This $200,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) supports a multi-method, interdisciplinary, and transnational study to explore the role of big tech companies in the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and the implications for democracy, governance, and public trust. The research team from the University of Pennsylvania will assess corporate influence over AI strategies through a combination of...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $186,147 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to the University of Utah. The 3-week summer institute, titled "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence," will be held from July 14 to August 1, 2025 and provide 30 higher education faculty members across humanities disciplines a deeper understanding of the technological workings and societal implications of...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to Rutgers, The State University located in New Jersey. The Design Justice Labs project will establish an international and interdisciplinary digital network to conduct community-centered research on the use of "generative AI" for modeling human languages, communication, arts, and cultures. Key activities include: Rutgers will focus on...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $216,218 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities (CFDA 45.169) program to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. This 1-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund the "AI & Digital Literacy: Toward an Inclusive and Empowering Teaching Practice" institute. The institute will explore how to teach writing, research, and critical inquiry in the face...
The University of Connecticut received a $137,974 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169), with an award date of August 1, 2024. The goal of this 24-month project is to investigate how legacies of slavery and conceptions of human dignity are shaping the perception and reception of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) through popular culture. The key activities include research,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169), awarded a $141,252 project grant to the Dominguez Hills Foundation at California State University, Dominguez Hills. The goal of this 2-year project, starting June 1, 2024, is to understand the implications and interactions of generative artificial intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, on the identities and practices of pre-service teachers from diverse...
This federal Project Grant award for $149,991.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Office of Digital Humanities program (CFDA 45.169). The project, titled "Machine Listening in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," will bring together a multidisciplinary and international group of scholars to advance research on the dangers and opportunities of machine listening from a humanistic perspective. The project aims to explore how...
This federal Project Grant award of $149,574 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) supports West Virginia University in developing interdisciplinary approaches to ethical AI across their curricula. The key activities include: Hosting a two-week summer institute for humanities scholars to engage with AI-related issues and technical faculty to infuse their courses with...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $498,129 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma for the "OU Center for Creativity and Authenticity in AI Cultural Production" from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028. The goal of this research center is to explore the implications of generative AI technologies for artistic and cultural expression, particularly in relation to issues of truth, trust, power, and cultural sovereignty for Native American communities. The center will...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $491,863 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Research program (CFDA 45.161) to the University of Richmond. The grant, titled "CLAAI: Center for Liberal Arts and AI", will support a collaborative effort among the University of Richmond and the Associated Colleges of the South, a consortium of 16 small liberal arts colleges in the Southern United States. Through this initiative, the funding will (1) develop collaborative...