About AISDG
The communities most affected by AI are rarely the ones building or benefiting from it.
Mission and Thesis
AI Sustainable Development Group, Inc. (AISDG) exists to close that gap. We serve as the institutional home for community-rooted AI infrastructure, convening, and advocacy — built with and for the populations most exposed to the consequences of how these technologies are designed, deployed, and governed.
The dominant narratives around AI are written by the people with the most access to it. AISDG works to change that. We invest in the organizational infrastructure — summits, education programs, policy engagement, digital platforms — that allows communities historically excluded from technology's inner circles to show up with standing: as builders, as advocates, and as beneficiaries.
This is not charity work. It is institutional work. The communities we serve are not deficits to be closed — they are assets to be organized. AISDG is the convening home, the credibility instrument, and the operational backbone for that organizing.
History and Origins
Habibi Tech founded in New York City — a Muslim-led technologist community for founders, operators, investors, and policymakers at the intersection of technology and Islamic values.
Early AI Sustainable Development Summit work. AISDG incorporated as the parent 501(c)(3) organizational home for Habibi Tech and emerging initiatives at the intersection of AI and underrepresented communities.
Inaugural Habibi Tech Summit at Industry City, Brooklyn. Approximately 1,000 attendees — 605 paid — across four stages and twelve hours of programming. 24 speakers, 36 partners, 17 exhibitor booths.
CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab pilot in development in Syracuse, NY — a 12-week place-based education and production program serving underserved communities in Upstate New York.
Habibi Tech Summit returns to New York City as a Muslim-led UN Week side event.
Structure and Governance
AI Sustainable Development Group, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization, incorporated in [state TK]. The organization operates as the institutional parent for Habibi Tech and the CNY Ethical AI Creator Lab, providing legal, financial, and organizational infrastructure for both initiatives.
AISDG is governed by a board of directors. EIN and audited financials are available on request to qualified parties — institutional funders, government agencies, and foundation program officers may contact us directly.
Board and advisory council listing to be added.