Shaping AI
to better serve people & society.
For a fair, inclusive and sustainable future, we must ensure that Artificial Intelligence is developed and deployed to best serve the needs of people and society.
Too often AI is shaped by the interests of governments and the tech industry without adequate concern for the individuals and communities it affects. This can lead to technologies that entrench inequality, exacerbate social injustice and undermine people’s rights.
That’s why the European AI & Society Fund empowers a diverse ecosystem of civil society organisations to shape policies around AI in the public interest and galvanises the philanthropic sector to sustain this vital work.
We mobilise a powerful public interest community in Europe that can turn the tide so that Artificial Intelligence serves people, society and planet.
Since 2020 we’ve awarded €10.5 million to over 65 civil society organisations across 26 countries.
We foster collaboration and skills so that the community works effectively together to provide a counterweight to corporate and state agendas.
We pool resources from our 17 diverse funding partners.
By forging a collective strategy we direct money quickly to where it’s most needed, grow and sustain available funding for the field, and build civil society and philanthropic networks to address this fast-growing challenge.