The Honors College, Digital Studies Center, and Political Science and Philosophy & Religion departments present Dr. Nathan C. Walker’s guest lecture on his research on AI Principles & U.S. Presidents, as part of the Introduction to Digital Politics class with Professor Tim Knievel. Tuesday, October 28, 2025 • 4:00 pm to...
Dr. Nathan C. Walker received a research grant from the Rutgers-Camden Division of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) to advance his research on how artificial intelligence can violate and advance the human rights of vulnerable populations. The DICE program strives to educate minds, empower communities, and enact positive change by...
Dr. Nathan C. Walker and Laura Collins co-presented a workshop on responsible use of AI for the Rutgers University Innovation Series. Sponsored by the Office of Scholar Development and Fellowship Advising, this event helped students navigate the mixed messages that they receive about the promise and perils of using AI in...
The AI Ethics Lab welcomes its third interdisciplinary cohort of twelve students majoring in accounting, biology and chemistry, childhood studies, computer science, digital studies, health sciences, management, mathematics, and Spanish. Thanks to generous support from the Digital Studies Center, the student research assistant will receive a weekly stipend to advance the...
The AI Ethics Lab is honored to welcome as a visiting scholar His Excellency Ambassador Prof. Muhammadou M. O. Kah, Ph.D., the Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Mission to the UN, WTO, and other international organizations in Switzerland. His Excellency is a dual citizen of...
In its inaugural year, the AI Ethics Lab at the Digital Studies Center, affiliated with the Digital Studies and Philosophy & Religion departments and led by the Principal Investigator Dr. Nathan C. Walker, has achieved the following milestones in research, course development, public scholarship, and university service. Research: With generous support...
A global research initiative has emerged at Rutgers–Camden to tackle the pressing ethical challenges and opportunities posed by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, or AI. Launched last fall, the AI Ethics Lab, housed in the Digital Studies Center under the Department of English and Communication, examines artificial intelligence’s ethical and legal...
The AI Ethics Lab welcomes Dr. John Maldonado as a Visiting Scholar. He completed his Ph.D in the sociology department at Princeton University and was a postdoctoral research associate at the School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he served as an affiliate and fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center...
The AI Ethics Lab welcomes its second cohort of student research assistants majoring in digital studies, political science, computational mathematics, biology and chemistry, and English. Thanks to generous support from the Digital Studies Center, students will receive a weekly stipend to advance the lab’s research projects. Aarianna Aughtry is a sophomore...
Dr. Nathan C. Walker received a curriculum development award from the Chancellor’s Special Initiatives Funding to serve as an Honors College on AI and Vulnerable Humans, as part of the 2025 Honors College theme, “Human/Inhuman.” Course Description: Artificial intelligence has the potential to both violate and advance human rights, particularly affecting...
Sponsored by the Rutgers Honors College, Dr. Nathan C. Walker offered a workshop for honors students to think about responsible uses of artificial intelligence. After all, AI has dramatically transformed, for better or worse, nearly every sector of society. Education, in particular, is struggling to redefine itself in the age of...
Today, the researchers at AI Ethics Lab launched a new branded website at aiethicslab.rutgers.edu to advance their research projects, including the AI & Human Rights Index, Project Insight, and Moral Imagination.
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The AI Ethics Lab welcomes its first cohort of student research assistants whose majors include computer science, digital studies, English, and political science. Thanks to generous support from the Digital Studies Center, students will receive a weekly stipend to advance the lab’s research projects. Aarianna Aughtry is a sophomore at Rutgers...
The Arts and Sciences General Education Committee officially approved Dr. Nathan C. Walker’s AI & Society course to be offered to undergraduate students in the Spring 2025 semester. As a precursor for this college-wide course, Dr. Walker developed AI Ethics & Law as an Honors College seminar as part of the...
Dr. Nathan C. Walker, Lecturer II for the Department of Philosophy & Religion, received the 2024 Chancellor’s Grant for Pedagogical Innovation and Honors College Faculty Fellowship. He will use this grant to design and teach “AI Ethics & Law” for the Rutgers Honors College in the Fall 2024 semester. This honors...