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Access a full list of papers, presentations and posters here. Session recordings will be added in coming weeks.
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10 hours of interactive presentations, panels, discussions and poster sessions, exploring the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and raising critical questions about the role of participation in driving an inclusive AI future.
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On 17th Feb we hosted a online hub in New Delhi, organised in partnership with Jindal Global Law School, where participants could take part in an extra roundtable, watch opening sessions of PAIRS, and join a hybrid PAIRS/UNESCO Network panel session. Details here.
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Taking place on the fringes of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, a day of presentations, dialogue and networking bringing together researchers and practitioners exploring participatory approaches to AI.
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PAIRS 2026 · Wednesday, Feb 18 📸
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On 15th January (13:00 - 15:30 UTC) we hosted an official pre-event of the India AI Impact Summit where we composed key messages to share into the India AI Impact Summit Dialogue.
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We met online and in-person in New Delhi for the 2nd edition of the International Participatory AI Research and Practice Symposium (PAIRS): a space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI and to build stronger connections across the field. Presentations were selected from an Open Call for Abstracts, and presentations, papers and recordings are shared after the event.
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This is the second edition of PAIRS, after PAIRS 2025 in Paris, alongside the French AI Action Summit. Abstracts, presentations and recordings from that event can be found here.
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Get involved
From an ad-hoc convening, to an ongoing space to bring together research and practice on participatory AI, we’re working to develop PAIRS in a sustainable, and participatory, way.
Find out more about PAIRS Governance, and becoming a PAIRS member to have a say in future plans.
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The first edition of PAIRS took place as an independent side-event of the Paris AI Action Summit (10th - 11th Feb 2025) providing a space to present research and case studies on the state of the art in participatory development and governance of AI, and to build stronger connections across the field.
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Part 2: 8th February 2025 - 9am - 5.30pm CET - Paris & Webcast
A full day of panels, workshops and conversation with researchers and practitioners exploring democratic, deliberative and participatory public control over AI.
📽️ Agenda and recordings now available
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Part 1: 30th January 2025 - 2pm - 4pm UTC - Zoom (Completed)
An online session sharing cutting edge research and practice on giving communities a powerful say in the development and governance of AI, and in creative resistance to AI-related harms.
📽️ Agenda and Recordings available now
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Note: this was an unofficial side event organized alongside the Paris AI Action Summit. For details of the official summit and side events, please see: https://www.elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia
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Find details of our first PAIRSx Webinar held just ahead of the inaugural Global AI Summit on Africa.
PAIRSx Africa: Pioneering new approaches to AI through Participation
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