[Air-L] Call for Abstracts: Participatory AI Development, Governance and Resistance (PAIRS 2026) alongside the India AI Impact Summit!

[Ned Cooper]

Hi everyone,

Earlier this year PAIRS25 brought together over 250 researchers and
practitioners on the fringes of the Paris AI Action Summit to explore
cutting edge research and action on putting public voice at the centre of
how we develop, govern and respond to or resist artificial intelligence.

In February 2026 we’ll be back with PAIRS26 alongside the India AI Impact
Summit in New Delhi (and online).

Over recent months we’ve been working with an amazing expanded programme
committee to finalise plans and the Call for Abstracts, which is open.

If you have practical case studies, critical evaluations or research
agendas to share that address participatory approaches to AI then please do
take a look! (*Abstract deadline 31st October*).

PAIRS26 will be taking place both online (17th Feb) and in-person (18th
Feb), as well as hosting a pre-event (15th Jan) as part of the road to the
summit.

We’re looking for abstracts for papers, presentations or posters covering:
- Case studies of participatory AI development and governance;
- Public attitudes to AI (especially within underrepresented communities);
- Frameworks for inclusive AI design and implementation;
- Critical evaluations of existing initiatives;  and
- Translational insights across cultures and contexts

More info and link to submission form at: https://www.pairs.site

Thank you!

Ned Cooper