Public AI Summit
The Public AI Summit was a two-day virtual event in August 2025 for the general public to hear from leading experts about the latest AI developments, gain a clearer understanding of what these changes mean, and learn how we can leverage these tools in our everyday lives. This event was free, open to all, and designed to make AI approachable and relevant for diverse audiences.
The Summit engaged 1,400+ participants in keynote lectures and hands-on, virtual workshops.
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Keynote Speakers
Recordings of the keynote talks are available to the public at: https://publicaisummit.com/#keynotes.“What is AI? AI as Normal Technology”
Arvind Narayanan, Princeton University
“How Does AI Affect Us? The Past, Present, and Future” Kathy Pham, Harvard University
“What Can We Do About (and With) AI? Education as a Case Study”
Maha Bali, American University in Cairo
Anna Mills, College of Marin
Workshops
Presentation slides and other creative documentation from the below workshops are available to the public at: https://publicaisummit.com/#workshops“Writing Prompts for Everyday Life”
Randi Williams, Day of AI
“A Critical Introduction to AI-Generated Images”
Eryk Salvaggio, University of Cambridge
“How AI ‘Learns’: An Introduction to Data Labeling & Taxonomy Design”
Annie Brown, Reliabl
“The Data Behind AI: A Hands-On Workshop on Dataset Documentation”
Kasia Chmielinski, Data Nutrition Project
“Benefit from Your Data While Keeping It Secure”
Mary Gray, Microsoft Research
“Wise Companionship with Artificial Minds”
Olivia Tai, Independent Researcher
“Toward a Serendipity Machine: Supporting Creative Production with Generative AI”
Ziv Epstein, Stanford University
“Coming to an (AI) Agreement: Creating Course and Community Guidance About AI Usage”
Lance Eaton, Northeastern University
“Working with Open-Source LLMs”
Katie Watson Jordan, Meta
Aisha Iqbal, Meta
Dhruv Diddi, Solo Tech
“The Digital You”
Var Shankar, Council on AI Governance
“GenAI Youth Safety Risks and Mitigations”
Lisa Titus, Meta
Leah Treitman, Meta
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