This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) provides $465,495.00 to Syracuse University to develop and evaluate AI-enhanced digital tools that empower online freelance workers to better manage their profiles, workloads, and task performance. Over 3 years, the research team will collaborate with online freelancers and organizations supporting these workers to design, deploy, and iteratively...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $279,235 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to Skidmore College. The grant will fund a 4-year collaborative research effort to develop and evaluate AI-enhanced digital tools that empower online freelance workers to better manage their profiles, workload, and task performance. The research aims to address challenges online freelancers face in marketing themselves, finding well-paying jobs,...
This $284,971 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support research and development of methods to transition marginalized rural and urban digital workers into higher-skilled, creative digital jobs. A team from Northeastern University, Carnegie Mellon University, West Virginia University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Pennsylvania will collaborate...
This federal Project Grant award of $383,675 was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant supports research conducted by Carnegie Mellon University to investigate how to design artificial intelligence (AI) systems that prioritize worker input and needs in the food service industry. The research employs a participatory design approach, engaging workers to co-design AI prototypes that emphasize...
This $599,974 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Information and Intelligent Systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ). The purpose of this 3-year award is to leverage big data and machine learning to improve the efficiency and efficacy of online labor markets (OLMs). The project will focus on three key aims: 1) developing novel technical solutions for...
This $414,995 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) aims to develop personalized artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can tailor their responses to individual users based on their unique backgrounds and needs. Key objectives include: Gathering a diverse dataset to characterize the types of responses preferred by different people, particularly underrepresented groups. Using this data to...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $110,000 in funding to Purdue University to examine how exposure to research on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on labor markets shapes the perceptions, decision preferences, and intended behaviors of U.S. workers, business managers, and policymakers. The research project, which runs from September 2025 to August 2027, involves conducting...
This $422,035 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program investigates the impacts of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the American workforce. The 5-year project, awarded to Syracuse University, conducts three interconnected studies: A two-wave panel survey of 1,500 workers analyzing their perceptions of how generative AI affects job quality, productivity, and skill development across different economic...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $399,998 Project Grant to Cornell University to build new online tools that facilitate large-scale behavioral experiments investigating how humans and artificial intelligence (AI) agents interact and influence each other. The grant, funded under the NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program, will integrate these tools into existing platforms for behavioral research. The project aims to make it easier for scientists...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support research to explore how technological changes are impacting worker skills and employment. The project will analyze future skill demands driven by technological disruption and develop effective, affordable educational approaches to enable workers, especially those without college degrees, to reskill and upskill. The research aims to leverage...