Our Mission
Our mission is to support groundbreaking humanities-based research on AI and emerging technologies, and to translate this work into publicly engaged outputs that benefit students, educators, and communities.
Our Approach
Our work is shaped by three commitments that run across everything we do.
We take AI seriously as a technical artifact. Our research depends on understanding how AI systems actually work — by studying the assumptions built into their architecture, training, and deployment.
We work alongside practitioners. Our research projects are collaborative by design. We partner with researchers who actually use AI and emerging technologies — across science, engineering, and medicine — on questions about explainability, ethics, and trust.
Our public-facing work is continuous with our scholarship. Our research informs our public-facing work, and our public-facing work informs our research. We collaborate with community partners to promote AI literacy and responsible use of digital technologies for all stakeholders.
What We Do
We pursue our mission across three main focus areas.
Research
We conduct interdisciplinary research on questions about AI explainability, evidence, and trust. Our yearly conference and speaker series bring outside scholars into conversation with our members, and our CHaT Corners build connections within our local research community.
See our research projects →Education
We develop courses addressing AI from humanities and social scientific perspectives. Courses like AI and the Human Condition ask what it means to be human in the age of AI, while AI and Sustainability confronts AI's tremendous hunger for energy.
Latest news and updates →Outreach
Our work extends beyond the university. We host public conversations about the role of AI in society and bring critical, ethical perspectives to AI in K–12 education through presentations and professional development workshops.
Upcoming events →Get in Touch
Whether you're an educator, student, researcher, or community partner, we welcome collaboration and conversation.