Join the CAIRN Think Tank

CAIRN is the Community AI Research Network of Global Solidarity Advocates. It is not a university department. It is a studio where residents, teachers, students, veterans, and small-business owners study a problem they already live with.

How a term works

• Six to ten fellows. Ninety days.

• Each fellow owns one question.

• AI is a research assistant, not the author.

• The term ends with one 4 to 8 page brief and one public conversation.

Questions for the first term

• Which families in Prince William and Fairfax cannot get tutoring, and what actually blocks them?

• What happens when students use AI tutors: learning gains or homework substitution?

• Which public forms confuse residents most, and can a plain-language walkthrough reduce errors?

Who should apply

You do not need a graduate degree. You need a question, a few hours a week, and a willingness to write in public. Apply by emailing staff@gsa-cairn.org with three sentences: who you are, the question you want to study, and the community it belongs to.