AI-BRIDGES is a European Commission-funded project exploring how institutional data, Linked Open Data platforms like Wikidata & Wikibase, and Generative AI can be better connected, practically and responsibly. We work with various partners in the UK and globally (a partial list of which you could find here), and the project serves as a convening, facilitating and innovative space that connects communities that otherwise work in silos, in order to collaboratively tackle some joint challenges.
On May 28–29, we're hosting a Symposium at Senate House, University of London:
Day 1 (Thu): pre-Symposium training day: training about Wikidata, Wikibase, AI embeddings & MCP, and vibe coding for institutions and practitioners. Online attendance is possible.
Day 2 (Fri): the main Symposium day: intro & framing, Expert panel & facilitated roundtables. Only in person (most will be recorded).
Panelists include Jimmy
Wales (Founder of
Wikipedia), Dr. Denny Vrandečić (Founder of Wikidata & lead of
Abstract Wikipedia), Jon Lloyd (Director of Advocacy, Digital Public
Good Alliance), Renata Avila (CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation), Prof.
Elena Simperl (Co-director King’s College Institute for AI; director
of research Open Data Institute), Dr. Aaron Halfaker (Principal
Scientist, Microsoft), and Josie Fraser (Head of Digital Policy, National
Lottery Heritage Fund UK), alongside representatives from government, cultural
heritage, academia and civil society.
Attendance is free, but registration is required. For more details and registration, please see here.
Beyond the Symposium, AI-BRIDGES hosts monthly Open Forum meetings (last Friday of each month, 15:00 UK time), an open space for shared learning and collaboration. See here to learn how to join the google group and become a thought partner. Finally, if you work at an institution, please check the "Get Involved" tab, specifically around contributing sample data to the project.
If you have any questions or want to partner, we'd love to hear from you.
Best,
Shani.
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