Get Involved
AI-BRIDGES is a collaborative research project, and participation is central to how the work unfolds. People and institutions engage with the project in different ways and at different levels, depending on their interests, capacities, and contexts.
There is no single or required mode of participation: contributions of different kinds and scales are valued, and as an evolving project, participation is welcome at every stage. What connects all forms of involvement is a shared interest in improving how institutional data, open knowledge infrastructures, and generative AI can work together in responsible, sustainable, and publicly beneficial ways.
You can get involved in several ways: share insights in an interview, share sample datasets, become a thought partner and participate in the Open Forum, join forces on relevant research and additional academic efforts, or simply follow. More details below.
Interview: Share Experience and Insight
One way to engage with AI-BRIDGES is by interviewing and sharing experiences.
The project is gathering perspectives from people who have worked with institutions, open knowledge infrastructures, and data-sharing initiatives, including those who have led, supported, or participated in such efforts.
These conversations help build a clearer understanding of existing practices, challenges, and opportunities. Participation typically takes the form of a conversation or interview and does not require long-term commitment.
If you have relevant experience and are interested in contributing in this way, please get in touch via email: [email protected].
Contribute: Sample Datasets
AI-BRIDGES invites institutions and practitioners to share sample datasets.
Contributed samples can support the research in three main ways:
1) Designing and testing the AI-BRIDGES pipeline, including workflows that help institutions prepare and contribute metadata to Wikidata, Wikibase, and related open knowledge infrastructures.
2) Training open source language models that support responsible connections between GenAI systems and Linked Open Data platforms.
3) Curating and sharing sample datasets as open research resources in a dedicated open repository for the wider community, where license-compatible.
These samples help the project understand the diversity of institutional data formats, languages and practices, which then inform the design of workflows and tools that support data sharing and reuse. They make visible the constraints, edge cases and contextual factors that shape how data can be prepared and contributed in practice.
To share a dataset, please fill out the Sample Dataset Contribution Form, and then send your dataset via email to: “[email protected]“.
If you know of existing open datasets that may be used, please share a link via email or this form.
For any additional questions about sharing datasets, please feel free to contact us via email.
Thank You, in advance, for your contribution to Open Knowledge!
Join: The AI-BRIDGES Open Forum
For those interested in ongoing engagement, AI-BRIDGES hosts an Open Forum, a recurring, open meeting space for shared learning, discussion, and collaboration.
The Open Forum brings together institutions, researchers, technologists, and open knowledge practitioners working on related challenges. Meetings are semi-structured, typically featuring short presentations or examples, followed by discussion and exchange.
The Open Forum is a key mechanism for collaboration across the project. Participation is open and flexible, and meetings are recorded and shared publicly to support transparency and asynchronous engagement.
The AI-BRIDGES Open Forum is supported by a dedicated Google Group, where information is shared and curated. Join the group if you wish to take part and follow: https://groups.google.com/g/ai-bridges.
For additional questions, please contact us at: [email protected].
Collaborate: Joint Research and Experimentation
AI-BRIDGES welcomes collaboration with researchers, technologists, and practitioners interested in joint exploration, experimentation, or research aligned with the project’s aims. This may include:
- collaborative research questions
- shared use of datasets or tools
- co-design or testing of workflows
- or exploratory technical work
Rather than prescribing collaboration formats in advance, the project approaches such work through dialogue and mutual interest.
For additional questions, please contact us at: [email protected].
Connect: Follow and Stay Informed
Not everyone has the time or capacity to participate directly. Staying informed about the project’s work is also a meaningful form of engagement.
Updates, recordings and announcements are shared through the project website and communication channels, allowing people to follow the work, share it with others, or join later as the project evolves.
For more details, please check the News & Events tab at the top menu.
For any additional questions, please contact us: [email protected].
How to get started
If any of the above pathways resonate with you, the simplest way to begin is to get in touch.