk, with others inc @octavia-fr.bsky.social from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social, @suoman.bsky.social from @shefcmi.bsky.social, @iswe-foundation.bsky.social, Emily Rempel and Erin McCloskey are at the AI for Good Global Summit Expo. We're sharing the PAVE Case Book. pave.pairs.site
Photo of Emily R talking to a member of the public about public voices in AI
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 05/07/2026
He isn't on Bluesky but I've let him know your query via our PAIRS Discord server. 🙂
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 05/07/2026
🖋️ Community updates: publication and projects AI Localism in Practice. Sara Marcucci, Uma Kalkar and Stefaan Verhulst at the GovLab have just published a new paper on AI Localism. 🔗 Read the report here: files.thegovlab.org/ailocalism-i...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 02/07/2026
PAIRS 2026 Highlights Towards Community-Centred AI Governance? Challenges for Participatory AI in Local Government by Arne Hintz. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4V8...
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(S4) Papers session at PAIRS 2026 online
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 02/07/2026
Toward Representative AI Governance. Kris R. writes in Tech Policy Press about growing public anxiety surrounding AI and argues that technology is currently being built without the very people it is designed for. 🔗 Read the article here: www.techpolicy.press/toward-repre...
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Toward Representative AI Governance
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.
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 30/06/2026
🖋️ Community updates: publication and projects When is AI democratic? In a new paper published in AI & Society, Francesco Nasi examines the concept of "democratic AI." 🔗 Read the open-access paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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When is AI democratic? Artificial intelligence and democratic empowerment - AI & SOCIETY
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...
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 30/06/2026
We were deeply dismayed by the last minute cancellation of RightsCon in Zambia & consequently had to cancel the planned half-day PAIRSx Africa convening. We are identifying a future date & location (or online format) for PAIRSx Africa and will share an update soon. www.pairs.site/PAIRSx-Afric...
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PAIRSx Africa 2026
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 30/06/2026
We are supporting two fringe events in Geneva: a breakfast roundtable on Tuesday 7 & a session as part of multi-stakeholder day at Palais des Nations on 8th. To find out more about "A Citizens' Track on AI", and to register for the breakfast roundtable, visit: citizens-track.org/2026/07/07/g...
Public Voices on Al in Geneva Al Week
Al for Good
7th-10th July | Palexpo
PAVE: Towards a Citizens'
Track on Al
Drop by the PAVE booth
at Al for Good to learn about examples of participatory Al around the world, discover the
Let's Talk Al literacy campaign, and find out how you can be part of a growing movement giving people and powerful
voice in governing Al.
Booth number 111
Events in partnership with
Global Dialogue
Side Event
7th July 2026 08:45 - 10:00 |
Geneva Graduate Institute
A Citizens' Trackon Al:
Agency, Alignment &
Accountability
Roundtable launching the
PAVE Case Book and Citizens'
Track report, followed by practical discussions on running
an Al-focussed dialogue
Registration required.
Multistakeholder Day
8th July 2026 16:15 - 18:00
Citizens' Trackon Al
Governance: From Theory to
Practice
Part of a day of multistakeholder conversations
hosted by OHCHR B-Tech
Project and partners at Palais
des Nations.
Invite only
contact@citizens-track.org
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 29/06/2026
🖋️ Why we need to talk about AI & racism, now. Writing for Our AI Collective Dr. Mark Wong reflects on the rise of racialized hostility in the UK & highlights concerns about how algorithmic systems & AI models are normalizing everyday racism and exclusion. 🔗 www.our-ai-collective.info/news-and-blo...
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Why we need to talk about AI and racism, now — Our AI Collective
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.
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 25/06/2026
From 7-10 July we will be present at the AI For Good Global Summit as part of the "PAVE: Towards a citizens track on AI" stand. Featuring over 50 examples of public engagement on AI, the stand will be a space to showcase real-world public participation to conference delegates.
Public AI voice and engagement
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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 23/06/2026
Some recent work we've undertaken with @tuc.org.uk threw up several lessons that apply more generally to the adoption of AI across the public sector. Jeni Tennison shares them in this blog. 🔗
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Ten lessons on public sector AI from our work with education unions
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.
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 09/06/2026
The work of curation is a collaboration between us, @shefcmi.bsky.social; @connectedbydata.org; @iswe-foundation.bsky.social; @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social. This is a project of advocacy that depends on 1, speed and 2, crowd sourcing. More details here: citizens-track.org/2026/06/05/c... (5/5)
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Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium @pairs.site · 09/06/2026
The cases are flooding in, and they are great, but its taking us longer to reach global colleagues with the opportunity. If you know of someone working in this area / these contexts and could recommend our project to them, we would really appreciate it! (4/5)
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