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Seeks to build AI systems that will link city datasets to improve the design, development, and management of smart cities, using the City of Austin as a model.

Builds technical, legal, and social approaches to maximize the trusted use of camera-generated video data

In 2023, Good Systems established cross-cutting themes to build bridges across its six core research projects and launch new lines of inquiry in the field of ethical AI: alignment and safety; knowledge, generative AI and power; and work at the human-AI frontier.

Explores fairness in AI-based systems and seeks to design and implement solutions in the areas of public administration, transportation, and health.

The rise of social media and the growing scale of online information has led to a surge of intentional disinformation and incidental misinformation. It is increasingly difficult to tell fact from fiction, and the challenge is more complex than simply differentiating fake news from simple facts.

The widespread use of service robots has been predicted to be just around the corner for decades. This project seeks to overcome the prevailing technical and social hurdles to deploying these robots by building and studying them in communities where they will be used rather than just in laboratories and warehouses.

Advances in AI are shaping the future of work, but how can we ensure that employees, organizations, and society will benefit from the changes? Instead of automating tasks, which can reduce or eliminate the need for human workers, this project seeks to design smart hand tools that have embedded sensing and AI.