{"673067":{"#nid":"673067","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Atlanta Researchers Use Mellon Grant to Launch New AI Ethics Network","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta communities most vulnerable to bias and inequity in artificial intelligence (AI) are the focus of a new Atlanta-based ethics initiative being funded by a $1.3 million Mellon Foundation grant.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Atlanta Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence (AIAI) Network, which is set to formally kick off during an event at Science Gallery Atlanta from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 4, brings together computing, humanities, and social justice researchers from Georgia Tech, Clark Atlanta University, Emory University, and community partner DataedX.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCarl DiSalvo, Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing professor,\u0026nbsp;and faculty member of the Institute for People and Technology, is an AIAI co-principal investigator (co-PI). Andre Brock, an associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication serves on the network\u2019s steering committee.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDiSalvo said the idea for the AIAI Network had been in the works for years. However, the researchers now have the needed funding thanks to the Mellon Foundation. The grant allows the network to hire its first graduate students for the 2023-2024 academic year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/major-grant-funds-new-ai-ethics-network-will-emphasize-atlanta-voices\u0022\u003ERead more at cc.gatech.edu \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAtlanta communities most vulnerable to bias and inequity in artificial intelligence (AI) are the focus of a new Atlanta-based ethics initiative being funded by a $1.3 million Mellon Foundation grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Atlanta communities most vulnerable to bias and inequity in artificial intelligence (AI) are the focus of a new Atlanta-based ethics initiative being funded by a $1.3 million Mellon Foundation grant."}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2024-02-20 14:56:03","changed_gmt":"2024-02-20 15:40:51","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-01-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"673144":{"id":"673144","type":"image","title":"Carl DiSalvo, Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing professor","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECarl DiSalvo, Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1708440795","gmt_created":"2024-02-20 14:53:15","changed":"1708440794","gmt_changed":"2024-02-20 14:53:14","alt":"Carl DiSalvo, Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing professor","file":{"fid":"256502","name":"CarlDiSalvo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/20\/CarlDiSalvo.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/20\/CarlDiSalvo.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":32361,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/20\/CarlDiSalvo.jpg?itok=9FUzqTVt"}}},"media_ids":["673144"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWalter Rich\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["walter.rich@research.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}