Overview
The Public AI Summit was a two-day event for the general public to hear from leading experts about the latest advancements in AI and learn how to leverage AI tools in everyday life. The Summit was free, open to all, and designed to make AI approachable and relevant to a public audience.
The Summit took place between August 13-14, 2025, and was co-hosted by the Data Nutrition Project and the AI Pedagogy Project. I was the co-organizer, along with Sarah Newman, Maria Dikcis, and Kasia Chmielinski.
Details
Keynotes
The Summit featured three keynotes from leading experts in artificial intelligence.
What is AI? AI as Normal Technology
How Does AI Affect Us? The Past, Present, and Future
By Kathy Pham
What Can We Do About (and With) AI? Education as a Case Study
By Maha Bali and Anna Mills
Workshops
Writing Prompts for Everyday Life
By Randi Williams (Day of AI)
A Critical Introduction to AI-Generated Images
By Eryk Salvaggio (University of Cambridge)
The Data Behind AI: A Hands-On Workshop on Dataset Documentation
By Kasia Chmielinski (Data Nutrition Project)
Benefit from Your Data While Keeping It Secure
By Mary Gray (Microsoft Research)
Wise Companionship with Artificial Minds
By Olivia Tai (Independent Researcher)
Toward a Serendipity Machine: Supporting Creative Production with Generative AI
By Ziv Epstein (Stanford University)
Coming to an (AI) Agreement: Creating Course & Community Guidance for AI Use
By Lance Eaton (Northeastern University)
Working with Open-Source LLMs
By Katie Watson Jordan (Meta), Aisha Iqbal (Meta), & Dhruv Diddi (Solo Tech)
The Digital You
By Var Shankar (Council on AI Governance)
GenAI Youth Safety Risks & Mitigations
By Lisa Titus (Meta) & Leah Treitman (Meta)
Outcome
1,400
People in attendance