AI systems have fully permeated society and are making a positive impact in many ways. However, the widespread use of AI systems also leads to unintended negative effects on people and society, including social inequality and discrimination. The SIAS research group studies how to advance people's everyday life and society in general through AI research, education and impact. The group engages in incremental trust building and value learning with stakeholders across various scientific disciplines and application domains, and on topics that are relevant both socially and academically. The SIAS group falls under the People, Society and Technology Theme of the Informatics Institute (IvI) at the Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam and is composed of several Labs and Research lines: the Civic AI Lab, Prosocial Dynamics Lab, Responsible AI and Explainable AI. The group is led by Prof. Sennay Ghebreab.
