AHRC BRAID DOT: responsible AI collaborations with US researchers

Notify Faculty of intention to apply by: 17 February 2025

Funder deadline: 20 March 2025

Apply for funding to work with US-based researchers to undertake humanities research on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of AI.

Scope

Projects should focus on one or more of the following areas:

• public media and discourse, including AI impacts on information access and polarisation , journalistic integrity, veracity and authenticity of content and sources, trust in media, capacity for public deliberation and consensus, and platform accountability
• resilience and sustainability, particularly AI’s impact on environmental sustainability but including social sustainability, resilience to climate impacts or impacts upon any of the UN’s 17 sustainability goals
• law and regulation in relation to AI innovation, including the role of law and regulation in incentivising responsible AI innovation, competing models and approaches to AI regulation, and impacts of AI on the regulatory environment and role of law, supporting citizen recourse, and models of accountability

Possible outputs could include articles, books, digital resources or publications, reports or workshops.

Eligibility

To lead a project, you must be based at an institution eligible for UKRI funding. The project must explore the relationships between AI technologies and society through a humanities lens, with at least 51% of the remit within AHRC. 

Duration and Value

Funding is available for projects lasting up to two years. The Full Economic Cost of the UK budget can be up to £150,000. US researchers will be funded via the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the UKRI's funding platform, The Funding Service (TFS) by Thursday 20 March 2025 4:00pm UK time. Please also see our Faculty and University internal deadlines:

Research Services: 13 March 2025

Notify Faculty of Interest in Applying by: 17 February 2025