[globalsouthdata] Call for Papers (CFP): Participatory AI Governance Research & Practice Symposium in Paris, France

[Vinay Narayan]

Hi Everyone,


I am reaching out regarding a Call for Papers that we are co-organising.
Details of this are below:


Call for Papers (CFP): Paris Participatory AI Governance - Research &
Practice Symposium 2025

Symposium Dates: 30 January, 2025 ONLINE and 8 February, 2025 IN-PERSON

Deadline for submissions: 8 December, 2024
Location: Virtually and at Science Politique, Paris, France

Link to website: https://pairs25.notion.site/
<https://pairs25.notion.site/Participatory-AI-Research-Practice-Symposium-131260e24e1a80148d79f8cc8f3c3971>

This symposium <https://pairs25.notion.site/> is being organised to take
place at the fringe of the Paris Artificial Intelligence Action Summit
<https://www.elysee.fr/en/sommet-pour-l-action-sur-l-ia>. The Summit’s
focus on the public interest, trust, and governance acknowledges the
importance of an effective feedback loop among AI developers, regulators
and the broader public: necessitating more participatory approaches to AI
development and governance. Scholars and policymakers have emphasised the
importance of integrating diverse voices, particularly from marginalised
and underrepresented communities, into AI decision-making processes to
mitigate the bias, inequality, and ethical blind spots. A shift towards a
participatory model challenges traditional, top-down and expert-driven
approaches to AI governance and raises important questions about power,
agency, representation, and accountability. Amid this incipient
“participatory turn” in both the development and governance of AI our goal
is to showcase work that demonstrates what it looks like, how and why to do
it, as well as what can go wrong.

We invite short papers, posters, presentations, reports, and other formats
for interactive presentation and discussions to take place on 8th February
2025 ahead of the 2025 AI Action Summit (Paris, Feb 10th/11th).

Abstract submissions
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaQxdVm56YBd0D1bwuJW3JqrOflMwekm4uiX2B76pg7n3wQQ/viewform>
should respond to three key themes:


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   Participatory AI development
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   Participatory AI governance
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   Participation, power and resistance


Submissions are also encouraged to consider one or more cross-cutting
themes of (a) embedding practice (beyond pilots), (b) evaluation, evidence
and impacts and/or (c) learning for policy and practice.

We  will  convene researchers and practitioners of participatory methods in
AI for the purpose of international community-building. Interested
policy-makers, advocates, and civil society organisations are also invited.
Through showcasing the state of current work and critique of participatory
AI, this gathering will build a stronger international community of
practice. It will also begin the work of formulating a shared vision for
policy action.

Submissions will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary panel. Selected
applicants will be invited to present in-person in Paris on February 8
during symposium panels (short talks of 5-10 minutes, poster presentation,
or roundtable contributions). Invited speakers who are unable to travel
will be invited to speak at the online-only symposium on 31 January, 2025.
The submission portal offers the option to indicate the submission should
solely be considered for online presentation.

We are open to submissions in a range of formats, aiming to bring together
both academic and applied work.

Call to close on 8 December, 2025, and notifications for in-person papers
to be released on 13 December. Online-only acceptance notifications will be
complete by 30 December.

Please be advised, this event is being organised without access to funds to
support travel: no funding, nor visa support is available, aside from a
letter of invitation.

Please submit abstracts or proposed contributions through this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaQxdVm56YBd0D1bwuJW3JqrOflMwekm4uiX2B76pg7n3wQQ/viewform>
.

Questions? Please contact pairs at connectedbydata.org or vinay at aapti.in.

Warmly,
Vinay Narayan (He/Him)
Senior Manager, Policy
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