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India-Based Lab Launched at UNGA to Promote Pro-Worker AI
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News18•24-09-2026, 19:15
India-Based Lab Launched at UNGA to Promote Pro-Worker AI
- •The Institute for Human Flourishing (IHF), an India-headquartered research and policy lab, was launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly week.
- •IHF aims to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) creates economic opportunities for workers, particularly in the informal economy.
- •Founded by entrepreneur Ravi Venkatesan and led by CEO Urvashi Aneja, the initiative is backed by The Rockefeller Foundation and Schmidt Philanthropies.
- •The Government of India’s Expert Group on Human Flourishing has formally endorsed the initiative.
- •IHF will establish a Livelihoods Lab for human-AI collaboration demonstrations and an AI and Jobs Observatory to track worker experiences.
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The Institute for Human Flourishing (IHF) is an India-headquartered research and policy lab founded by entrepreneur Ravi Venkatesan and led by CEO Urvashi Aneja to ensure AI creates economic opportunities for workers, particularly in the informal economy.
The initiative is backed by The Rockefeller Foundation and Schmidt Philanthropies, and it has received formal endorsement from the Government of India’s Expert Group on Human Flourishing.
The institute will create a Livelihoods Lab to run live demonstrations of human-AI collaboration, alongside an AI and Jobs Observatory to track worker experiences and develop a foundational Index of Human Flourishing measuring agency, dignity, capability, and economic security.
