The Challenge
AI and other emerging technologies are changing the way we participate in civic life. How can we ensure that those most impacted by technological advancement, including young people have access to digital tools and are engaged in how they are designed and deployed?
Our Response
Aspen Digital’s AI & Opportunity program strives for a better-connected world for all. By centering the experiences and perspectives of underrepresented groups, we can help build a more future-ready digital world. Through our initiatives, we aim to level the playing field for those who support communities and seek to advance a more engaged public
Community & Tech Leaders Initiative
Leveling the playing field for those who serve communities and want to advance their tech knowledge and network
Tech Accountability Coalition
Uniting the tech industry with historically marginalized communities to collectively make justice-based innovation the new norm
AI for Disasters + Emergencies Initiative
The AI for Disasters + Emergencies Initiative (AIDE) is a multi-sector, bipartisan effort to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help communities and emergency managers with natural disasters.
AI AND Opportunity Blogs
Explore the announcements and blog posts from the AI & Opportunity workstream.
Markle Foundation Launches AI Initiative Focused on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Press Release
New multi-sector, bipartisan effort to harness AI to save lives and protect communities through emergency preparedness and recovery.
Building Systems that serve in the age of AI
How do we build systems that protect communities from harm? Community & Tech Leader Soad Abbad reflects on her background in public health and the importance of building technology systems that serve communities.
Insights and Events
Finding the Balance: Helping Families Navigate the Digital World Together
Technology is deeply woven into the lives of young people. Today, technology follows our children everywhere. Community & Tech Leader Juliana Lozano reflects on her experiences as a parent and community leader on the responsibility of families to not just protect children from technology but to prepare them to navigate it.
Digital Theft Isn’t Always About Money
Have you ever created something online and discovered it where it shouldn’t be? Community & Tech Leader Deyane Moses reflects on digital theft and their experience with data privacy and protection in the age of AI.
Trust Is Infrastructure
Trust is often talked about as something we build through relatinoships, but how can new systems and technology help augment this? Community & Tech Leader Domenico Ruggerio reflects on their trust building work with LGBTQ+ youth in the South and how we can apply lessons in a world where technology is shaping relationships.
Online Safety for You & Your Family
How do you reach communities at the rural and local levels to think about relationships with technology? Community & Tech Leader Jaynie Parrish reflects on her work in getting out the vote and provides a resource for families to use, specifically local and tribal communities, to protect themselves online.
The Relational Stack: Beyond Product-Centered Tech
How can rethink our building of technology to work alongside human systems and increase our capacity to connect and act together? Community & Tech Leader Malena Data Ernani reflects on how we continue to develop a relational stack that squares technology as one layer within the human systems that make change possible.
Building Systems that serve in the age of AI
How do we build systems that protect communities from harm? Community & Tech Leader Soad Abbad reflects on her background in public health and the importance of building technology systems that serve communities.