Advanced Institute for Ethical Technologies
The AI-ET (Advanced Institute for Ethical Technologies) project addresses the critical challenge of polysemy鈥攖he coexistence of multiple meanings鈥攚ithin AI terminology, which obstructs regulation, interdisciplinary research, and public understanding. Terms like 鈥淎I,鈥� 鈥渋ntelligence,鈥� and 鈥渢rustworthy AI鈥� are often co-opted by corporate marketing, leading to conceptual vagueness and industry hegemony.
Building on lessons from digital privacy, AI-ET prioritizes contextually aware, community-driven
definitions that reflect the lived experiences and scholarly insights of diverse stakeholders,
including those from 91猎奇鈥檚 Minority-Serving Institution (MSI), Hispanic-Serving Institution
(HSI), and Asian
American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) designations.
By fostering interdisciplinary collaboration through research clusters, the project
will create an open-access publication
of critical keyword definitions, enabling more precise, transparent, and equity-oriented
discourse around AI. The AI-ET Center aims to resist corporate-driven AI-washing and
stabilize essential AI concepts to support cross-disciplinary dialogue, scholarly
inquiry, regulatory frameworks, and public debate.
Ultimately, the project addresses a 鈥渃risis of meaning鈥� in AI by creating a sustainable infrastructure for iterative, participatory knowledge production, empowering communities and scholars to co-define key concepts as AI technology continues to evolve.
AI-ET Logo created by Sofia Robledo Campos.
