AAOO convened a working group of seven diverse individuals from Africa and Asia with a wide range of backgrounds, to create the initial draft of the Manifesto, a document meant to stand both as an advocacy document and a guide. The Manifesto articulates a value-based methodology for centering communities in the process of building gen AI. It was launched officially at the Culture Summit in Abu Dhabi in April 2025.
To read the document, please click here.
Working Group Profiles:
Arthur Gwaga – Philosopher of Emerging Technologies & Legal Research Scholar
Malik Afegbua – Film Director, Creative Technologist, Storyteller
Talal Rahwan – Associate Professor of Computer Science at New York University Abu Dhabi
Tanya Dutt – Arts & Culture Manager, Researcher
Sameer Raina – CEO, Digital Divide Data
Bobina Zulfa – Researcher-Data, Digital rights at Pollicy
Yasir Zaki – Assistant Professor of Computer Science