Ten principles

Ersilia’s 10 Principles guide our decision-making and roadmap

1. Science is a driver of socioeconomic development. It must be done everywhere, including in the poorest regions.

2. Modern science is rooted in colonialist practices. This should be acknowledged and reversed.

3. Research agendas must be dictated by the needs of the people worldwide, not by a privileged minority or to satisfy private interests.

4. Scientific knowledge should be immediately free and accessible to all.

5. AI and digital technologies have become a fundamental part of experimental sciences.

6. Open source software, if properly funded and maintained, promotes reproducibility and reusability of scientific outputs.

7. Community building is at the root of scientific innovation and ensures participation of the global majority.

8. Training and mentoring are integral to scientific development and the only path to sustainability.

9. AI requires vast amounts of data. Also in science, data providers should be credited and data extractivism avoided.

10. AI is transforming our world — at the risk of deepening existing inequalities. Science is one aspect of society where AI can bear undisputable good.