Our grantees have helped put fundamental rights and democratic freedoms at the heart of policymaking on AI. They’ve brought marginalised communities such as migrants, autistic people and sex workers into the debate. And they’re exploring how AI is intersecting in criminal justice, climate, health and more.
As well as offering financial support, we help organisations build networks, gain skills and work collaboratively to drive change.
€159.999
United Kingdom
With this grant from the European AI & Society Fund, BLAM UK aim to protect Black communities from harm caused by AI-driven policing tools, like predictive policing and facial recognition. They will advocate for policies that ensure accountability and prevent injustice as AI technology evolves.
Learn more€65.000
Italy
With this grant, Privacy Network and StraLi will carry out work that enhances transparency and accountability in the use of SARI (Automatic Image Recognition System) by law enforcement and judicial authorities in Italy.
Learn more€133.296
Europe | United Kingdom
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism exposes Big Tech’s role in AI-driven surveillance and repression that targets marginalised communities and at-risk citizens – and secures accountability. By exposing their wrongdoing and delivering the evidence needed to challenge it, they empower stakeholders such as European legislators, regulators, litigation partners and civil society organisations to take action. For example their investigation into Character.AI unveiled chatbots leading children to harm themselves. This prompted Google to update its safeguards.
Learn more€132.757
Spain
With this grant, Observatorio TAS supported informal riders who deliver food via the Glovo platform to access their rights, in light of Spain’s “Rider Law” which came into effect in 2021. They investigated how Glovo bypasses Spanish regulations, exploits workers and blocks their social security rights.
Learn more€120.000
Germany | Greece
With this grant, the Migrant Justice Community of Practice developed strategies to address AI-based harms impacting migrant communities in Europe. They built up trust with these communities to understand the systemic barriers they are facing due to AI harms, and advocated for redress and system change.
Learn more€108.000
Ireland
Despite introducing legally binding carbon budgets in 2021, the Irish Government has pursued an economic model heavily reliant on data centre expansion, largely driven by the rise of AI. Data centres have emerged as the largest driver of electricity demand in Ireland, consuming a share of all energy three times higher than in other EU countries. With this grant, Friends of the Earth Ireland partnered with others to establish a system of accountability for AI-powered data centre growth in Ireland – a moratorium.
Learn more€80.000
Austria | Germany | Italy | Spain
With this project, Reversing.Works aimed to lower the barrier of entry so that activists (unions, councils, or workers themselves) can get support and help in getting their boss – the platform – to respect workers’ rights, despite AI algorithms managing them.
Learn more€160.000
Europe
With this grant, AI Forensics will leverage the use of Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to access platform data, assess AI systems, and learn how to best leverage this new transparency mechanism. They will share their insights with regulators and civil society, strengthening AI accountability.
Learn more€59.450
Ireland
TASC will examine the socio-environmental challenges faced by West Dublin communities hosting data centres powering AI. TASC will empower communities to advocate for their interests and hold data centre operators accountable for their impact on “sacrifice zones”, where deprivation and high pollution intersect.
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