The Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL)
@grailcenter.bsky.social
The Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL) supports research on the social, ethical, and governance implications of artificial intelligence and other emerging or impactful technologies.
At 2:10 ET, explore AGORA research and tools with Selen Dogan Kosterit, Ogadinma Enwereazu, Alex Wilhelm & Vedant Thakur. One example of AGORA research, our new Public Administration paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10... #AIGovernance
September 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
At 2:10 ET, explore AGORA research and tools with Selen Dogan Kosterit, Ogadinma Enwereazu, Alex Wilhelm & Vedant Thakur. One example of AGORA research, our new Public Administration paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10... #AIGovernance
At 1:15 ET: AGORA talks by Daniel Schiff, Adrian Thinnyun, Tyler Girard, Vedant Thakur, Sarah Cen & Peter Slattery. The collaboration brings together CSET, Purdue GRAIL, MIT AI Risk Initiative & CMU EncyclopAIdia. agora.eto.tech/ #GRAIL #AIGovernance
September 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
At 1:15 ET: AGORA talks by Daniel Schiff, Adrian Thinnyun, Tyler Girard, Vedant Thakur, Sarah Cen & Peter Slattery. The collaboration brings together CSET, Purdue GRAIL, MIT AI Risk Initiative & CMU EncyclopAIdia. agora.eto.tech/ #GRAIL #AIGovernance
Today in DC, @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social, Purdue GRAIL, MIT AI Risk Initiative & CMU EncyclopAIdia come together for “Building the Path from AI Safety Science to AI Governance.” Explore AGORA: agora.eto.tech/ #AIGovernance
September 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Today in DC, @csetgeorgetown.bsky.social, Purdue GRAIL, MIT AI Risk Initiative & CMU EncyclopAIdia come together for “Building the Path from AI Safety Science to AI Governance.” Explore AGORA: agora.eto.tech/ #AIGovernance
Ahmet Ergurum, GRAIL Graduate Affiliate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, authored this week's AI Policy Corner article on "The UN and the Future of Military AI Governance".
Read more: montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
Read more: montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
AI Policy Corner: The UN and the Future of Military AI Governance | Montreal AI Ethics Institute
✍️By Ahmet Ergurum Ahmet is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as well as a Graduate Affiliate at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL) at Purdue…
montrealethics.ai
September 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Ahmet Ergurum, GRAIL Graduate Affiliate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, authored this week's AI Policy Corner article on "The UN and the Future of Military AI Governance".
Read more: montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
Read more: montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
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New in Public Administration: with Ogadinma Enwereazu, @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social, @tylergirard.bsky.social, and Alexander Wilhelm, we examine which public values appear in US federal AI policymaking, and which are missing. 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/pad...
September 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
New in Public Administration: with Ogadinma Enwereazu, @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social, @tylergirard.bsky.social, and Alexander Wilhelm, we examine which public values appear in US federal AI policymaking, and which are missing. 🧵 doi.org/10.1111/pad...
At #APSA2026: “Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes”
Sat., Sept. 5, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Virtual Panel Room 3
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @nataliasbueno.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Sat., Sept. 5, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Virtual Panel Room 3
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @nataliasbueno.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
September 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
At #APSA2026: “Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes”
Sat., Sept. 5, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Virtual Panel Room 3
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @nataliasbueno.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Sat., Sept. 5, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Virtual Panel Room 3
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @nataliasbueno.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
At #APSA2026: “Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy”
Sat., Sept. 5, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Hampton
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Sat., Sept. 5, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Hampton
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
September 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
At #APSA2026: “Translating AI Literacy into Public Participation in AI Policy”
Sat., Sept. 5, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Hampton
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Sat., Sept. 5, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Hampton
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Congratulations to @sistek.bsky.social, recipient of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Dissertation Award for "Structural Incentives for Politicians to Manipulate Domestic Opinions."
#APSA2026 #PoliticalScience
#APSA2026 #PoliticalScience
September 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Congratulations to @sistek.bsky.social, recipient of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Dissertation Award for "Structural Incentives for Politicians to Manipulate Domestic Opinions."
#APSA2026 #PoliticalScience
#APSA2026 #PoliticalScience
At #APSA2026: “From Frontline Defenders to Rights Indifferent: New Archives on Big Tech”
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Westin Copley Place, Defender Room
@apsa.bsky.social @swatisrivastava.bsky.social
#TechPolicy
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Westin Copley Place, Defender Room
@apsa.bsky.social @swatisrivastava.bsky.social
#TechPolicy
September 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
At #APSA2026: “From Frontline Defenders to Rights Indifferent: New Archives on Big Tech”
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Westin Copley Place, Defender Room
@apsa.bsky.social @swatisrivastava.bsky.social
#TechPolicy
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Westin Copley Place, Defender Room
@apsa.bsky.social @swatisrivastava.bsky.social
#TechPolicy
At #APSA2026: “Mapping Beliefs and Resources: Insights on Stakeholder Power in AI Policy”
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
September 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
At #APSA2026: “Mapping Beliefs and Resources: Insights on Stakeholder Power in AI Policy”
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
Sat., Sept. 5, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
Congratulations to GRAIL's Daniel S. Schiff (@dschiff.bsky.social), Arne Bewersdorff, and Marie Hornberger, recipients of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Public Facing Scholarship Award for their AI literacy article.
danielschiff.com/publication...
#APSA2026 #AILiteracy
danielschiff.com/publication...
#APSA2026 #AILiteracy
September 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Congratulations to GRAIL's Daniel S. Schiff (@dschiff.bsky.social), Arne Bewersdorff, and Marie Hornberger, recipients of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Public Facing Scholarship Award for their AI literacy article.
danielschiff.com/publication...
#APSA2026 #AILiteracy
danielschiff.com/publication...
#APSA2026 #AILiteracy
Congratulations to GRAIL faculty affiliate @lpargyle.bsky.social and coauthors, recipients of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Published Article Award for "Testing theories of political persuasion using AI."
doi.org/10.1073/pna...
#APSA2026 #AIGovernance
doi.org/10.1073/pna...
#APSA2026 #AIGovernance
September 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Congratulations to GRAIL faculty affiliate @lpargyle.bsky.social and coauthors, recipients of @apsaitp.bsky.social's 2026 Best Published Article Award for "Testing theories of political persuasion using AI."
doi.org/10.1073/pna...
#APSA2026 #AIGovernance
doi.org/10.1073/pna...
#APSA2026 #AIGovernance
At #APSA2026: “Unequal Footprints: Data Centers and Urban Marginalization in the United States”
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Maine
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIInfrastructure
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Maine
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIInfrastructure
September 3, 2026 at 10:28 PM
At #APSA2026: “Unequal Footprints: Data Centers and Urban Marginalization in the United States”
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Maine
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIInfrastructure
Fri., Sept. 4, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Maine
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIInfrastructure
At #APSA2026: “Municipal Leadership and AI Adoption”
Thu., Sept. 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Vineyard
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
Thu., Sept. 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Vineyard
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
September 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
At #APSA2026: “Municipal Leadership and AI Adoption”
Thu., Sept. 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Vineyard
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
Thu., Sept. 3, 4:00–5:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Vineyard
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social
#AIGovernance
At #APSA2026: “Beyond Deception: A Functional Typology of Political Deepfakes”
Thu., Sept. 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @morganwack.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Thu., Sept. 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @morganwack.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
September 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
At #APSA2026: “Beyond Deception: A Functional Typology of Political Deepfakes”
Thu., Sept. 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @morganwack.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Thu., Sept. 3, 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET · Boston Marriott Copley Place, Salon H
@apsa.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social @morganwack.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
At #APSA2026: “AI SHARE: Addressing Challenges in AI Public Opinion Research”
Thu., Sept. 3, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Berkeley
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#PublicOpinion
Thu., Sept. 3, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Berkeley
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#PublicOpinion
September 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
At #APSA2026: “AI SHARE: Addressing Challenges in AI Public Opinion Research”
Thu., Sept. 3, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Berkeley
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#PublicOpinion
Thu., Sept. 3, 8:00–9:30 a.m. ET · Sheraton Boston Hotel, Berkeley
@apsa.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#PublicOpinion
At #APSA2026: “Motivated Reasoning in AI Agents”
Wed., Sept. 2, 3:30–5:00 p.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social
#AIAgents
Wed., Sept. 2, 3:30–5:00 p.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social
#AIAgents
September 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
At #APSA2026: “Motivated Reasoning in AI Agents”
Wed., Sept. 2, 3:30–5:00 p.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social
#AIAgents
Wed., Sept. 2, 3:30–5:00 p.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social
#AIAgents
GRAIL at #APSA2026 begins today. Browse the schedule for presentations by GRAIL members and collaborators, including The Politics of AI Pre-Conference at @northeasternu.bsky.social.
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
September 2, 2026 at 11:26 AM
GRAIL at #APSA2026 begins today. Browse the schedule for presentations by GRAIL members and collaborators, including The Politics of AI Pre-Conference at @northeasternu.bsky.social.
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
At #APSA2026: “Civic Capacity or Technical Competence: Can AI Literacy Democratize AI Agenda-Setting?”
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
September 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
At #APSA2026: “Civic Capacity or Technical Competence: Can AI Literacy Democratize AI Agenda-Setting?”
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social
#AILiteracy
Read this week's AI Policy Corner article by Tasneem Ahmed, about recent executive order titled “Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security” : montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
The AI Policy Corner series is a collaboration between our lab and the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI).
The AI Policy Corner series is a collaboration between our lab and the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI).
AI Policy Corner: Executive Order: Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security | Montreal AI Ethics Institute
✍️By Tasneem Ahmed. Tasneem is an Undergraduate Student in Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as well as a Research Assistant at the Governance and Responsible AI Lab (GRAIL)…
montrealethics.ai
September 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Read this week's AI Policy Corner article by Tasneem Ahmed, about recent executive order titled “Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security” : montrealethics.ai/ai-policy-c...
The AI Policy Corner series is a collaboration between our lab and the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI).
The AI Policy Corner series is a collaboration between our lab and the Montreal AI Ethics Institute (MAIEI).
At #APSA2026: “Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes”
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
September 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
At #APSA2026: “Watering Down Watermarks: The Effectiveness of Labeling Deepfakes”
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Wed., Sept. 2, 9:15–10:45 a.m. ET · Northeastern University
@apsa.bsky.social @idi-nu.bsky.social @kaylynjschiff.bsky.social @dschiff.bsky.social @christinapwalker.bsky.social
#Deepfakes
Save the schedule for GRAIL at #APSA2026 and The Politics of AI Pre-Conference, September 2–5 in Boston at @northeasternu.bsky.social.
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
August 31, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Save the schedule for GRAIL at #APSA2026 and The Politics of AI Pre-Conference, September 2–5 in Boston at @northeasternu.bsky.social.
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
With @beamagistro.bsky.social and @sborwein.bsky.social.
@apsa.bsky.social
Exciting expansion for AI governance data! 🌐
The AGORA archive—a collab between GRAIL and CSET at Georgetown—is broadening its multi-university partnership. MIT's AI Risk Initiative and Carnegie Mellon's EncyclopAIdia boost coverage of AI policies.
🔗 Read more: cset.georgetown.edu/article/expa...
The AGORA archive—a collab between GRAIL and CSET at Georgetown—is broadening its multi-university partnership. MIT's AI Risk Initiative and Carnegie Mellon's EncyclopAIdia boost coverage of AI policies.
🔗 Read more: cset.georgetown.edu/article/expa...
Expanded Collaboration to Boost Critical AI Governance Data and Tracking Tool | Center for Security and Emerging Technology
CSET is partnering with top universities to expand AGORA, its living collection of 1,000+ AI-related laws, regulations, and standards.
cset.georgetown.edu
August 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Exciting expansion for AI governance data! 🌐
The AGORA archive—a collab between GRAIL and CSET at Georgetown—is broadening its multi-university partnership. MIT's AI Risk Initiative and Carnegie Mellon's EncyclopAIdia boost coverage of AI policies.
🔗 Read more: cset.georgetown.edu/article/expa...
The AGORA archive—a collab between GRAIL and CSET at Georgetown—is broadening its multi-university partnership. MIT's AI Risk Initiative and Carnegie Mellon's EncyclopAIdia boost coverage of AI policies.
🔗 Read more: cset.georgetown.edu/article/expa...