Technology & Information

Policy Institute

Researching how technology contributes to economic, political, and social change.

How to Develop an Ethical AI Policy for your Newsroom
  With the growing development of generative artificial intelligence systems, journalists all over the world are discussing ethical principles and values to adopt these technologies in the...
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Human-Robot Interactions in Public Spaces: Dealing with the Perfect Street-Level Bureaucrats
The integration of robots into our daily lives is rapidly progressing, with a projected market growth of 18.1% for security and surveillance robots by 2025. Beyond security, policy changes may soon...
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TIPI Presents at Good Systems Symposium
On April 2nd-3rd, TIPI had the pleasure of presenting their research during the Good Systems Symposium at UT Austin. The annual conference gathered diverse experts from academia and industry to...
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Exploring AI Innovations: Highlights from CSCW 2024
The 2024 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW2024) provided a dynamic platform for discussing the latest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and...
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Building Bridges in AI Development: Reflections from the Partnership on AI Workshop at CSCW 2024
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace, offering new possibilities but also posing complex challenges. Among these is the critical task of ensuring that...
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Our Focus

Digital Equity

Disasters, Risk & Resilliency

Artificial Intelligence

Our Work

Projects

With assistance from donors, sponsors and partners, TIPI works on projects involving everything from library-based hotspots to Russian misinformation campaigns on Facebook. We’ve also recently concluded a 10-year digital media program with scholars and students from Portugal.

Events

Throughout the academic year, TIPI hosts luncheons, a digital media speaker series, lecture series, conferences, and other special events for the benefit of our students, faculty and the greater UT Austin community. 

Publications

TIPI faculty and students publish policy briefs, full reports, and research papers on topics related to digital media, technological transformation, digital inclusion and other information policy issues.

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