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Artificial Intelligence

Technologies that train models to autonomously support or function independently of direct human effort. Also known as AI or IA (in Romance languages).

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ForHumanity
forhumanity.center

ForHumanity

To examine and analyze the downside risks associated with the ubiquitous advance of AI & Automation, to engage in risk mitigation and ensure the optimal outcome… ForHumanity.

New York
Artificial Intelligence, Governance of AI, AI Auditing
Hand-written Petition Scanner
hand-written-petition-scanner.streamlit.app

Hand-written Petition Scanner

An AI-powered tool designed to efficiently digitize handwritten petition sheets, transforming them into organized, upload-ready CSVs to streamline data management and optimize volunteer efforts.

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK
Advocacy tech, Petitions, Artificial Intelligence
2022 Inventory of Washington State Automated Decision-making Systems
view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwatech.wa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2023-12%2FADS%25202022%2520Inventory%2520for%2520Posting.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

2022 Inventory of Washington State Automated Decision-making Systems

30 ADS govtech applications in Washington state

Washington state
since 2022
Automated Decision-making Systems (ADS), Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing Field
ned.org/leveraging-ai-for-democracy-civic-innovation-on-the-new-digital-playing-field

Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing Field

3 essays by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outline possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI

1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004
Artificial Intelligence, Participatory democracy, Reports
reports
Weave
weave.energy

Weave

Get energy data with a few lines of code

Civic data, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental data
Affordable and clean energy
Conservation X Labs (CXL)
conservationxlabs.com

Conservation X Labs (CXL)

Unlike traditional conservation efforts, Conservation X Labs focuses on leveraging the best technology, the newest innovation, interdisciplinary genius, and the power of the marketplace to boldly conf...

Washington, DC
Artificial Intelligence
animals, sustainability
Cooperative AI Course
course.aisafetyfundamentals.com/cooperative-ai

Cooperative AI Course

Cooperative AI is an emerging research field focused on improving the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Artificial Intelligence, Online courses, Courses
courses
AI for Changemakers
techtotherescue.org/ai-for-changemakers

AI for Changemakers

A global accelerator for AI innovators and nonprofits working to solve the world’s pressing challenges.

Poland (Polska) 🇵🇱
Artificial Intelligence, Accelerators, Build something
Climate action, Good health and well-being, Quality education
Wyza
wyza.uk

Wyza

Make your campaign wiser with data & AI

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK
Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, Artificial Intelligence
UK Electoral Commission Chatbot
vectorchat.wyza.uk

UK Electoral Commission Chatbot

Find information faster on the Electoral Commission website: Use our chatbot to do the searching for you

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK
Bots, Voting and elections, Voter assistance tech
Conspiracy Debunking Conversations
8cz637-thc.shinyapps.io/ConspiracyDebunkingConversations

Conspiracy Debunking Conversations

An open database of conversations ChatGPT had with people who believe in a variety of conspiracy theories, which can be filtered by the efficacy of the conversation in changing beliefs.

Artificial Intelligence, Fight disinformation, Peer-reviewed research
Automating (In)Justice: An Adversarial Audit of RisCanvi
eticasfoundation.org/?audit-spotlight=the-adversarial-audit-of-riscanvi

Automating (In)Justice: An Adversarial Audit of RisCanvi

Eticas Foundation's adversarial audit of an AI-powered criminal justice tool, RisCanvi, that has been used in Catalonia since 2009 finds it "does not meet the required standards of reliability and fai...

Catalonia (Spain)
AI Auditing, Artificial Intelligence, Open justice
recidivism, reports, criminal justice
State of Nevada using Google Vertex AI to Determine Worker Benefits
gizmodo.com/googles-ai-will-help-decide-whether-unemployed-workers-get-benefits-2000496215

State of Nevada using Google Vertex AI to Determine Worker Benefits

"Nevada plans to launch a generative AI system powered by Google that will analyze transcripts of unemployment appeals hearings and issue recommendations to human referees about whether or not claiman...

Nevada
Artificial Intelligence, Access social benefits, Generative AI
Google
AI & Democracy Foundation
ai-dem.org

AI & Democracy Foundation

To accelerate work toward democratic governance and alignment of AI.

San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence, Governance of AI
Technology & Racial Justice Collaborative (TRJC)
thetrjc.org

Technology & Racial Justice Collaborative (TRJC)

Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using surveillance tools, predictive technologies, and automated decision-making systems that impose a disproportionate burden on communities historically imp...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Artificial Intelligence, Open justice, Digital security and privacy
racial equity
Copbot
copbot.online

Copbot

A prototype project that aims to help understand how AI models and humans differ in their perception of risk.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Open justice
Google Heat Resilience Tool
blog.google/outreach-initiatives/sustainability/google-ai-research-extreme-heat-resilience/

Google Heat Resilience Tool

Google Research is applying AI to satellite and aerial imagery to build a Heat Resilience tool, helping cities understand how to reduce surface temperatures through planting trees or using highly-refl...

Mountain View, CA
Artificial Intelligence, Satellites, Mapping
city, heat, Google
Code for All_
codeforall.com

Code for All_

Tech upskilling platform including Máquina de Identificação de Talento (MIT), "para avaliar o potencial de requalificação dos trabalhadores e, assim, agilizar a seleção de candidatos para formação"

Lisbon
Artificial Intelligence, Upskilling, Economic development
Review of Text to Speech solutions
thefix.media/2022/7/8/how-to-easily-turn-all-your-articles-into-audio-articles

Review of Text to Speech solutions

Includes both cloud APIs and special purpose tools to make your text articles more accessible

Assistive and Accessible Tech, Website builder, Artificial Intelligence
Empurrando Juntas
sobre.ejparticipe.org

Empurrando Juntas

Free tool to gather opinions and simplify participation.

São Paulo
since 2018
Artificial Intelligence, Group decision making, Collective intelligence
Telegram, WhatsApp
PolicyAI
pnnl.gov/projects/policyai

PolicyAI

Democratizing artificial intelligence for improving permitting outcomes and efficiency

Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech, Permitting
Affordable and clean energy
AI for bureaucratic productivity: Measuring the potential of AI to help automate 143 million UK government transactions
arxiv.org/abs/2403.14712

AI for bureaucratic productivity: Measuring the potential of AI to help automate 143 million UK government transactions

We estimate that UK central government conducts approximately one billion citizen-facing transactions per year in the provision of around 400 services, of which approximately 143 million are complex r...

Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech, Govtech
rapideditor.org/#14/6.14921/6.76873

Rapid

Rapid integrates advanced mapping tools, authoritative geospatial open data, and cutting-edge technology to empower OpenStreetMap mappers at all levels to get started quickly, making accurate and fres...

Disaster response and humanitarian tech, Artificial Intelligence, Satellites
Synthetic Memories
syntheticmemories.net

Synthetic Memories

an initiative aimed at recovering lost or undocumented visual memories using AI image generation.

Barcelona
Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Artistic interventions
mental health, Good health and well-being
AI-Ready Flemish Public Administration
unesco.org/en/artificial-intelligence/recommendation-ethics/flemish-government

AI-Ready Flemish Public Administration

Funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and implemented by UNESCO, this project supports the Flemish government in implementing reforms by contr...

Artificial Intelligence, Government AI strategies, Supporting public sector from outside government
AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge
aiforclimateandnature.org

AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge

Can modern AI help solve today’s critical challenges of climate change and nature loss? The Grand Challenge will offer up to $100 million in total funding over three rounds.

Challenges, Artificial Intelligence, Get funding
Climate action
Esheria LexChat
esheria.co.ke/lexchat

Esheria LexChat

Esheria Lexchat simplifies legal research and guidance, providing seamless access to tools for navigating the complex legal landscape effectively.

Nairobi
Artificial Intelligence, Legal tech
CitizenChat
citizenchat.org

CitizenChat

AI-powered chatbot for citizen information

Uganda 🇺🇬
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Govtech
madewithclay.org

Clay

Clay is a nonprofit team on a mission to make Earth observation as useful and ubiquitous as a Google search. We believe in using open, responsible AI to make Earth observation a force for positive cha...

Washington, DC
Satellites, Emerging tech, Environmental data
mining, forests, Climate action
MIT AI Risk Repository
airisk.mit.edu

MIT AI Risk Repository

The MIT AI risk Repository is a comprehensive living database of over 1000 AI risks categorized by their cause and risk domain.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Artificial Intelligence, Tech for Bad Hall of Shame, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure
Using machine learning to help vulnerable tenants in New York City
dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3314344.3332484?casa_token=dQH4Ed6Iw7UAAAAA:8oFKH5kidaP9aBqus-UIS45GwDb4QvqPTd1tG7HmZKxsiMzkF3Ag2VKDo8sxRQV5rFvSOjSpkHw

Using machine learning to help vulnerable tenants in New York City

Our best-performing model can potentially help TSU find 59% more buildings where tenants face landlord harassment than the current outreach method using the same resources.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Communicating with the people
housing
deliberAIde
deliberaide.com

deliberAIde

We are developing an end-to-end platform for in-person, online and hybrid deliberative participation processes, starting with: AI-assistance for defining the process; anonymously transcribing and docu...

Berlin
since 2023
Participatory democracy, Group decision making, Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence - A Primer for State and Local Governments: Everything You Need to Know Since Yesterday
schar.gmu.edu/news/2024-04/new-schar-school-book-about-ai-cowritten-byai

Artificial Intelligence - A Primer for State and Local Governments: Everything You Need to Know Since Yesterday

By Alan R. Shark, with ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity AI

since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Books, Govtech
local, books
Seelaw
seelaw.co

Seelaw

A tool that provides targeted legislative insights and AI-powered analysis, delivering updates and impact assessments on legislation.

London
Artificial Intelligence, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Generative AI
Bpart
bpart.be

Bpart

Jouw Platform Voor Online Participatie

Mortsel, Belgium
Digital participation platforms, Engagement tech, Participatory democracy
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Working Group
iri.org/what-we-do/programs/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-democracy-working-group

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Democracy Working Group

Washington, DC
since 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Working groups
FoxVox
palisaderesearch.org/foxvox

FoxVox

An open-source Chrome extension powered by GPT-4 that demonstrates how AI can be used to subtly manipulate the content users consume

Filter bubble poppers, Artificial Intelligence
extensions
NJ AI Assistant
nj.gov/governor/news/news/562024/approved/20240703a.shtml

NJ AI Assistant

Govtech, Artificial Intelligence, Bureaucracy tech
Justice Practical Guide
justica.gov.pt/en-gb/Servicos/Justice-Practical-Guide-Beta-Version

Justice Practical Guide

The Practical Guide to Access Justice is a tool available to all citizens, which aims to streamline their interaction with Justice, in the search for the information they need at every moment.

Portugal 🇵🇹
Artificial Intelligence, Legal tech
Bürokratt
ria.ee/en/state-information-system/personal-services/burokratt

Bürokratt

Bürokratt enables citizens or users to use public and information services with virtual assistants through voice-based interaction.

Estonia (Eesti Vabariik) 🇪🇪
Bots, Govtech, Bureaucracy tech
GOV.UK Chat
gov.uk/chat

GOV.UK Chat

The bot allows people to ask questions about government services and receive information on accessing student loans, benefits and legal questions.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Communicating with the government
United Kingdom (government)
Federal AI Hackathon
gsa.gov/technology/government-it-initiatives/federal-ai-hackathon

Federal AI Hackathon

Help us optimize federal websites and data for AI while enhancing human usability

GSA (General Services Administration), F Street Northwest, Washington, DC
since 2024
Civic hackathons, Artificial Intelligence
United States (federal government)
Cloudflare AI blocker
blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-block-ai-bots-scrapers-and-crawlers-with-a-single-click

Cloudflare AI blocker

Blocks lots of AI scrapers at once

since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Digital security and privacy
Google.org AI Opportunity Fund: Europe
centreforpublicimpact.org/europe/ai-opportunity-fund

Google.org AI Opportunity Fund: Europe

Helping European workers benefit from AI’s potential

United States of America 🇺🇸
Artificial Intelligence, Funders & donors
MLCommons AI Safety
mlcommons.org/ai-safety

MLCommons AI Safety

The MLCommons AI Safety working group is composed of a global consortium of industry leaders, practitioners, researchers, and civil society experts committed to building a harmonized approach to AI sa...

Artificial Intelligence, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Benchmarks
Open Weights
github.com/Open-Weights/Definition

Open Weights

A definition and license for open source compatible licensing of neural network weights

Open source supply chain, General purpose open source tools, Artificial Intelligence
The Project AISLE
github.com/dreamspace-academy/dreamspace-the-project-aisle

The Project AISLE

Project AISLE is a hate speech monitoring tool in Tamil and Sinhala developed using Artificial Intelligence.

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
The Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Fight disinformation
hate speech
AI Policy Hub
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/ai-policy-hub

AI Policy Hub

The AI Policy Hub is an interdisciplinary initiative that trains researchers to develop effective governance and policy frameworks to guide artificial intelligence, with a goal to help policymakers an...

Berkeley, CA
Artificial Intelligence, Policy
Fairness Without Categories: Enabling Collective Action for Algorithmic Accountability
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/ai-policy-hub

Fairness Without Categories: Enabling Collective Action for Algorithmic Accountability

This project [by Jessica Dai], in collaboration with Deb Raji, explores designing a framework for the general public to report and contest large-scale harms from algorithmic decision making systems (A...

Berkeley, CA
Artificial Intelligence, Advocacy tech
UNHCR chatbots
turn.io/case-studies/to-help-build-a-better-future-for-refugees-unhcrs-chat-services-suit-their-preferences-meet-their-needs-and-safeguard-their-data

UNHCR chatbots

To help build a better future for refugees, UNHCR’s chat services suit their preferences, meet their needs, and safeguard their data

Bots, Artificial Intelligence
refugees, WhatsApp, United Nations
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