Intro
AI Institute forHuman Migration +Arrival (AIHMA)
Advancing research, governance, and infrastructure for human mobility.
For the people who move and arrive.
For the institutions that serve them.
Applied research areas
Workforce Mobility · Immigration · Climate Displacement · Refugee Resettlement · Legal Mobility
For 70,000 years, humans have moved for work, safety, opportunity, and belonging.
Like human migration, artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force — one that already defines who moves, stays, and belongs.
We cannot move fast and break things. Not in immigration. Not in employment relocation. Not in systems that determine people’s lives. Yet institutions are deploying AI in these systems — often without safeguards.
Our mission is to build the infrastructure for responsible AI – so every person who moves can arrive and thrive.
Four outputs.One infrastructure.
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Research Prototypes
Privacy-first AI workflows tested before they affect real people.
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Responsible AI Playbooks
Governance blueprints: where AI works, where humans decide, where AI stops.
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AI Safety Benchmarks
Bias, risk, and explainability — made visible and defensible.
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Mobility + Arrival Intelligence
What actually helps people arrive, work, and belong. Structured. Shared.
We’re a growing community of researchers, technologists, enterprise talent leaders, governance experts, immigration attorneys, and storytellers.
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Ryan Letada
Co-Founder, 2088Labs + AIHMA
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Michelle Bonfilio
3x Former CHRO: Help at Home, Covetrus, Petcot
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Scott Bechtler-Levin
Serial Entrepreneur, Former-BCG Digital Ventures
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Muki Izora
Co-Founder, Prosperithm, Former Intel Labs
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Amanda Bernardo
Immigration Attorney, Deputy Director, American Bar Association
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Reese Bowes
CTO/Principle Designer, LiFT Learning, Former Intel Labs
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Ray Sison
Founder, Playlist Studio, Former Head of Design, Goldman Sachs
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Kai Feather Orton
Head of Data Science, AnitaB.org, AI Governance Expert
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Aadith Moorty
Earthshot Prize Winner, CEO, Boomitra
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Jorge Fontanez
Former CEO, B Lab U.S. & Canada, Founder, Compound Impact Collective
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Matt Grasser
Inclusive Fintech Expert, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Expert
Announcing strategic partners, builders, and advisors soon.
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Human first
Technology should serve people — not the other way around.
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Safety before scale
AI systems should not be deployed without safeguards.
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Human oversight by design
Critical decisions require human judgment.
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Do no harm
Systems must be evaluated for real-world impact — not just performance.
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Privacy and data responsibility
Sensitive data must be protected and governed responsibly.