A+ Alliance

fA+Ir: Incubating Feminist AI Prototypes
2024-05-16 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)
Featuring new movement, new alliances, new prototypes & new methods
from the f<a+i>r Feminist AI Research Network:

Explainable AI Tutors -Upper Egypt; and
Natural Resource Governance with Yaqui -Mexico

Global Student Series: Youth Perspectives in AI
2024-05-14 16:30 - 17:45 (Europe/Moscow)
Join us to hear from youth colleagues working with the f<A+I>r Feminist AI Research Network Hubs in Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa & SouthEast Asia.
07. 30 – 8. 45 Mexico City
16.30 – 17.45 Cairo
20.30 – 21.45 Bangkok
Join the conversation: https://bit.ly/YouthInAI

In Person Workshop | Towards a Responsible AI Tool for SMEs with Dr. Marwa Soudi
2024-05-12 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Moscow) | the School of Business at the American University in Cairo ( AUC), AUC Tahrir Campus, Cairo, Egypt
As the Middle East and North Africa Hub of the Feminist AI Research Project (f<a+r>r Project), the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) at the School of Business at the American University in Cairo ( AUC) is hosting a workshop titled “Towards A Responsible AI Tool for SMEs” on May 12th 2024 at AUC Tahrir Campus at 10am.
Dr. Marwa Soudi will present a tool she developed together with her research team at Tallinn University, Estonia, that aims to assist companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in evaluating and adopting responsible artificial intelligence (AI) practices. The aim is to support SMEs in evaluating their AI systems from a responsible AI perspective.
The workshop serves as a practical resource that enables SMEs to identify areas of improvement and implement responsible AI practices within their organizations. The workshop will be held on May 12th at AUC Tahrir Campus from 10:00 am – 2:00pm.
Further information about the workshop:
The research team from Tallinn University, school of digital technologies, conducted a comprehensive review to identify the specific needs of SMEs in adopting responsible AI practices. The review highlighted a lack of assessment and educational tools tailored to SMEs, as well as the importance of involving SMEs in discussions and designs related to responsible AI.
To address these findings, the research team employed a participatory design approach to develop a tool that supports SMEs in their responsible AI adoption journey. The tool is built upon the framework provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for responsible AI adoption, as well as the guidelines outlined in the European Union’s AI Act.
By incorporating the OECD framework and the EU AI Act guidelines, the developed tool provides SMEs with a structured and comprehensive approach to assessing their AI adoption practices in terms of responsibility. This includes evaluating aspects such as transparency, fairness, bias, the environmental impact and ethical considerations in AI systems.

fr: NLP, Language & Locality
2024-04-11 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)
with f<a+i>r research cohorts & colleagues
currently exploring
NLP, Language & Locality in

Thai
Arabic
Aramaic
Latin American Spanish

AI4D: Innovation Challenge
2024-03-28 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Paris)
The AI4D Innovation Challenge:
The Gender and Inclusive AI Research and Innovation Challenge provides competitive funding for cutting edge, gender-responsive and inclusive research that expands new knowledge relating to gender, diversity, inclusion, and Artificial Intelligence in the African context. This work is conducted by hubs and labs participating in IDRC’s AI4D Africa Network program. The Challenge aims to develop and contribute to foundational knowledge to strengthen the growing field of applied gender-responsive and inclusive AI research.

Responsible AI: Empowering Women's Access to Justice in the Southeast Asia Region"
2024-03-20 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
Responsible AI: Empowering Women’s Access to Justice in the Southeast Asia Region”
Speaker: Siraprapa Chavanayarn
This talk delves into the complex challenges women in Southeast Asia face in their quest for access to justice. These challenges include societal barriers and individual barriers. The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents transformative opportunities for the justice system, especially in improving access to justice and ensuring fairness for women. AI has the potential to revolutionize legal proceedings by analyzing complex data, streamlining case processing, and providing predictive insights. However, integrating AI into the justice system also brings significant risks. Concerns such as algorithmic bias could exacerbate existing inequalities, impeding equitable access to justice. The central argument of this talk is the critical need for Responsible AI in the development and application of AI technologies in these regions. Responsible AI is essential for maintaining fairness, transparency, and accountability, particularly in AI applications within the justice sector. This approach is crucial to ensure that AI tools not only enhance access to justice for women but also uphold and support their rights.

Conversatorios FAIR LAC: Vigilancia, corporalidades y tecnofronteras
2024-03-20 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Conversatorios LAC Hub 2023-2024
Entre octubre de 2023 a febrero de 2024, el LAC Hub de la Red Feminista de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial – f<a+i>r promueve un nuevo ciclo de webinars en lo cual participantes de la red e invitadas compartirán sus perspectivas y convidarán a discusiones sobre los retos interseccionales de la IA feminista en América Latina y el Caribe.
En breve actualizaremos este evento con más detalles.

fr: Feminist AI - an exploration & celebration
2024-03-07 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)
What is Feminist AI? And who are the Majority World players creating pro-social AI, designed with inclusion at the core, creating new opportunities & innovative correction of inequities? Join us as we explore concrete applications of these principles and celebrate Feminist AI in advance of International Women’s Day

Conversatorios FAIR LAC: IA, género, raza y vigilancia en América Latina
2024-02-28 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Conversatorios LAC Hub 2023-2024

fr: The Future of (Gig) Work
2024-02-22 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Paris)
In a world increasingly turning to Gig Work, what does gig work even mean?
How are different regions and different sectors looking at the Future of (gig) Work?
With:
Stephanie Santos, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Wassim Maktabi, The Policy Initiative, Lebanon
Saiph Savage, Northeastern University, US & Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

AI & Equality Human Rights Toolbox Workshop
2024-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Intended Audience: Data scientists and related technical fields, also relevant for policy makers (to employ concepts, critical analysis, and a shared vocabulary).
Aim: Demonstrate the (positive or negative) social impact of AI, advocate for an approach to AI development that has human rights at its core. The goal is to communicate responsibilities and practices to a technical university generation, promoting an approach to the creation of AI systems that centers equality through human rights.
Method: Using real-world examples, technical language, and follow-along coding exercises, the workshop bridges between disciplines, enabling conversations on the concrete human rights aspects of developing and regulating AI technologies.

Conversatorios FAIR LAC: IA, raza y género en el Caribe
2024-02-07 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Conversatorios LAC Hub 2023-2024

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: Global tfGBV: Solutions from across the globe
2023-12-14 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
In the last installment of the series for 2023, our focus will be on Global tfGBV: Feminist AI across the globe with research + experts across the f<a+i>r network hubs in LAC, MENA & SEA

The 9th ASIA Network Meeting
2023-12-07 21:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Dr. Stephanie Santos will talk about inclusive algorithms and design for AI in the 9th ASIA Network Meeting organized by the Southeast Asian Hub of the Incubating Feminist AI Project.

Discussion on the Gig economy in Southeast Asia
2023-12-07 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
We’re excited to invite you to an illuminating talk on the Gig Economy in Southeast Asia by Stephanie Santos. The talk will be on December 7th at 2pm UTC.

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: Feminist AI from the Majority World: New thinking, New systems
2023-11-23 16:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
The fifth installment of the series will focus on Feminist AI from the Majority World: New thinking, New systems featuring papers on:

Feminist NLP:An Annotated Corpus to Evaluate Sex Differences in Work Related Diseases in Chile
Community Perspectives of AI in Natural Resource Governance
Analyzing Public Procurement Anomalies in Ecuador with a Gender Perspective
Explainable AI-Based Tutoring System for Upper Egypt Community Schools
Reimagining Automated Violence Interventions through Participatory Technology Design
Child marriage in Indonesia: an exploration of how AI and a Digital Public Good for Gender Justice could contribute to better outcomes for girls

Conversatorios FAIR LAC: Inteligencia artificial y pueblos originarios
2023-11-15 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Conversatorios LAC Hub 2023-2024
Conversatorios FAIR LAC: Inteligencia artificial y pueblos originarios
Entre octubre de 2023 a febrero de 2024, el LAC Hub de la Red Feminista de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial – f<a+i>r promueve un nuevo ciclo de webinars en lo cual participantes de la red e invitadas compartirán sus perspectivas y convidarán a discusiones sobre los retos interseccionales de la IA feminista en América Latina y el Caribe.
En breve actualizaremos este evento con más detalles.

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: Feminist AI Prototypes
2023-10-26 15:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
The fourth installment of the series will focus on Feminist AI Prototypes with:

La Independiente: Gender Perspectives in AI Crowdwork (PIT Policy Lab, Mexico)
E.D.I.A.: A tool to overcome technical barriers to bias assessment (Via Libre, Argentina)

Conversatorios FAIR LAC: Género y Discapacidad en la Inteligencia Artificial
2023-10-11 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Conversatorios LAC Hub 2023-2024
Entre octubre de 2023 a febrero de 2024, el LAC Hub de la Red Feminista de Investigación en Inteligencia Artificial – f<a+i>r promueve un nuevo ciclo de webinars en lo cual participantes de la red e invitadas compartirán sus perspectivas y convidarán a discusiones sobre los retos interseccionales de la IA feminista en América Latina y el Caribe.
El primer evento será “Perspectivas de Género y Discapacidad en la Inteligencia Artificial”, el día 11 de octubre, a las 08:30h, con las invitadas: Mariana Díaz Figueroa, Wanda Muñoz y Tatiana Revilla.

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: Compost Engineers
2023-09-25 15:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
The third installment of this series focuses on Compost engineers with Joana Varon (Coding Rights) and Lucía Egaña (Pluriversidad Nómada)

The 8th ASIA Network Meeting
2023-09-18 20:00 - 21:30 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
Dr. Supavadee Aramvith will talk about inclusive algorithms and design for AI in the 8th ASIA Network Meeting organized by the Southeast Asian Hub of the Incubating Feminist AI Project.

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars: tfGBV
2023-09-14 15:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
In the second installment of this series we’ll be delving into Technology facilitated Gender Based Violence & Access to Justice : new approaches from the Majority World with:
– AymurAI (pilot). Measuring gender based violence in Latin America
Data Género, Argentina
– SOF+ IA (prototype) A report-a-bot for tfGBV in Chile
Datos Protegidos (Protected Data) & ODEGI – Observatorio de Estadísticas de Género e Interseccionalidades
(Gender and Intersectionality Statistics Observatory), Chile
– SafeHER (prototype): AI (em)powered mobility
De La Salle University, Phillipines

Feminist AI Research Network Global Webinars
2023-08-21 15:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
What is Feminist AI? And who are the Majority World players creating pro-social AI, designed with inclusion at the core, creating new opportunities & innovative correction of inequities? Join us as we explore concrete applications of these principles throughout 2023-2024.
In our first session, we’ll be delving into Feminist AI Frameworks I : Towards a feminist framework for developing AI: from principles to practice with Derechos Digitales & friends

MENA Hub Third network meeting "Feminist Phenomenology and Applied AI examples in MENA”
2023-08-02 15:30 - 16:30 (Europe/Moscow)
Joining us in our webinar as a speaker is Aliah Yacoub, an AI and Philosophy scholar. She is currently the head of techQualia at Synapse Analytics. Her research interests include employing existential phenomenology to explore the dynamic entanglement of body and mind in consciousness, machine sentience, and artificial cognition.
In this webinar, Aliah will be discussing the connection of feminism, social justice, and AI in the region from a philosophical point of view. She will also provide examples of the challenges associated with the use of applied AI in the region and the role of feminist theoretical frameworks in promoting gender equality and mitigating discrimination and biases.
Registeration link: https://aucegypt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvf-qsqjwtHNOG7ccJjwPIUrgDFTzJuI82

La Independiente: Gender perspectives in AI crowd work
2023-07-27 10:00 - 13:00, 2023-07-26 10:00 - 2023-07-27 13:00 UTC
In order to function, algorithms require millions of labeled training data to learn, recognize and categorize information. This labeling is often done by crowd workers who are neglected in system designs and whose well being is seldom considered. Latin American and Caribbean workers have been identified as significant crowd work contributors depending on crowd work as a steady source of income. However most studies on crowd work center around Western women and fail to take into account the personal and professional advancement of Latin American women.
PIT Policy are holding a forum on feminist design with crowdworkers, platforms and experts discussing what needs to change and what can be done to improve the quality of experience for AI crowd workers in LAC and throughout the globe.
Crowd Work Platform Forum: Policy Perspectives Forum

Day One Wednesday 26th, July 2023, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico City time

Day Two Thursday 27th, July 2023, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mexico’s City time

Format: Online (Zoom)

To confirm your participation, please register here

Alliance @RightsCon
2023-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Costa Rica, Costa Rica
We’ll be attending RightsCon with much of our leadership, many of our colleagues, discussing Digital Rights issues and their intersection with Feminist AI…as well as celebrating with co-leaders of the <A+> Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms – Tecnologico de Costa Rica !

AI Transparency Resolution Strategy Session
2023-06-04 15:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Costa Rica, Costa Rica
A strategy session with allies to discuss the proposed draft.
Resolution on Upholding the Human Right to Transparency in Algorithmic Decision-Making: Empowering Individuals to Know When Their Lives Are Impacted by Automated Systems.

Alliance Leadership Retreat
2023-06-01 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Chachagua, Costa Rica

AI4D: Gender & Climate Change
2023-05-25 14:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Paris)
Gender Justice / Climate Justice approaches. What mitigation and adaptation strategies and innovations are needed?
