Building Human Connections in AI
A community bringing together technologists, researchers, policymakers, founders, and curious minds to understand how AI is shaping society.
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Curiosity Meets Technology
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A Place to Connect
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Interdisciplinary Thinking
Our Impact
40+ Events Delivered 2,500+ Total Attendees 3,000+ Community Members 100+ Hours of Dialogue 5+ Cities Active
Experience Our Community
Whether it’s through monthly meetups, thought-provoking talks, or philosophical debates — our gatherings are designed to inspire reflection, learning, and connection.
Explore New Ideas Together
Our workshops are built around timely questions in AI — from bias and embodiment to AGI and alignment. You don’t need a tech background to join the conversation.
Beyond the Hype
AI & Society is not about buzzwords — it’s about understanding the real impact of technology on our lives, communities, and future.
Stories
Stories and Insights
Discover reflections from past events, inspiring ideas from our community, and perspectives on how AI is changing the way we live, work and relate.
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AI Is Becoming Centralised. Our Conversations Shouldn’t Be.
This piece reflects on the first year of building AI & Society across Australian cities, and why local, place-based conversations matter as AI becomes increasingly centralised. Reflections from One Year of AI & Society In December 2024, AI & Society began as a simple idea: to create a space where people could come together to…
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1 year on
AI & Society | One Year In Over the past 12 months, AI & Society has grown into a national, place-based community exploring how artificial intelligence intersects with society, cities, work, governance and human values. 2025 at a glance:• 39 events delivered• 2,298 attendees• 2,932 community members• 95+ hours of facilitated conversation• Events hosted across…
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AI & Society Rapid Fire
What happens when you take AI policy out of the boardroom and put it on the table? In Melbourne, we tried something different. Instead of a formal session on Australia’s National AI Plan, we ran a low-key, pub-style roundtable — designed to surface lived experience. No slides.No speakers.No “right answers”. Just prompts, conversation, and people…
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We come together not because we all think the same — but because we’re willing to think, question, and learn together.”
Sophia Arkinstall
Founder, AI & Society
