Alix Dunn

CEO, The Maybe

Alix Dunn is a trusted expert and advisor who has worked at the intersection of technology and society for over 15 years. She is the founder and CEO of The Maybe, a critical consultancy, collective, and media studio that challenges the power and politics of tech. Alix is also the host of the weekly Computer Says Maybe podcast, a senior advisor to AI Now, and serves on the boards of the strategic litigation firm Foxglove and the radical research network RealML. Previously, she served as a trustee of the Ada Lovelace Institute for AI & Society. Alix and her team at The Maybe have partnered with organizations including the Ford Foundation, Amnesty International, Open Society Foundations, International Fund for Public Interest Media, System, Human Rights Watch, DeepMind, and many others.

Courses and Content

Story Forum: Exploring Art and Innovation - ON DEMAND

Together with creators, educators, industry leaders, and technologists, we explored the creative technologies that are impacting storytelling and how today’s artists are evolving. Now you can experience it all on-demand for free.

Tackling the Ethics of AI Through the Making of GHOST IN THE MACHINE: Part 1

With: Alix Dunn, Alli Finn, Johnathan Flowers, Thema Monroe-White, Tiera Tanksley and Valerie Veatch
In the first of two Story Forum sessions on the film, Veatch presents a deep-dive into the making of her documentary as well as the technology’s implications with regards to racial discrimination and climate devastation. During this session, Veatch leads two panel discussions with five participants from the documentary: Thema Monroe-White, Tiera Tanksley, Johnathan Flowers, Alli Finn, and Alix Dunn. These conversations offer insight into finding and shaping your story with your documentary participants, and prove essential for those interested in the systems surrounding the development of AI.