Núcleo Milenio Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)

What Núcleo Milenio Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) does

FAIR (Núcleo Milenio Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research) is a Chilean government-funded interdisciplinary research center headquartered in Santiago, officially launched on 2023-03-30 as part of ANID's Iniciativa Milenio program. The center produces critical, empirical, and theoretical research on the cultural, social, and environmental implications of artificial intelligence, with explicit emphasis on Latin American perspectives. Its work is organized across three research lines: AI, social justice and citizenship; AI, cultural imaginaries and futures design; and AI, experimentation and responsible innovation.

The center does not develop proprietary AI products. Instead, it produces research outputs in the form of academic publications, books, interactive exhibitions, public seminars, and documentary media. Notable outputs include the conceptual glossary 'Cartografías Conceptuales de la IA' (Spanish and English), the multi-voice book 'Escribir [con] la IA', and exhibitions such as 'Ecologías Híbridas' (co-developed with Centro Cultural La Moneda) and 'Bajo nuestros pies: las tierras raras de la IA' (Museo Precolombino). It operates through a consortium model involving three partner universities — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, and Universidad Diego Portales — under Director Martín Tironi and Alternate Director Wolfgang Bongers, with principal investigators Claudia López and Teresa Correa.

FAIR's revenue model is exclusively grant funding from ANID's Iniciativa Milenio, with a typical 3-year funding cycle. All public programming is free; the center does not sell products or services. Its reach is extended through collaborations with cultural institutions (Museo Precolombino, Centro Cultural La Moneda, GAM, MAC, Instituto Francés de Chile), international partners (DiPLab/France), and the Chilean Ministry of Cultures for the Venice Architecture Biennale. The strategic positioning is as a non-commercial thought-leadership institution rather than a revenue-generating enterprise.

Name

Núcleo Milenio Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)

Legal name

Núcleo Milenio Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)

Website

https://nucleofair.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FAIR is a Chilean ANID-funded Núcleo Milenio research center in Santiago, conducting interdisciplinary critical research on AI's cultural, social, and environmental implications from a Latin American perspective for academic, policy, and public audiences.

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Academic Research

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Bias, Fairness & Non-Discrimination Testing (HDAAAMAC)

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Ethical Data Sourcing, Consent & Data Provenance (HDAAAMAI)

Keywords

• Critical AI studies
• AI ethics research
• Digital humanities research
• Interdisciplinary research
• AI policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: FAIR is funded by ANID (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo de Chile) through its Iniciativa Milenio program. The center receives sustained government funding to conduct interdisciplinary research on AI's sociocultural implications in Latin America.

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Core offering

FAIR is an interdisciplinary Millennium Nucleus research center that conducts empirical and theoretical research on the cultural, social, and environmental implications of artificial intelligence from a Latin American perspective. The center produces academic publications, organizes seminars, workshops, and public exhibitions, and develops frameworks for AI policy and data justice. FAIR brings together researchers from computer science, social sciences, humanities, and design across three core research lines: AI and social justice; AI and cultural imaginaries; and AI experimentation for responsible innovation.

Product overview

FAIR (Futures of Artificial Intelligence Research) is an interdisciplinary Millennium Nucleus research center focused on studying AI's cultural, social, and environmental implications from a Latin American perspective. Rather than a traditional product company, FAIR produces research publications (including 'Cartografías Conceptuales de la IA' and 'Escribir [con] la IA'), organizes academic events and seminars (In.FAIR sessions, Futuros Imperfectos cycle), and creates interactive installations/exhibitions (Ecologías Híbridas, Tejiendo Datos, 'Bajo nuestros pies'). Their work spans three research lines: AI and social justice, AI and cultural imaginaries, and AI experimentation for responsible innovation.

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Products and services

• Cartografías Conceptuales de la Inteligencia Artificial A theoretical synthesis and glossary of concepts developed during three years of FAIR's scientific work on artificial intelligence. The book was launched at the Instituto Francés de Chile and is available in Spanish and English versions for academic and general audiences.
• Escribir [con] la IA A multi-voice publication exploring tensions between arts, humanities, and AI, including conjeturas, especulaciones, and experiencias en torno a la Inteligencia Artificial. Co-organized by FAIR and Ediciones Colegas.
• Ecologías Híbridas An interactive installation at Centro Cultural La Moneda that visualizes the water footprint of AI image generation using Stable Diffusion, demonstrating the environmental cost of digital content creation. Over 12,000 AI-generated images were created by visitors during the exhibition.
• Bajo nuestros pies: las tierras raras de la IA An exhibition at Museo Precolombino exploring rare earth and clay materials that enable AI technology, examining the territorial and ecological conditions of digital technologies. Developed by researchers from Diseño UC and FAIR.
• Tejiendo Datos An action-research installation composed of maps, textile pieces, and visualizations representing urban trajectories focused on mobility forms linked to care performed mostly by women. Inaugurated at Plataforma Cultural Universidad de Chile.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 12,000 AI-generated images created by visitors during the 'Ecologías Híbridas' exhibition at Centro Cultural La Moneda, visualizing AI's water footprint.
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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• DiPLab (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The SEED (Social and Environmental Effects of Data connectivity) project is a collaborative initiative between FAIR (Chile) and DiPLab (France) studying transoceanic cables and data centers. Selected by ECOS-ANID 2024 for international scientific collaboration.
• Escuela de Diseño UCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad Católica de Chile's School of Design is a primary institutional partner, housing FAIR activities at the Lo Contador campus. Martín Tironi serves as director of both FAIR and the Design School, facilitating deep collaboration on design-oriented AI research.
• Instituto Francés de ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Instituto Francés de Chile collaborates with FAIR on multiple workshops and events, including support for artist residencies and the joint launch of 'Cartografías Conceptuales de la IA'. The partnership facilitates Franco-Chilean dialogue on AI's cultural implications.
• Universidad Diego PortalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUDP is a core partner institution, with Teresa Correa from the School of Communications serving as a principal investigator. FAIR collaborates on communications and media studies research, and hosts events at UDP facilities.
• Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUTFSM is a core partner institution, with Claudia López from the Department of Computer Science serving as a principal investigator. This partnership brings computational and technical perspectives to FAIR's interdisciplinary research.
• Centro Cultural La MonedacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Centro Cultural La Moneda hosted the 'Ecologías Híbridas' exhibition, an interactive installation that visualized AI's water footprint. This collaboration brought FAIR's research to broad public audiences through immersive cultural experience.
• Anfibia Chile / Fundación Saber FuturosecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerFAIR maintains a publishing partnership with Anfibia Chile and Fundación Saber Futuro for disseminating research findings through digital media. Multiple publications have emerged from this collaboration including 'Ecologías Híbridas' coverage.
• Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (FICValdivia)secondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerFAIR collaborates with FICValdivia on the 'Cine Expandido' program, featuring films and discussions about AI in cinema. The collaboration has run for three consecutive years, exploring AI through the lens of expanded cinema.
• Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el PatrimoniocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chilean Ministry of Cultures partnered with FAIR on the 'Inteligencias Reflexivas' pavilion for the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, representing Chile's critical perspective on AI's territorial and political dimensions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) - Open University of Catalonia: Spanish-language geographic and methodological peer for FAIR: an interdisciplinary research institute studying the social, cultural, and political dimensions of internet and AI technologies. Comparable in its bilingual academic posture and critical research lens.
• AlgorithmWatch: Berlin-based non-profit research and advocacy organization examining algorithmic decision-making. Shares FAIR's mission of auditing and critiquing AI systems from a civil society perspective, with similar reliance on grants and public-facing reporting.
• AI Now Institute: NYU-based research institute producing interdisciplinary research on AI's social, economic, and civil rights implications. It is the closest global comparable to FAIR in terms of mission (critical AI research), GTM (academic publications, policy briefs, public events), and non-profit funding model.
• Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI): University of Cambridge-based research center studying the future implications of AI. Comparable to FAIR in its interdisciplinary AI research approach, multi-university collaboration model, and focus on long-term AI futures from a humanities/social science perspective.
• Ada Lovelace Institute: UK-based research institute focused on the ethical and societal implications of AI and data-driven technologies. Comparable to FAIR in producing evidence-based policy recommendations, running public events, and operating as a non-profit research organization with government and philanthropic funding.
• Data & Society: US-based research institute that studies the social implications of data-centric technologies. Comparable to FAIR in its interdisciplinary structure, its focus on empirical research on AI impacts, and its hybrid academic/policy/public engagement model.

Broad incumbents

• Future of Life Institute: Global non-profit working on AI governance, safety, and existential risk. Less academic than FAIR but operates in an adjacent space of critical AI research and policy advocacy, with a larger scale and broader global funding base.
• Partnership on AI: Multi-stakeholder non-profit researching AI's societal implications. Shares FAIR's research output and policy engagement model, but operates at a much larger scale with industry member funding, in contrast to FAIR's government-grant model.

Emerging players

• Mozilla Foundation: US-based non-profit actively investing in trustworthy AI research, fellowships, and public engagement. While not a pure research center, Mozilla's AI portfolio overlaps with FAIR's mission of advancing public-interest AI literacy and policy.

Regional players

• Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial (CENIA): Chile's national AI center, founded in 2021. Directly comparable as a peer Chilean AI research center, though CENIA focuses on technical AI development while FAIR focuses on critical/sociocultural perspectives. Both are based in Santiago and share some personnel (Claudia López is associated with CENIA).

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Customer concentration

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