{"id":114368,"date":"2026-04-13T14:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/?p=114368"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T12:47:23","slug":"call-for-participation-3rd-workshop-on-public-interest-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiig.de\/en\/call-for-participation-3rd-workshop-on-public-interest-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers: 3rd Workshop on \u2018Public Interest AI\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) will co-host a workshop at the 49th German Conference on Artificial Intelligence<\/a> in Bremen, Germany. We look forward to your submission by 1 June 2026.\u00a0 The workshop focuses on the rapidly growing number of AI projects aimed at serving the public interest or common good, addressing the challenges in transparency around their execution and impact in areas like health, mobility, and justice systems.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3rd Workshop on \u2018Public Interest AI\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 August 2026
Co-located with the 49th German Conference on AI<\/a> (KI 2026)
Messe Bremen (Exhibition Center) Bremen, Germany
Hosted by Theresa Z\u00fcger & Hadi Asghari<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim & Scope<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The number of AI projects aiming to serve the common good or a public interest is increasing rapidly. AI4Good is presented as a theme by companies such as Google and Microsoft, the ITU and also reached the political sphere, such as the AI Action Summit in 2025. However, discursive spaces are missing which discuss concrete impacts, their assessment and the conceptualisations of \u201cgood\u201d and collective benefits these projects aim to achieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this interdisciplinary workshop, we will connect public interest theory to the debate about AI projects and foster exchange amongst existing projects that use AI with the aim to serve the public interest to explore common challenges, methods, and standards.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop builds upon the lively discussions we had in the KI2023\/and 2024 edition<\/a>. This includes discussing the concept of public interest AI \/ AI for the common good and bringing together researchers and practitioners in the field. The aim is to host a discussion on the criteria, necessary processes, and societal conditions for AI systems to serve the public interest. It will also provide room to learn from other projects and their experiences of AI for the public interest in practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The motivation to use AI for a common good is claimed widely. Aside from the popularity of the claim, the qualities that stand for the common good or public interest of AI are rather fuzzy. We hope this workshop can contribute to an exchange of recent empirical and conceptual research findings in this area and spark a discussion on public interest AI and the economic, organisational, and technological conditions underpinning its success and sustainable impact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This workshop addresses AI from an interdisciplinary perspective bringing the goal of serving public interest to the forefront. We encourage submissions that report on work in progress, case studies, tools, or present a synthesis of empirical insights on AI for the public interest. Topics of interest can touch upon the following list and need to also include an explicit public interest discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n