Spring 2026 Projects
The Ethical Implications of Misaligned Incentives on AI
By Lazarus Blair
When AI Becomes Boss: Algorithmic Management and the Decline of Worker Dignity and Bargaining Power
By Michael Campbell
Dependence on AI for critical reasoning, memory, and judgement, potentially eroding human skills and professional expertise
By Emily Guthrie
Value Alignment: Making Sure AI Reflects the Right Values
By Monica Hayman
Regarding AI: The Black Box Problem
By Logan Holladay
Problems and Risks in AI Systems
By Amy McNeil
Bias, Discrimination, and Injustice About Credit, Hiring, Policing, Immigration, and Sentencing
By Madison Morales
Building What We Do Not Understand: Existential Risk, AI Consciousness, and the Ethics of Creation
By Prajwal Neupane
Judged by a Machine: Due Process and Fairness in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Tabbitha Omeara
How to treat entities that exhibit quasi-autonomous behavior without personhood
By Nathanial Paysour
Inequality in how AI’s benefits and burdens are distributed, including digital divides in access to tools and skills
By Nadyn Samara
Environmental Impacts of AI Data Centers
By Reese Seymour
The Struggles of AI Accountability
By Ethan Smith
Free Expression and Artificial Intelligence
By Jacob Then
Risks of undermining democratic processes through microtargeted persuasion, deepfakes, and automated propaganda
By Katherine Walker