REAL ML supports and advances interdisciplinary research that holds the use of algorithms and AI technologies to account—with a focus on the perspectives and experiences of marginalized communities

Upcoming Events

[ Johannesburg, South Africa ]

REAL ML 2026 workshop: Johannesburg

Applications now open for a three-day workshop in May 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa, for people working on AI accountability issues

[ Mexico City, Mexico ]

REAL ML 2025 workshop: Mexico City

We hosted our 2025 flagship event in Mexico, where an expert interdisciplinary and international cohort workshopped AI and algorithmic accountability projects

Past Events

[ Johannesburg, South Africa ]

REAL ML 2026 workshop: Johannesburg

Applications now open for a three-day workshop in May 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa, for people working on AI accountability issues

[ Mexico City, Mexico ]

REAL ML 2025 workshop: Mexico City

We hosted our 2025 flagship event in Mexico, where an expert interdisciplinary and international cohort workshopped AI and algorithmic accountability projects

[ Online ]

Receptions of Generative AI

A REAL ML community event to discuss generative AI hype, and how to rebalance the industry-created narrative on the prominent new technology

Kites on a beach

[ London, UK ]

AI Safety and Society

Ahead of the UK AI Safety Summit 2023, REAL ML and The Ada Lovelace Institute held a closed-door convening for civil society participants to discuss the ‘AI safety’ narratives dominating regulation and industry spaces.

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[ Berlin, Germany ]

REAL ML 2019 workshop: Berlin

A residential workshop for public interest researchers investigating the social impacts of algorithmic systems