Advancing AI that improves human wellbeing

A National AI Research Institute devoted to the integrated study of human cognition and machine cognition to achieve safe and beneficial interactions between humans and AI

AI, people, and their interaction

Our Purpose

ARIA brings together researchers in computer science, neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy, law, and education together with mental and behavioral health (MBH) practitioners, and civil society groups to advance technology and improve human wellbeing

Areas of Study

Social and Embodied Intelligence

Beyond Chatbots

AI systems that learn and use “world models” to enable context-sensitive social and embodied reasoning

Computational Models of Human Behavior

Crash Test Dummies

Realistic simulators of human behavior to stress-test AI systems before deployment

Context and Trust in Human-AI Interactions

Artificial Third

How norms and trust emerge, evolve, and vary across the lifetime of a human-AI interaction

Stakeholder Collaboration for Mental and Behavioral Health

Safe and Healthy Society

Engaging users, patients, clinicians, policy makers and civil society groups to guide our research and design processes

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