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.

  • 01

    Research Prototypes

    Privacy-first AI workflows tested before they affect real people.

  • 02

    Responsible AI Playbooks

    Governance blueprints: where AI works, where humans decide, where AI stops.

  • 03

    AI Safety Benchmarks

    Bias, risk, and explainability — made visible and defensible.

  • 04

    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.

  • Ryan Letada

    Co-Founder, 2088Labs + AIHMA

  • Michelle Bonfilio

    3x Former CHRO: Help at Home, Covetrus, Petcot

  • Scott Bechtler-Levin

    Serial Entrepreneur, Former-BCG Digital Ventures

  • Muki Izora

    Co-Founder, Prosperithm, Former Intel Labs

  • Amanda Bernardo

    Immigration Attorney, Deputy Director, American Bar Association

  • Reese Bowes

    CTO/Principle Designer, LiFT Learning, Former Intel Labs

  • Ray Sison

    Founder, Playlist Studio, Former Head of Design, Goldman Sachs

  • Kai Feather Orton

    Head of Data Science, AnitaB.org, AI Governance Expert

  • Aadith Moorty

    Earthshot Prize Winner, CEO, Boomitra

  • Jorge Fontanez

    Former CEO, B Lab U.S. & Canada, Founder, Compound Impact Collective

  • Matt Grasser

    Inclusive Fintech Expert, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Expert

Announcing strategic partners, builders, and advisors soon.

  • 01

    Human first

    Technology should serve people — not the other way around.

  • 02

    Safety before scale

    AI systems should not be deployed without safeguards.

  • 03

    Human oversight by design

    Critical decisions require human judgment.

  • 04

    Do no harm

    Systems must be evaluated for real-world impact — not just performance.

  • 05

    Privacy and data responsibility

    Sensitive data must be protected and governed responsibly.

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