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Our Progress
- 📣 📣 📣 Calling all people who stutter! To create stuttering-friendly speech AI systems, AImpower.org is collecting stuttered speech data that is authentic and representative of stuttering voices. This initiative is led by people who stutter, with people who stutter, and for people who stutter – and we need YOUR support! Please share your opinions and preferences on how we can best collect, use, and govern the speech data by responding to this survey. You can also (optionally) sign up to contribute your speech — your stutter is beautiful! All responses will be anonymized, and you will have the option to receive a $10 e-commerce gift card or donate the equivalent amount to a stuttering community organization of your choice.
- ✊ Stuttering advocacy in Chinese media. As highlighted in our own research, the stuttering community in China are facing even more significant stigma and often overt discriminations, with limited or no access to resources and support networks. To change that, AImpower.org has been actively engaging in self-advocacy and public education to debunk myths and misconceptions about stuttering in Chinese language spaces. We were most recently featured by 36Kr — the top Chinese media covering science and technology news — in their stuttering-focused reporting “我有口口口口口口口吃，请你不要打断 (I have a sssssstutter, please do not interrupt me)”. Together, we can create more space for the stuttering voices! [Full article in Chinese]
Every year, 28,000 viable organs go to waste while over 100,000 Americans wait desperately for transplants. Through intimate stories of patients like Maddi, Angelo, and Tonya, this eye-opening investigation reveals how organ procurement organizations’ self-reporting and lack of accountability create a broken system where survival depends on your zip code. Full video >> Why 28,000 Organs Won’t Make it to Patients in Need | NYT Opinion
One Product
Cboard is an open-source app for children and adults with speech and language impairments, aiding communication with symbols and text-to-speech. Full info >> CBoard
One Tip
As AI promises to transform social impact work, a critical barrier emerges: insufficient quality data. This article explores how nonprofits can gather better data, build shared infrastructure, and collaborate across sectors to harness AI’s potential for global good. Full Article >> Why data is one of the biggest challenges to leveraging AI for social good—and how the social sector can address it
One Event
Date: 2025-02-26
Join leading experts on February 26, 2025, for a free SSIR Live! webinar exploring how AI is transforming charitable giving. From optimizing donations to solving complex social challenges, discover how technology is reshaping philanthropy’s future. Full Info » The Future of Giving: AI’s Role in Generosity
Jobs
Clarasight empowers organizations to turn climate commitments into measurable action. It unifies travel data, automates emissions reporting, and enables smart forecasting, helping businesses reduce both costs and environmental impact. Now they have job openings including data engineer and sustainability data scientist. Full Info >> Clarasight
