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.

Who we fund

We support organisations from across Europe that want to shape Artificial Intelligence to better serve people and society. Some of our grantees have previous expertise working on AI, digital rights and technology. Others represent particular communities or fight different kinds of social injustice and want to address how AI is affecting their work.

Our partners

The European AI & Society Fund is supported by a group of philanthropic foundations that share our mission to shape AI in the public interest.

Experts

This list of civil society experts on AI contains profiles and contact information of policy experts, researchers and lawyers who can speak to the media and other stakeholders on issues such as AI regulation, facial recognition, racial justice, AI in health, border surveillance, algorithmic welfare distribution, conditions for workers training Chat-GPT and other key issues of our time.

Cultivating our collective strength – the European AI & Society 2025 community meeting

At our annual meeting of grantees and funders the European AI & Society Fund celebrated our successes, acknowledged our difficulties and discussed tactics to achieve our collective mission to turn the tide on AI.

How ready are social and tech justice organisations to test and use Europe’s AI accountability regulation?

We've learnt a lot about the readiness of the field, based on our analysis of proposals for our AI Accountability funding round.

Cultivating our collective strength – the European AI & Society 2025 community meeting

At our annual meeting of grantees and funders the European AI & Society Fund celebrated our successes, acknowledged our difficulties and discussed tactics to achieve our collective mission to turn the tide on AI.

Publications

Our impact in 2024: How the European AI & Society Fund is meeting the AI challenge

Our 2024 annual report captures the transformative work that our community has achieved, shares insights from our grantmaking and fieldbuilding, and sets out our ambition for the path ahead. 

Stay up to date

    Subscribe to our newsletter to receive regular updates about AI policy in Europe, learn about job openings and new funding opportunities, and stay updated about the amazing work done by the organisations we support.