The AAOO Manifesto

From November 2024 to March 2025, AAOO convened a working group of seven diverse individuals from Africa and Asia to create the initial draft of the Manifesto.

This document serves both as an advocacy statement and a practical guide, articulating a value-based methodology for centering communities in the process of building generative AI. It was officially launched at the Culture Summit in Abu Dhabi in April 2025.

Read the Manifesto (PDF)
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Manifesto Working Group

Arthur Gwaga

Philosopher of Emerging Technologies & Legal Research Scholar

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Malik Afegbua

Film Director, Creative Technologist, Storyteller

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Talal Rahwan

Associate Professor of Computer Science at NYU Abu Dhabi

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Tanya Dutt

Arts & Culture Manager, Researcher

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Sameer Raina

CEO, Digital Divide Data

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Bobina Zulfa

Researcher-Data, Digital rights at Pollicy

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Yasir Zaki

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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