Session 9 of PAIRS Yossra Kallali was joined by: Michael Moreno speaking on "Meaningful Engagement: Lessons from Canada and other Democracies" 📽️ youtu.be/RptInSMq1DU [Note: The first 3 minutes of this video is audio only to remove some erroneous screen sharing] (1/2)

Session 7 at PAIRS 2026 online was a Panel from the "UNESCO Global CSO and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy" chaired by Pierre Noro (Sciences Po) & Achim Rosemann Achim Rosemann (Global CSO and Academic Network on AI Ethics and Policy). 📽️ youtu.be/nQ1XNyBMMrQ

Session 14, chaired by @annacolom.bsky.social with 🔴 Stacy Ybarra on "Refusal as Negotiation" 🔴 Dr. Maria Lungu on "Kenya as a Lens: Co-Creating AI Policy & Practice in Predictive Policing" 📽️ youtu.be/ow6llrvbdtY

Session 6 of the PAIRS 2026 online event was chaired by Renee Sieber (McGill University) who was joined by: 🔴 Omer Bilgin (University of Oxford) on "The Utopias of Deliberative AI Governance" (1/3) 🔗 youtu.be/yZtBJa7Zy4c

📣 We're excited to announce that registration is now open for PAIRSx Africa on 4th May - a half-day event alongside @rightscon.org in Lusaka, Zambia. Find details at africa.pairs.site

Eva Zavra chaired session 4 at PAIRS 2026 online where the papers presented were: 🔴 "Before the Policy Hardens: Community-Led AI Governance Through Structured Participation" by Stéphanie Camaréna PhD (Source Transitions) (1/3) 🔗 youtu.be/s4V8MF9tPmY

We had so much content for PAIRS 2026 online that we had to split into two rooms! Pierre Noro (Sciences Po) chaired the opening session (session 3) in Room B. The recording of that paper session is now available online 🔗 youtu.be/7lV24EAnyy4 and covers the following papers: (1/3)

The plenary halfway through online PAIRS (session 8) was chaired by Pierre Noro, joined by: Renee Sieber on "Citizen Resistance to AI" 📽️ youtu.be/0vxhfvk3fao continued... (1/2)

Session 11 of PAIRS online was chaired by Ned Cooper (Cornell University) who was joined by: 🔴 Aditya Nayak and Abdulaziz Alotaibi (University of Pittsburgh) on "From Distrust to Relationality: Designing a Web Platform for Centering Community Experiences in Public-Sector AI" (1/2)

Session 10 of PAIRS online was chaired by @annacolom.bsky.social. She was joined by: 🔴 Muthuri Kathure on "Bridging Public Voice and AI Governance in the Global South: Lessons from East and Southern Africa" 📽️ youtu.be/nwY292TZFPA continued ... (1/3)

Over half way through uploading recordings from @pairs.site 2026: critical presentations on participatory approaches to AI development, governance and resistance. www.pairs.site/Session-reco... Most talks are < 15 minutes, and packed with ideas & insights. Papers & slides linked where available.

Some #WeekNotes from @timdavies.org.uk on @pairs.site, Global Dialogue, Research Data Access, Green Tech and Talk...and some reading. connectedbydata.org/weeknotes/20...

An insightful panel session entitled "Interrogating participatory approaches to AI in Africa" was held in session 5 at PAIRS online. Angela Chukunzira and Dr Vincent Obia discussed their learning and welcomed inputs from those with lived experiences to explore this topic. 📽️ youtu.be/o_GZI6n-ESg

✉️ New PAIRS Newsletter: one month since we gathered online and in India - sharing recordings, photos, reflections and updates on future activities. mailchi.mp/2fb013f1fb37...

In the second session of the day at our online event, chaired by Eleanor O'Keeffe (@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social), we heard from: Joshua Kasyoka William Green on "London AI Voices Archive: Reimagining Civic Participation in AI Governance" continued... 📽️ youtu.be/zSIJe64AtBc (1/2)

😢 The final (for now) Data & AI public engagement community of practice session, hosted by @gavinfreeguard.com, was last week. We heard from @timdavies.org.uk, Research & Practice Director at Connected by Data about their experiences of participatory practice. 📽️ youtu.be/oeOvMpa88_E (1/5)

In a piece for the Deccan Herald @jenitennison.com recently shared her reflections on the AI Impact Summit including that the advertising banners on the sides of the road read ‘AI stands for All Inclusive’. The reassuring words were there but they rang hollow. www.deccanherald.com/opinion/empt...

PAIRS Steward - and host extraordinaire of the online event - Pierre Noro (Sciences Po) has shared his look back on PAIRS 2026. www.sciencespo.fr/psia-innovat...

Have you missed us? Thank you for bearing with us whilst we've been video clipping hours of content from our online symposium on 17th February. We're pleased to now be starting to share those recordings and what better place to start that the opening plenary. 📽️ youtu.be/JyQwNmdoLHU (1/2)

Thank you to everyone who joined us for PAIRS this week - both online and in person. Thank you to all the volunteer team who put it together 👏 . 🖊️ We would be very grateful if you can take 2 minutes to fill out the feedback form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (1/2)

💻 We've already had 5 hours of great content at PAIRS 2026 Online .. and there's another 5 hours to come! The online programme, including links to join us, is here: docs.google.com/docu...

Great start to the online day for @pairs.site with a focus on participatory (design) justice and AI, and keeping community in the loop in AI development. Listening from our Hub space in Delhi thanks to JGU Law School.

🎉 PAIRS 2026 Online Symposium is underway! The online programme, including links to join us, is here: docs.google.com/docu...

📢 Introducing Meghna Pandamukherjee, a researcher and consultant working at the intersection of AI governance, data protection law, and social inequality. Her work examines how algorithmic systems in India reproduce caste-based exclusion through proxy variables and inference. (1/3)

📢 Introducing: Christo, a digital policy researcher at McMaster University and will be presenting at our online event on 17th February 2026 on 'Integrating multi-stakeholder review into the Hiroshima AI Process'. Find out more, and register to attend for free, at 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS...

Introducing Sacha Alanoca, a PhD researcher at Stanford. She co-leads the Global AI Governance affinity group at the Human-Centered AI Institute. Her research has been published in academic and media outlets. In 2022 she was named one of the “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.” (1/2)

It's so easy to feel dispirited by or just spend time complaining about Big Tech power. So I'm really happy to see PAIRS being used as a forum to share lessons from successful strategies for public interest resistance. Looking forward to this presentation! www.pairs.site/Resisting-Bi...

Just waiting to board return from @pairs.site program committee outing to Agra, so online conference paper previews (and poor quality travel photography) to resume shortly.

I'm in Delhi this week for the #IndiaAIImpactSummit and the second edition of our conference on Participatory AI Research and Practice. But @pairs.site is also taking place online on Tuesday. Over travels, and a 🚞 visit to the Taj Mahal yesterday I had a look at some of the 10-minute talks coming up

Introducing: Angelina Chamuah, a senior researcher and foresight practitioner working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, governance, and socio-technical change. Currently Deputy Director at Transitions Research. (1/2)

Introducing Debarati Das, a queer-feminist practitioner & independent consultant working in the intersections of digital technologies, social impact, gender,&disability. Their work has primarily centered women, queer&trans persons,& disabled individuals' experiences of online harms & freedoms. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Dr Oonagh Murphy, a Senior Lecturer in Digital Culture and Society at @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social, Fellow of @theturing.bsky.social and BRAID UK Her work is redefining how cultural organisations and civil society navigate the digital age. (1/2)

📢 Introducing a PAIRS presenter: João Vitor Zaidan. João Vitor Zaidan is an undergraduate Law student at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and a researcher on internet governance, International Law and international regimes. He is also an advocacy intern at Fiquem Sabendo. (1/2)

📢 Introducing Genevieve Smith, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University, the Founding Director of the Responsible AI Initiative at the UC Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR), and a member of the Professional Faculty at Berkeley Haas. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Carine Roos, a researcher working at the intersection of AI, democracy, & human rights. With experience across academia, civil society, & international organisations, she has contributed to global debates on digital rights, digital sovereignty, & ethical AI. (1/2)

Introducing Kevser Salih, a researcher&multimedia journalist working on AI governance&political communication in the Middle East. She holds an MA in International Relations from Istanbul Bilgi University. She has also researched generative AI in journalism with the Al Jazeera Media Institute. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Asio Evelyn Patra, an Assistant Lecturer at Makerere University College of Computing & Information Science. Her work has revolutionized digital systems for LMIICS, early disease detection, & Public Health Surveillance. She is an enthusiast of women in STEMM. (1/2)

There's still space left at this year's online symposium. If you'd like a taste of what could be discussed why not dip into our playlist of all the recorded content from last year's online event. 📽️ YouTube playlist: youtube.com/playlist... (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Faidat Abdullahi is an independent policy researcher examining technology governance & digital inclusion in emerging markets. Her research focuses on how institutions & policy frameworks shape the development and adoption of AI, particularly in the Global South. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Aditya Nayak. He will be presenting at our online event on 17th February 2026 on 'From Distrust to Relationality: Designing a Web Platform for Centering Community Experiences in Public-Sector AI'. Find out more, and register to attend for free, at 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS... (1/2)

AI Summit | Democratisation must mean power, not just access. In run up to #IndiaAIImpactSummit Astha Kapoor and I have op-ed in Indian Deccan Herald on need for "AI governance that reclaims democratisation as power to choose, not simply the opportunity to use" www.deccanherald.com/opinion/ai-s...

Introducing: Jona Repishti, a global leader in gender-sensitive technology & inclusive innovation. At Digital Green, she leads the organization’s efforts to bridge the gender digital divide by implementing evidence-based programs & mainstreaming gender lens strategies across global operations. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Jose Guridi, co-founder of Foresight Consulting and a Ph.D. (c) in Information Science at Cornell University. His main interests are at the intersection of technology policy & human-AI interaction. (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Marlena Wisniak, the Head of Digital at the ECNL, where she leads research, policy and advocacy on AI and emerging technologies. As a lawyer, Marlena has over a decade of experience at the intersection of technology and human rights across sectors. (1/2)

Introducing: Dr Maria Lungu, a Research Associate at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab. She is a policy group researcher at the CAIDP and is an Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Society (AIES) research fellow, as well as a member of the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance. (1/2)

Where will you be this time next week? We'll be at the 2026 PAIRS Online event & we'd love you to be there too. Join us on 17th Feb for a bumper 9.5 hours (across multiple timezones) of content including posters, presenters, workshops & lots of chances to talk to peers. 🔗

📢 Introducing: Ashwin Upreti, Assistant Director at the Cyril Shroff Centre for AI, Law and Regulation, India. His research has been cited by constitutional courts and informed a major suo-motu public interest action. (1/2)

📢 Introducing a PAIRS presenter: Marie Mirsch. She will be presenting at our online event on 'Meaningful for whom? An Intersectional Study on NGO’s Visions for Meaningful Participatory AI'. Find out more, and register to attend for free, at 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS... (1/2)

📢 Introducing: Ye Ha Kim, Andrew Lau and Oscar Leung. They will be presenting at our online event on 'Community-in-the-Loop AI Governance: Co-Creating Equitable Social Contracts for Algorithmic Accountability'. Find out more, and register to attend for free, at 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS... (1/4)

📢 Introducing Daksha Dixit, a senior design researcher at Wadhwani AI. She works at the intersection of human-computer interaction, ethnographic research, and the public systems of healthcare, education, and agriculture. (1/2)