September 6, 2026
November 10, 2025
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 efforts, amplifying marginalized voices in shaping emerging technologies. We’ve accomplished a lot, and I’m excited to start sharing what we’ve been up to! Over the […]
July 5, 2025
In collaboration with researchers and scholars from Carnegie Mellon University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, Apple, Cornell University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Santa Cruz, and University of Maryland, College Park, we led a CHI 2025 workshop on “Speech AI for All: Promoting Accessibility, Fairness, Inclusivity, […]
July 1, 2025
Announcement of AImpower.org's partnership with the Speech Accessibility Project to collect stuttered speech for more inclusive speech AI.
March 28, 2025
AImpower.org just celebrated its third birthday – we are a toddler now! 🥳 As we enter our fourth year of operations, we want to first reflect on the tremendous strides AImpower.org has made in 2024 in our mission to co-design empowering technologies for, with, and by marginalized communities. The year […]
March 18, 2025
Our progress: hosted UCSC designathon developing community-driven protocols for stuttered speech data collection; completed PJMF-funded listening sessions with stuttering community; Shaomei delivered guest lecture on 'AI Risks and Biases for People with Disabilities' at Stanford University.
March 18, 2025
Our progress: launched stakeholder survey on stuttered speech data governance (with $10 donations for each response); secured Prof. Karen Nakamura as keynote for CHI 2025 workshop; extended workshop application deadline to February 28.
March 18, 2025
Our progress: launched stakeholder survey on stuttered speech data governance (with $10 donations for each response); secured Prof. Karen Nakamura as keynote for CHI 2025 workshop; extended workshop application deadline to February 28.
March 18, 2025
Our progress: published research paper analyzing StammerTalk dataset's technical and social impact for Chinese stuttered speech; launched redesigned website at aimpower.org with improved information architecture and user experience.