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AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA) — NSF Award to Brown University (RI, $4,000,000)

This project establishes the AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA). ARIA will accelerate the development of next-generation AI assistants for mental and behavioral health—a field where trust, empathy and personalization are critical and where current AI systems fall short. ARIA embraces the inte

Award titleAI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA)
Award ID2433429
AwardeeBrown University
CityPROVIDENCE
StateRI
Amount obligated$4,000,000
Principal investigatorEllie Pavlick
ProgramAI Research Institutes, NSF-Capital One Partnership
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractThis project establishes the AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA). ARIA will accelerate the development of next-generation AI assistants for mental and behavioral health—a field where trust, empathy and personalization are critical and where current AI systems fall short. ARIA embraces the integrated study of human cognition and machine cognition, treating them as inherently complementary scientific endeavors essential to achieving successful interaction with AI assistan
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