Sept 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI)I is changing how we work, learn, create, make decisions, and live together. The decisions being made now about how AI is built, deployed, governed, and funded will shape society for decades to come.

More people need a voice in those decisions.

The public has legitimate concerns about AI. AI is already reshaping jobs, skills and expectations about work. Bias, privacy, misinformation, surveillance, safety, and accountability demand serious attention. AI also has consequences far beyond what happens on a screen. The rapid expansion of data centers brings growing demand for electricity, water, land, and infrastructure, with direct impact on the communities where they are built.

These questions are urgent because AI adoption is moving faster than most people, workplaces, and institutions can adapt. These concerns should not be dismissed, nor should they prevent people from understanding and participating in what comes next.

AI literacy is essential to shaping decisions about work, technology, and society.

People need enough understanding of AI to question what they are being told, make informed choices, recognize risks, use these systems effectively, and influence where and how they are deployed. Employers have a responsibility to prepare their people for profound changes in work. Technology companies, policymakers, educators, and community leaders, and other institutions have responsibilities of their own.

Women are half of humanity. We have an opportunity right now to take an active role in shaping, applying, and leading with one of the most consequential technologies of our lifetime. And as half of humanity, it is our responsibility to ensure that AI reflects all of humanity — only then will it truly benefit the world.

That is the work of Women Applying AI.

We are building practical opportunities for women to get their hands on the technology, understand how it works, test what it can do, examine its potential to help as well as harm, and build the confidence and judgment to be actively involved in the decisions surrounding it.

We approach AI with ambition, scrutiny, curiosity, and accountability. We believe informed people have more power than spectators. And we believe broad participation will lead to better decisions about how AI enters our workplaces, communities, and lives.

The future of AI should not be decided by a small circle of technology companies, investors, and institutions. We invite employers, sponsors, policymakers, educators, allies, and women everywhere to help expand who understands AI, who participates in its adoption, and who gets to influence what comes next. Join us. 

Sources

• World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025
• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
• International Energy Agency, Energy and AI, 2025
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report
• Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, AI Index Report 2026