DAIR

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We are an interdisciplinary AI research institute consisting of scientists, engineers, organizers and activists who believe that AI is not inevitable. We DAIR to imagine, build & use AI deliberately.

Our Avatar is DAIR written in black, with a white background.

Websitehttps://dair-institute.org
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/DAIRInstitute
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For everyone who was sad to miss it, the recording of the Data & Society event about THE AI CON (me and @alex) and EMPIRE OF AI (@karenhao) moderated by @tamigraph is now online!

https://datasociety.net/events/challenging-ai-hype-and-tech-industry-power

Challenging AI Hype and Tech Industry Power

“I think it’s very important to maintain that refusal is an option.” – Emily M. Bender “AI is not inevitable. AI – as it is constructed right now – is, I think, fundamentally anti-democratic.” – Alex Hanna “One of the features of empires is that they’re made to feel inevitable. [But] throughout history every single […]

Data & Society
You can check out what we made in our last zine workshop at https://zines.dair-institute.org/possible-futures-issue-1
The DAIR Zine Library

A collection of zines from the DAIR Institute

Our prompt this time: 🔥 Aflame🔥

Everything is on fire. But fire isn't just a force of destruction: it can also be a force of regeneration, illumination, and renewal.

Come create with us and imagine otherwise!

Did you miss our last possible futures panel and creative workshop? Don't worry. @dylan and Pauline Wee are organizing another one in just one week, with a different theme.

⏰ Friday June 20th at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT/9pm CEST/10pm EAT.

➡️ Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/possible-futures-workshop-2-aflame-registration-1407627223919

Possible Futures Workshop 2: Aflame

Join DAIR for another free virtual collaborative zine-making workshop where we come together and imagine otherwise.

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Volvemos apoyando este evento imprescindible para entender cómo afecta la IA al trabajo: hablaremos del fenómeno global de los trabajadores de datos con una investigación impulsada por @DAIR, y con trabajadores que se están organizando para mejorar sus condiciones. El miércoles 18, en el Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). https://www.ibei.org/es/trabajadoras-y-trabajadores-de-datos-la-ia-vista-desde-la-base_400361
Thank you everyone who came to the panel!!!
Ready for @DAIR's "Imagining More" panel ("A candid convo about the future of the Black web experience") feat. @so_treu, @are0h, Rudy Fraser, & Catt Small! https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
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Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).

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Looking forward to "Imagining More", hosted by @DAIR, featuring @rudyfraser.com , @so_treu @are0h and Cat Small!

https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute

dair_institute - Twitch

Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).

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This is happening in 30 minutes. Go to our Twitch channel to join us-->https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute.

Tune into another iteration of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 (@mystery_ai_hype_theater) with @alex and @emilymbender in 1 hour!.

Tune in at https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute to join us.

dair_institute - Twitch

Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).

Twitch