On 15th Jan we held a preview event co-hosted by Aapti Institute & Connected by Data, an official pre-event of the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026. Over 2.5 hours, 10 panelists & 70 delegates (across the globe & in London) discussed inclusive participatory AI. 📹 youtu.be/u0qW7ny58hU #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026.🧵 (1/4)

📢 Introducing: Susan Oman, Senior Lecturer in Data, AI & Society & AI & In/equality Lead for the Centre of Machine Intelligence at The University of Sheffield. She recently completed a secondment as AHRC Policy/Research Fellow in Digital & International Cultures in the UK's DCMS. (1/2)

The hard law foundations of participatory AI is a theme I'm expecting to come up in quite a few papers @pairs.site in Feb - and reminding myself of the work already done to set out this in Michelle's paper: datasociety.net/library/demo...

📢 Introducing: Maria Luce Lupetti, an Assistant Professor in Design at the Department of Architecture and Design at Politecnico di Torino. Her research is concerned with human entanglement with the artificial world, especially concerning complex technologies such as AI and robotics. (1/2)

This time in 3 weeks (17th February 2026) we'll be kicking off the online event for PAIRS 2026. Book your ticket now and join us for a bumper 9.5 hours (across multiple timezones) of content including posters, presenters, workshops and lots of chances to talk to peers. 🔗

👂 Do you wish you had a space to hear about (and discuss) research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI? 🤝 Would you like to build stronger connections across the field (and the globe)? 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS... 🧵 (1/2)

So excited for this. Plans are really starting to come together and we have some great presentations linked up on #participation, #ArtificialIntelligence and #techGovernance

There's less than 1 month to go until our 2026 online event. Make sure you don't miss out by booking your ticket now. If you need any motivation the draft schedule is now published and we've got a bumper 9.5 hours (across multiple timezones) of content. 🔗 www.pairs.site/PAIRS-Online...

The draft programme for PAIRS is live! www.pairs.site - Hear from over 75 experts from across the globe on approaches to put people first in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Registration is open for the online sessions on 17th February now.