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Amplify
marginalized voices
in technology

We research and co-create empowering technologies for, with, and by marginalized communities to dismantle barriers, create benefits, and maximize public interests.

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How do we amplify
marginalized voices in technology

Driving technological research and innovation from the lived experiences of marginalized communities.

Research

Investigating biases in AI/ML systems and their impact on marginalized communities

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Creating inclusive tech centered on marginalized communities' needs

Advise

Supporting communities and organizations in technological empowerment

Advocate

Working towards systemic changes through policy and public engagement

Featured Projects

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Making Room for Stuttering: AImpower.org’s global advocacy on AI and Accessibility
At AImpower.org, we believe that building inclusive technology requires ongoing conversations and collaborations with the communities most impacted by it, no matter where you are. […]
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Partnering with the Speech Accessibility Project Empower Stuttering Voices in Speech AI
Since May 2026, AImpower.org has partnered with the Speech Accessibility Project to advance voice recognition technology that works for people who stutter and people who […]
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“Speech AI for All” workshops and coalition
As soon as I saw how foundational speech AI models struggled with stuttered speech, I knew this problem could not be unique to people who […]
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Latest from AImpower

AImpower.org 2025 Year In Review
December brought an ACM TechBriefs article, two research blog posts, workshop preparations, and a successful LibOrate beta. We reflect on 2025 and thank our community, collaborators, and funders.
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What’s New with AImpower.org: Sharing Our Technical Work, Progress, and Impact
By Shaomei Wu It’s been a little while since our last update — we’ve been busy! AImpower.org has been accelerating our technical, community, and advocacy […]
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Fair Speech AI for Disfluent speech
Trained and optimized for fluent speech, speech AI works poorly for people who stutter (PWS): it often cuts them off from speaking and interprets the […]
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Our Impact

Every voice matters:

We created a more inclusive onAImpower.org partnered with StammerTalk (口吃说) to build the first and largest Mandarin Chinese stuttered speech corpus, addressing a critical gap in speech data.line meeting environment by building LibOrate

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LibOrate

We empower marginalized voices in online meetings by coaching all meeting participants to listen better.

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Your support allows us to conduct dozens of co-design workshops each year, outreach to hundreds of impacted community members, create technical artifacts that catalyze change within the Al ecosystem, and advocate for uplifting all voices in tech.

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Partnership

We are eager to collaborate with organizations sharing our vision and passion for community-first technology. et's create a movement together!

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We love volunteers who share the same vision and drive as us, especially those with experience in design, UX research, and engineering. Share a bit about yourself and let's explore a fit!

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Stuttering friends, we want to hear and learn from you!

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