Northeastern University
To support the Metascience and AI summer institute and the AI and Data Ethics Summer Training Program (AIDE Summer), two programs focused on the training of early career philosophers and social scientists studying the use of AI in scientific research
In early 2025, the Foundation partnered with UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) and the Canadian Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to support 29 Metascience & AI fellowships for postdoctoral researchers interested in understanding the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem. As part of the fellowship, the Foundation agreed to host a summer institute to facilitate knowledge sharing, relationship building, and skill development among fellowship recipients.This grant will support that Metascience & AI summer institute, stewarded by John Basl and Katie Creel at Northeastern University. It will also support a partially overlapping nine-week program during summer 2026 in AI and Date Ethics (AIDE). Both programs will be co-located with a mentoring workshop for early-career Computer Science faculty in Trustworthy AI research organized by the Computing Research Association and Microsoft Research. Grant funds will support travel, lodging, and meals for both Metascience & AI and AIDE participants, summer stipends for AIDE fellows, and staff and speaker compensation.