The Citizen AI Project

💡 Our theme for this workshop is: It’s Complicated: What’s Your Relationship with AI? You might use AI every day and still not like it. You might feel excited about AI but rarely use it. So… what kind of relationship do you have with AI? This workshop aims to spark conversations about the different roles AI plays in our lives and how our relationship with it has shifted over time. ➡️ Join us for a workshop as part of the Citizen AI Project, a community-based initiative exploring how AI can be designed through meaningful public participation. Whether you attended previous sessions or are attending for the first time, come and explore how bottom-up, civic approaches might inform the long-term development of community-centered AI technology. ℹ️ This is not a technical workshop, and no prior experience with AI is required. We are looking for people with experience building communities, facilitating participation, organizing groups, or simply navigating collaborative processes in everyday life. Your experiences—not your technical expertise—are what make this conversation valuable. We hope you'll join us as we explore what AI should become and how communities themselves can help shape its future. 👉 A light dinner will be served. 👉 Community members are entitled to receive compensation ($50) for their participation to help offset transportation costs and effort.* Questions? Please contact our team at [email protected] #AI — Disclaimer: By attending this event, you consent to being photographed or filmed. Images and video may be used by Citizen AI on social media, our website, and promotional materials. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a facilitator know when you arrive. This event is organized by the Trust Collaboratory at Columbia University and made possible with the generous support of the National Science Foundation. *Not available for Columbia University affiliates