About the Talk

Join OpenAI and the Collective Intelligence Project for a special forum announcing the winners of the Global Dialogues Challenge—a worldwide effort to identify new ways of ensuring that diverse perspectives shape the future of artificial intelligence.

The Challenge asked participants across the globe to work with a dataset of citizen views on AI—specifically, demographic data and insights gathered through deliberative discussion and consensus-building. Participants were invited to turn this rich, participatory dataset into visualizations, creative benchmarks, and actionable insights. From over 400 participants registered from 30+ countries, the submissions reveal how people from different cultures, countries, and communities envision AI’s role in their lives—and how we can build new AI-powered tools rooted in shared human values. Winning entries will receive prizes from a $10,000 fund.

Judges from OpenAI, Mozilla, and global public interest tech networks will join the Collective Intelligence Project team to reflect on the meaning of Democratic AI and the motivations behind the Global Dialogues initiative. This conversation sets the stage for a deeper look into the Challenge—its design, the criteria for selecting winners, and key takeaways from the process. Afterward, the winning team will present their project. Together, we’ll explore how open data, public input, and a shared vision can shape responsible, inclusive AI.

Whether you're a technologist, policymaker, educator, or simply curious about how AI can reflect and serve humanity, we invite you to join this dynamic and inspiring conversation.

About the Speakers

Nabiha Syed, Executive Director @ Mozilla

Nabiha Syed is Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation, the global nonprofit that does everything from championing trustworthy AI to advocating for a more open, equitable internet. 

Formerly, Nabiha was the CEO of The Markup, an award-winning journalism non-profit that challenges technology to serve the public good. Under her leadership, The Markup’s unique approach was referenced by Congress 21 times, inspired dozens of class action lawsuits, won a national Murrow Award and a Loeb Award, and was recognized as “Most Innovative” by Fast Company in 2022. 

Prior to The Markup, Nabiha was a highly acclaimed media lawyer with a legal career spanning private practice and the New York Times First Amendment Fellowship. She led BuzzFeed’s libel and newsgathering matters, including the successful defense of several high-profile libel lawsuits. 

Nabiha sits on the boards of the Scott Trust, the $1B+ British company that owns The Guardian newspaper, the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press, and the New Press. She also serves as an advisor to ex/ante, the first venture fund dedicated to agentic tech, and she is a current member of The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance. In 2023, Nabiha was awarded the NAACP/Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award for her work. 

Zoë Hitzig, Econ Researcher @ OpenAI

Zoë Hitzig is currently a Research Scientist at OpenAI. Prior to joining OpenAI, she was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, and completed a PhD in economics from Harvard, where her research centered on privacy and transparency in market design. Outside her research, she is also a writer––she is the author of two books of poetry and has published essays and criticism in a range of venues.