AI & Opportunity

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

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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.

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Insights and Events

The AIDE Reports

AIDE’s flagship report provides the first assessment of AI adoption across the emergency management community, analysis of available technologies, and set of interconnected actions intended for to responsibly advancing human-centered AI to save lives, protect communities, and expedite economic recovery.

August 4, 2026

A.I. For Disasters + Emergencies (AIDE) Summit 2026

Join us for the AIDE Summit 2026 on September 9th where practitioners and leaders across state and local government, technology, private sector, civil society, volunteer organizations, community groups, and academia will gather to discuss the future of AI and emergency management.

September 9, 2026

Teens & Screens

Growing up online doesn’t come with a manual. Youth today are navigating a digital world filled with both possibility and risk. Join us for a convening to address the urgent tensions between youth and technology.

February 24, 2026