Humanity in the Room: AI for Good Walk
There are a ton of conversations that we have been having lately, that have come up from UNGA and NY Climate Week: AI and the third wave of philanthropy money, AI and it's affects on climate, and evaluations for AI systems (especially with x-risks!). Please join us in a walk around west side of Manhattan at sunset, stopping to hear from people doing work at this intersection, and using the time in between to talk to each other about what we just heard.
The format is simple: we walk, we stop three times for a speaker, and in between each stop we mix up who we're walking with.
We don't have our three speakers confirmed yet. Nominate someone you think should be heard, or put yourself forward - have a provocation that we should talk about? We're looking for people doing honest, grounded work, not polished pitches.
We're doing this outside because AI lives on our computers, and building for people means remembering what it feels like to be one.
Rain location is Pier 57, and also the start/end location to our walk.
Humanity in the Room brings together the people who build AI and the people who have lived experiences that know what tools are actually useful in their communities: engineers, AI safety researchers, nonprofit leaders, funders, and social entrepreneurs. We started as a meetup series in New York. Since then we've run eight events and grown to more than 2,000 members. We were co-founded by Angela Ng and Paulina Munoz.
Why we rebranded: We used to be AI for Good NYC. We changed the name for two reasons: "AI for Good" is also the name of the UN's ITU program, and we didn't want to be confused with it. We also outgrew: Our work now reaches beyond New York, and beyond community events, into education and consulting for organizations deciding how to use AI. The new name is a play on "human in the loop." Before AI goes into a clinic, a classroom, or a grant portfolio, someone has to be in the room asking who it serves and what happens when it's wrong. That's the conversation we host. Please join us in making this happen.