Watch the Series “Making Sense of AI with the Cooperative Movement”

ABOUT THE SERIES:
Making Sense of AI with the Cooperative Movement was a free online series held on April 10, April 17, and April 24, 2026, helping cooperators, cooperative leaders, policymakers, and students understand AI beyond the hype, with a focus on governance, ownership, labor, infrastructure, and values-aligned use.

The series is convened by PCC Global , PCC Thailand , and the International Centre for Cooperative Management at Saint Mary’s University .

April 10, 10:00–11:30 AM ET
AI for Cooperatives? Risks, Dependencies, and Ethical Limits
Trebor Scholz and Morshed Mannan examine what cooperatives should understand before adopting AI, including ethical limits, organizational dependencies, and governance risks.
WATCH:
https://archive.org/details/fc_20260421

April 17, 10:00–11:30 AM ET
The Commons & Open Cooperativism
Vangelis Papadimitropoulos and Astha Kapoor explore how commons-based and open cooperative approaches can shape more democratic, shared, and accountable AI futures.
WATCH:
https://archive.org/details/0417_20260417_202604

April 24, 10:00–11:30 AM ET
Cooperative Digital Infrastructure & Data Centers
Tara Merk and Kenzo Soares discuss why cooperatives need to think beyond AI applications toward the infrastructure, data centers, and ownership models that make AI possible.
WATCH:
https://archive.org/details/smdc_20260514