Research: Co-production in AI research
Helping researchers across Greater Manchester involve and engage the public in artificial intelligence research.
Summary
Research summary
- September 2022 - ongoing
This project, PEAs in Pods, aims to build capacity and capability for public engagement with research into information and communication technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
It is one of five flagship projects in the UK funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
It aims to empower researchers in Greater Manchester to involve marginalised communities and embed co-production methods into research processes and governance.
A group of 20 data scientists and AI researchers, known as public engagement ambassadors (PEAs), will be trained, particularly in co-production with local communities.
After the training, they will develop a series of community projects, and resources including Data and AI Ethics in a Box.
Team
Research team
Lead researcher
Co-investigators
- Dr Caitlin Nunn
- Lauren Coulman, founder and social impact engineer at Noisy Cricket
- Dr Sarah Linn
Advisors
- Prof David Leslie, Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research, The Alan Turing institute
- Edwin Colyer, Director at Scientia Scripta
Partners
- Prof Richard Kingston, Professor of Urban Planning and GISc, University of Manchester Chair in Science Communication and Future Media, University of Salford
- Prof Andy Miah, Chair in Science Communication and Future Media, University of Salford
Funding
With funding from
EPSRC
This project has received funding from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Grant reference EP/W033488/1
Contact
Contact us
For enquiries about this project and our Machine Intelligence research theme, contact Prof Keeley Crockett.