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Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day

The founder’s site states that Jason Kirton founded Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day on 16 July 2021 and intended it as an annual reminder about AI and ethics.

Date / rule16 July
ScopeFounder-led technology awareness/reflection observance
VerificationFounder Fixed Date Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveFriday, July 16, 2027See everything on July 16 →
Authority summary

What is Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day?

The founder’s site states that Jason Kirton founded Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day on 16 July 2021 and intended it as an annual reminder about AI and ethics.

Date and recurrence

16 July

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Founder-led technology awareness/reflection observance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

AI Appreciation Day

Classification

Topic and context

Workplace, Professions & Appreciation →
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What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day — founder siteFounder Site
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day?

16 July The stored recurrence guidance is: 16 July.

Does Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Founder-led technology awareness/reflection observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day?

The stored designation basis is: The founder’s site states that Jason Kirton founded Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day on 16 July 2021 and intended it as an annual reminder about AI and ethics.. Supporting provenance includes Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day — founder site. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Founder-led technology awareness/reflection observance. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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