Trustworthy AI at GW | The George Washington University

AI is changing how people work, communicate, learn and organize. As transformative AI becomes increasingly embedded in complex systems, policy makers and researchers must determine how to govern and evaluate this emerging technology while balancing its potential to transform society for good against the risks and harms that arise from novel use cases. GW TAI brings together a collection of research and educational efforts across our university to deliver timely education, foster problem-driven research and inform policy founded in deep scientific understanding.

GW TAI is leading the way in trustworthy AI in systems and for society.

Core Programs

The Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) integrates AI participation, technology and governance at every stage of AI development to investigate what trust in AI looks like, how to build it, and how to sustain it with policy.

The Co-Design of Trustworthy AI in Systems (DTAIS) program conducts interdisciplinary research and designs curricula for graduates and professionals to develop trustworthy AI/ML systems for use in complex, real-world settings.

Partner Programs

Below is a growing list of centers and institutes, for whom trusted technology and/or AI is part of a broader mission. We regularly partner on events and opportunities of mutual interest. Please check out the dedicated web pages for more detail.

The Behavioral Research Insights & DiGital Health Technology (BRIGHT) Institute supports research on digital health technologies and their application to public health, promoting healthy behaviors, and preventing disease.

The Computational Biology Institute (CBI) brings together leading faculty in biology, medicine and computing to harness huge volumes of data and leverage unique relationships in the nation’s capital in service of research that improves our health and environment.

Cyber@GW, led by the Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute (CSPRI), brings together experts from across the GW community to foster interdisciplinary research, education, scholarship and dialogue on current and future cyber security and privacy issues.

The Digital Humanities Institute (DHI), founded upon the core belief that the arts and humanities actively transform and are transformed by digital cultures, supports collaborative endeavors in scholarship and multimodal venues of teaching and learning through grants, workshops, symposia and exhibitions.

The Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub provides resources, training, events and evidence-based research to help stakeholders understand data governance, digital trade, and emerging data-driven technologies such as AI and XR.

The GW Center for Law and Technology (GWCLT) provides education, events, scholarship and dialogue about intellectual property, privacy, data security and technology law.

The Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics (IDDP) aims to help society understand critical challenges that arise at the intersection of digital technology, media and democracy by supporting rigorous, evidence-based research, in turn informing sound policy solutions.

The Institute for International Science and Technology Policy (IISTP) catalyzes collaboration among scientists, policy experts, government officials and industry leaders on issues of science and technology policy through publications, conferences and cutting edge research.

The Open Source Program Office (OSPO) fosters a culture of networked collaboration and promotes open-source software development, open data and open access in research and education throughout the university community.

GW Trustworthy AI Initiative