The AI+Human Objectives Initiative (AHOI) is building a community of researchers at UT Austin interested in ensuring that the social impact of advanced artificial intelligence is aligned with human goals and values. Our research broadly covers a wide range of topics related to the alignment, safety, and social impact of AI, with a particular emphasis on decision-making in AI agents.

Faculty members

Brad Knox (Computer Science)
Christian Tarsney (Philosophy)
Kyle Mahowald (Linguistics)
Harvey Lederman (Philosophy)
Sharon Strover (Journalism and Media)
Mark Budolfson (Geography & the Environment and Philosophy)
Josh Dever (Philosophy)
Kevin Kuruc (Economics)
Min Kyung Lee (Information)
Jessy Li (Linguistics)
Peter Stone (Computer Science)
Leqi Liu (Information, Risk, and Operations Management)
Scott Aaronson (Computer Science)

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AHOI’s research and other activities are supported by Open Philanthropy. Direct inquiries to bradknox@cs.utexas.edu.