At the Human Rights and Humanitarian Forum, we're honored to welcome Vilas Dhar, President of the Patrick J McGovern Foundation, as a speaker for the session on the risks & benefits of AI. Join us to gain insights into how AI can offer innovative solutions to global social challenges and explore

🎤 Dive into Vilas Dhar's TEDx Talk on AI's transformative power and ethical potential! 🤖 Don't miss his vision for a more inclusive and beneficial AI future. 🌍 Watch now: buff.ly/4d2PYIi

#AI presents a critical turning point for humanity – but we get to decide how our tech-enabled future is designed.

@VilasDhar joined Rhea Wong on the Nonprofit Lowdown to discuss the human-centered possibilities of our AI future.

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Curiosity, inclusive participation, and investments in public interest innovation are key for a future that benefits all.

PJMF President @VilasDhar joined Talos x TLG Podcast to discuss the need for tech policy that centers human dignity.

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President of Patrick J McGovern Foundation and 2022 Ten Outstanding Young Leader, @VilasDhar, recently spoke at TEDxPaloAlto on how artificial intelligence is transforming the human experience.

Watch his talk, A New Code for AI:
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Introducing Data Lab's Product Studio!

Tea Tüür is leading an amazing team of user researchers and designers to create software products that drive impact for people, nature, and climate

AI is accelerating progress in the social sector, and nonprofits can help determine its future.

PJMF Pres @VilasDhar and Kate Behncken discussed the future of #AI for #nonprofits in their fireside chat at the Global Nonprofits Leaders Summit.

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On Tuesday, the United Nations Envoy on Technology spoke at the World Bank’s Global Digital Summit in Washington, D.C. 🌐 Amandeep Gill, Vilas Dhar (@PJMFnd) & Stephanie N. Mehta (@FastCompany) discussed the importance of a global digital agenda: tinyurl.com/4e488v77 📈 #SDGs #GlobalDigitalCompact

Alongside a robust group of #changemakers , PJMF President @VilasDhar is nominated for the Mass Technology Leadership Council #TechTop50 CEO of the Year award. These awards recognize leaders committed to shaping the future of a tech ecosystem fueled by human innovation in Massachusetts and beyond.

Now this is what an engineer looks like! 👏 Happy #EngineersWeek .

This #BlackHistoryMonth , we’re sharing some of our favorite books on the intersections of race, digital equity, and artificial intelligence. These titles from Dr. Joy Buolamwini, Ruha Benjamin, Safiya Umoja Noble, + Nicol Turner Lee have bolstered our commitment to an #AI future that works for us all.

Open standards, technologies, architectures + content represent a ‘full-STAC’ remedy for digital health transformation. PJMF strategist Rebecca Distler contributed to an article outlining this approach in Oxford Digital Health.

Read here: academic.oup.com/oodh/article/d…

Nonprofits like our partners Polaris are leveraging #AI to end human trafficking and support survivors, modeling how partnering with tech-forward #philanthropy can create pathways to impact. Join us on LinkedIn at 12 pm ET on Feb 16 to learn more.
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Through our AI Foundation Model Access Initiative, IST has begun to study the risks and opportunities associated with degrees of access to AI technologies. Today, we are excited to announce new philanthropic support for our efforts from the Patrick J McGovern Foundation.
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Today, alongside Omidyar Network and Open Collective Foundation, Patrick J McGovern Foundation is announcing the launch of the Data Empowerment Fund – a novel fund that will support initiatives that enable greater individual agency or community control over data.

Learn more and apply: dataempowerment.fund

excited to be launching the Data Empowerment Fund today with Patrick J McGovern Foundation Vilas Dhar Omidyar Network Open Collective Foundation. the DEF will support initiatives that enable greater individual agency or community control over data. learn more and apply: dataempowerment.fund

We are strongly delivering on shaping #AI ethically thanks to the partners joining us on this quest like Vilas Dhar from Patrick J McGovern Foundation! Inspiring words during UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳's Global Forum on #AiEthics !

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Our work the United Nations #AI Advisory Body is triggering a debate centred on ethics and humanity to steer #AI for the common good!

Thanks to @untechenvoy Amandeep Gill, Vilas Dhar, Seydina Ndiaye, Yi Zeng, Emma Ruttkamp, Arisa Ema & Craig Ramlal!

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At the MSFT Philanthropies Summit , Vilas Dhar spotlighted #AI 's vital role in #nonprofit work. Urging action in 12 mo for ethical AI, he envisions a society where solutions stem from problem proximity. Appreciated the shout out to us & khushali #digitaltools for #healthequity