Partners

The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law & Society (TRAILS) is the first organization to integrate artificial intelligence participation, technology, and governance during the design, development, deployment, and oversight of AI systems. TRAILS investigates what trust in AI looks like, how to create technical AI solutions that build trust, and which policy models are effective in sustaining trust.

GW DTAIS is a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) that supports PhD students conducting research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human work systems.

IDDP's work is of vital importance, especially in an age when media manipulation, fake accounts, and malicious social media activities are undermining fundamental aspects of societal cohesion and democratic ideals. Abuse, harassment, hate speech, and disinformation abound, with foreign and domestic actors taking advantage of digital platforms' key features to target vulnerable and marginalized members of society. IDDP endeavors to educate the public about these threats and counter them with reliable information and sound solutions.

Emerging technologies have become a dominant force in our society—driving economics, policy, and culture and accounting for more than $40 trillion in global nominal gross domestic product. In an increasingly interconnected world dependent on technology, GW researchers are using new approaches to safeguard cybersecurity loopholes before they can be exploited. Cybersecurity and privacy threats impact large corporations, government agencies, and individuals everywhere.

Cyber@GW brings together experts from across the GW community to discuss significant issues related to this ever-evolving landscape and their profound implications for everyone.

The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub is a research institute affiliated with The George Washington University's (GWU) Elliott School of International Affairs. The Hub's mission is to provide policymakers, the press, and the public with a greater understanding of data-driven change, digital trade, and data governance issues. We are the only research organization in the world that maps the governance of public, proprietary, and personal data at the national and international levels.

The BRIGHT Institute supports research on digital health technologies and their application to public health, promoting healthy behaviors, and preventing disease. Digital health technologies include all digital media and devices, such as the Internet, mobile phones, social media, apps, and SMS. The BRIGHT Institute supports faculty conducting research on the use of these technologies as platforms for interventions, conducting surveillance (infodemiology), and evaluating the effectiveness of new digital media as they emerge.