research

AI Guidance and Policy in K-12 Schools
Ethics and policy

AI Guidance and Policy in K-12 Schools

Reimagining technology policy in schools, from rigid rules to flexible approaches grounded in shared values

Student Voices in AI
AI literacy

Student Voices in AI

An extracurricular club for middle and high school students to design AI policy in their schools

Orbiting the VirtueVerse
AI literacy

Orbiting the VirtueVerse

A game for practicing and reflecting on AI ethics

Technology Policy Design Toolkit
Ethics and policy

Technology Policy Design Toolkit

A design toolkit to support collaborations in robot policymaking

MIT PATH
AI literacy

MIT PATH

Curriculum lead on the Media Literacy in the Age of AI course

AI and Elections Mini-Curriculum
AI literacy

AI and Elections Mini-Curriculum

Students take a deep look at how AI is affecting elections around the globe

Project STEM CSE2
AI literacy

Project STEM CSE2

A 12-week middle school course about AI

Human Rights in AI
AI literacy

Human Rights in AI

Students explore how AI impacts fundamental human rights, privacy, safety, and equality through real-world cases and student-led action projects

AI in K-12 Policy Brief
Ethics and policy

AI in K-12 Policy Brief

Lead author on this policy brief as part of a series of AI policy briefs from MIT

Socio-Digital Vulnerability
Ethics and policy

Socio-Digital Vulnerability

A theory of how social technologies leave people susceptible to decisional, social, or constitutive interference

Make-a-Thon for Middle School Educators
AI literacy

Make-a-Thon for Middle School Educators

A workshop where educators explored new AI concepts and designed their own lesson plans

Children's Fundamental Rights in Human-Robot Interaction Research: A Systematic Review
Human-AI interaction

Children's Fundamental Rights in Human-Robot Interaction Research: A Systematic Review

A systematic review of children's fundamental rights in human-robot interaction research

Robot Advertising with Kids
Human-AI interaction

Robot Advertising with Kids

Engaging 62 children ages 9-12 in designing future policies for advertising on social robots

Developing AI Literacy (DAILy)
AI literacy

Developing AI Literacy (DAILy)

A hands-on middle school curriculum introducing machine learning, generative AI, and ethics

Introduction to Social Robotics
AI literacy

Introduction to Social Robotics

Six middle school lessons on topics about social robots and ethics of robots

Data Privacy for Youth
AI literacy

Data Privacy for Youth

Three hands-on activities about data privacy for K-9 students

Social Robots as Social Catalysts
Human-AI interaction

Social Robots as Social Catalysts

Promoting social connectedness among older adults living with social robots in long-term communities