"Workers and other stakeholders must be actively involved in decisions about adoption of data and AI tools in the workplace and public life, and adoption decisions must be made at the lowest possible level in consultation with those affected." (2/2)

Well, @greenparty.org.uk policy on AI states: "We shall place deliberative & democratic processes, & the voices of those most affected by particular technology development and deployment, at the heart of data governance and AI regulation." (1/2)

And @jwyg.bsky.social's brilliant new Public Data Cultures also offers much inspiration - and critical learning from decades of open data www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jona...

If you're looking for big picture view and inspiration on AI in many sectors, can I offer a plug for the State of Open Data book? www.d4d.net/state-of-ope... (and the 2024 update).

I've a few printed copies spare I could share if of interest

Hey @shane.mccracken.org.uk - would be lovely to catch up and explore. Can you pop over an email and let's find a time?

If you've been thinking of sending in an abstract - please do!

2026 Timeline: short abstracts due Friday 31st October; Notifications by 5th December; final papers, posters or presentations due 30th Jan.

www.pairs.site

When we ran the 1st edition of PAIRS in Paris in Feb we were blown away by range of work shared on putting public voice at the heart of AI development, governance, audit & response. Hoping to build on that with discussions at PAIRS26. Recordings from 2025 here: www.pairs.site/Participator...

...and we're pleased to have just secured budget this year for some travel support to people with selected papers, presentations or posters at the Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium - helping with our goal of supporting a diversity of voices to shape AI governance discussions.

This is the nerve-wracking week of preparing a conference, as there is ofter a flurry of submissions just before the deadline, but I never want to bank on it! This year, our submission deadline is quite a bit ahead of the AI Summit we're running alongside to help with travel arrangement etc...

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