Atlanta Interdisciplinary
Artificial Intelligence
Network

We are an intentionally interdisciplinary network of Atlanta-based researchers investigating how to enlist AI ethically, equitably, and in the service of justice.

Atlanta Focused

We aim to bring the city of Atlanta, with its historical place in the civil rights movement, to current conversations about the biases embedded in our AI systems.

Humanities Forward

We believe that an equitable, ethical, and justice-oriented approach to AI is possible when humanistic ways of thinking come together with technical knowledge and community expertise.

Upcoming Events

Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back

by Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias

4PM
Thursday 10/24
Emory University
Atwood 360

Hear from the authors of Data Grab about how the extractive practices of today’s tech giants are the continuation of colonialism—and how we should structure structure our collective resistance.

PS. Any Atlanta area students (grad and undergrad) interested in meeting with Drs. Mejias & Couldry for an informal lunch should also register here:

Projects

Public Interest AI

This project examines and critiques the interlocking historical, political, and technical aspects of the city’s data quality management in relation to the Atlanta Beltline, a former railroad turned mixed-use path that encircles the city. We are co-creating community data and AI literacy workshops to shape an inclusive AI future for the City of Atlanta.

Tourist taking photo of a building
Windows of a building in Nuremberg, Germany

AIAI Data Collective

The AIAI Data Collective is dedicated to modeling contextual and ethical data collection, documentation, storage, and sharing for AI research. Our website will house and, when appropriate, share AI training data according to best practices in the field

Meet our team

Our intra-institutional team includes members from Emory University, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia Tech, and DataEdX, a local data equity consultancy.

Charmayne Patterson

Co-PI and Steering Committee Member

Lauren Klein

Co-PI and Steering Committee Member

Brandeis Marshall

Co-PI and Steering Committee Member

Carl DiSalvo

Co-PI and Steering Committee Member

André Brock

Co-PI and Steering Committee Member

Dan Sinykin

Steering Committee Member

Ben Miller
Steering Committee Member

Salwa Hoque
Postdoctoral Fellow

Ololade Faniyi

Graduate Researcher

Tanvi Sharma

Staff Researcher

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