Industry & Community Partnerships
When it comes to grand challenges and moonshot goals to benefit society, partnerships are vital.
Together with our partners, Good Systems researchers define, evaluate and build ethical AI systems for social good. Our mission is to design ethics-centered AI technologies that benefit society, and we’re constantly working to expand our notions of how we can change the world and transform systems. That’s where you come in.
We need leaders from different backgrounds, disciplines, and sectors to help us imagine the future and address this grand challenge. Interdisciplinary and cross-sector collaboration — across academia, industry, nonprofits, government, and the community — is essential to responsible innovation. By bringing together our perspectives, knowledge, and skills, we can create meaningful and transformative human – AI systems.
Our actions today will shape the future of human-AI partnerships. We invite you to join us on our mission!
Our Vision: Build a Sustainable, Interdisciplinary Center for AI Ethics
Good Systems is working to establish an interdisciplinary hub for ethical and responsible AI at UT Austin that expands upon the foundations of the 8-year research grand challenge to serve our community. Our researchers only see an increased need for research and teaching in Ethical AI. We’re just getting started, and we invite you to help us build the future of ethical and responsible AI starting right here at UT Austin. Where better to do this work than at a top public research university with an incredible breadth and depth of expertise and a commitment to innovation through collaboration, uniquely situated in a global tech hub?
We Aim To:
- Advance research innovation through existing projects and create new research opportunities
- Sustain and grow mutually beneficial partnerships across sectors
- Build upon UT Austin's leadership in AI ethics education for undergraduate and graduate students
- Serve as a trusted resource on responsible AI across UT, Austin, Texas, and the global research community
- Inform AI policy at the municipal, state, and federal levels
- Share research insights with our community through accessible public programs that explore topical issues at the intersection of AI and society
- Support a path to commercialization for human-centered, values-driven AI systems & start-ups
Our Impact to Date
- 147 active researchers across 28 UT departments
- 25+ partner organizations including the City of Austin, MITRE, Responsible AI UK, Austin AI Alliance, NIST AI Safety Institute, and many others
- $21M awarded in external funding
- 6 core research projects have published insights and developed prototypes for stakeholder-centered, values-driven AI tools
- Examples include a digital twin and smoke-mapping tool for the City of Austin, fact-checking assistants, smart and safe welding tools, LLM-enabled robots designed for positive interactions, differential access filters for public camera systems, and more.
- 4+ Ethical AI education programs for undergraduates and graduates, including a required course for the MS in AI degree
Industry Engagement
Partner with Us to Advance Collaborative Research and Collective Impact in Ethical & Responsible AI
Help us accelerate change and lead the way for human-centered, values-driven AI research and education.
Opportunities
We love to work with values-aligned industry partners to co-design partnership opportunities that advance shared goals and examine bold research questions. Here are just some of the ways you can support us:
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Fund Collaborative Research
Support interdisciplinary projects that explore the ethical and societal impacts of AI technologies and develop new technologies that advance social good.
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Sponsor Public Programs
Partner with us to co-host high-impact public events that bring together leaders in academia, industry, government, and the community to explore the future of ethical and responsible AI. Ask us about logo recognition and speaker opportunities.
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Serve as an Advisor
Volunteer your expertise on working groups or advisory councils to help guide our research and community engagement efforts.
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Ask about Custom Opportunities
Get in touch to discuss shared goals to co-develop a mutually beneficial partnership agreement.
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Donate to Advance Our Mission
Contributions help us propel interdisciplinary research innovation, develop innovative education programs, and expand public events that tackle pressing issues and advance AI literacy. Matching funds and in-kind support from partners are welcome.
Better Together: Impact Stories
Thank you, Partners!
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