@UTGoodSystems

We're an interdisciplinary team of researchers at @UTAustin. Designing ethical AI systems that benefit society is our grand challenge. Born at 415.52 PPM CO2.

 Austin, TX
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Joined September 2018
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What belongs in AI law, and who decides? Good Systems past chair Sherri Greenberg of @TheLBJSchool at @UTAustin brings a policy lens to @TexasTribune Sept. 26 with @RepArrington and @hyams. 📖 Learn more: festival.texastribune.org/sc…
Yellow and black graphic for the Texas Tribune Festival panel "How Should We Regulate AI?" featuring a large headshot of Sherri Greenberg. The graphic lists Saturday, Sept. 26, 9-10 a.m. in the Pennybacker Ballroom at the Omni and identifies Jodey Arrington and Chris Hyams as fellow panelists.

ALT Yellow and black graphic for the Texas Tribune Festival panel "How Should We Regulate AI?" featuring a large headshot of Sherri Greenberg. The graphic lists Saturday, Sept. 26, 9-10 a.m. in the Pennybacker Ballroom at the Omni and identifies Jodey Arrington and Chris Hyams as fellow panelists.

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What happens when the race to develop AI outpaces ethical inquiry? Join us Oct. 15 for a screening of Running with Scissors and a live discussion with experts from the film. 🔗 tinyurl.com/th8p826m #TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch #EthicalAI #TexasAI
Promotional graphic for Ethics Unwrapped and UT Good Systems' AI and the Race for the Future. An illustrated clapperboard and video camera appear beside the words 'Free documentary screening and panel Q&A' and the event details: Oct. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Crum Auditorium in Rowling Hall.

ALT Promotional graphic for Ethics Unwrapped and UT Good Systems' AI and the Race for the Future. An illustrated clapperboard and video camera appear beside the words 'Free documentary screening and panel Q&A' and the event details: Oct. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., Crum Auditorium in Rowling Hall.

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@EthicsUnwrapped @PeterStone_TX @KUNGFUAI @UTAustin @UTexasResearch @TexasScience @TheLBJSchool @UTexasMoody
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How can AI serve people and society? As Good Systems enters the final year of the research grand challenge, Ken Fleischmann and incoming chair Chandra Bhat reflect on what has been built and what comes next. 📖 Read their reflections: tinyurl.com/46ckapuf
Side-by-side portraits of Good Systems founding chair Ken Fleischmann, left, wearing glasses with a long gray beard, and incoming chair Chandra Bhat, right, wearing a blue shirt and red tie.

ALT Side-by-side portraits of Good Systems founding chair Ken Fleischmann, left, wearing glasses with a long gray beard, and incoming chair Chandra Bhat, right, wearing a blue shirt and red tie.

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In 2019, Ken Fleischmann and the Good Systems team challenged us to think beyond what AI can do and ask what it should do. Seven years later, our founding chair explains why he believes “we chose the right problem.” 📖 Read the interview: tinyurl.com/muprm6x7
Ken Fleischmann speaks at the Good Systems Symposium in May 2025, with a microphone and presentation screen behind him.

ALT Ken Fleischmann speaks at the Good Systems Symposium in May 2025, with a microphone and presentation screen behind him.

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A new $30 million @NSF award will establish the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation at UT Austin. Led by Texas researchers, the new center will advance groundbreaking research into how humans and robots can learn to live and work together. Another bold step forward for research at Texas. 🤘 Read more: utex.as/4zIvi3w
UT to lead new $30M NSF robotics center.\n\nNew five-year award will establish the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation.

ALT UT to lead new $30M NSF robotics center.\n\nNew five-year award will establish the Center for Human and Robot Co-Adaptation.

The center will bring together 39 researchers from six universities to study how people and robots adapt to one another over time in everyday environments.

ALT The center will bring together 39 researchers from six universities to study how people and robots adapt to one another over time in everyday environments.

\u201CThe next leap in robotics is not just getting robots to perform more tasks,\u201D said Joydeep Biswas, an associate professor of computer science who will serve as the center\u2019s director. \n\n\u201CIt is enabling robots to understand the people around them: their needs, preferences, values and constraints, while recognizing that people also adapt their behavior when they integrate robots into their environment.\u201D

ALT \u201CThe next leap in robotics is not just getting robots to perform more tasks,\u201D said Joydeep Biswas, an associate professor of computer science who will serve as the center\u2019s director. \n\n\u201CIt is enabling robots to understand the people around them: their needs, preferences, values and constraints, while recognizing that people also adapt their behavior when they integrate robots into their environment.\u201D

The research explores how robots and people learn from each other \u2014 robots adapting to individual needs and abilities, and people discovering new ways to live more independently.

ALT The research explores how robots and people learn from each other \u2014 robots adapting to individual needs and abilities, and people discovering new ways to live more independently.

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When AI makes a mistake, who's accountable? Our next AI Ethics Short of the week explores why responsibility doesn't disappear just because technology is involved. Watch it here: ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/v… #EthicsUnwrapped #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

The Buck Stops... Here? Accountability & AI - Ethics Unwrapped

This video examines who should be responsible when AI systems cause harm and why accountability is an important component of ethical AI development.

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What can the rise of social media teach us about the future of AI? Today's documentary short looks at how past technologies can help guide more responsible AI development. Watch it here: ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/v… #EthicsUnwrapped #Tech #ResponsibleAI

The Blueprint for AI? Social Media & AI - Ethics Unwrapped

The rapid rise of social media offers valuable lessons for the development of artificial intelligence. This video examines how past experiences with emerging technologies can inform the future of AI...

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Who’s responsible when AI goes wrong? Our latest blog post explores that question through Bruce Holsinger’s 'Culpability' —a novel about a family, a self-driving car, and the increasingly complicated question of accountability in the age of AI. ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/a…

A Novel Take on AI Ethics - Ethics Unwrapped

Our Ethics Unwrapped blog posts are often prompted by books we’ve read—usually books about morality, psychology, philosophy, business practices and other decidedly nonfiction topics. This is a novel...

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Good intentions don't always lead to good decisions. Today's AI Ethics Short explores how cognitive biases influence the way we interact with AI and why behavioral ethics matters. Check it out and let us know your thoughts. ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/v… #EthicsUnwrapped #AIEthics

Human Mind Traps: Behavioral Ethics & AI - Ethics Unwrapped

Human decision-making is influenced by mental biases and shortcuts, social pressures, and situational factors. This video explains some of the tricks our minds play on us that can cause us to act...

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When does using AI become relying on AI? Our latest documentary short examines how overdependence on AI can affect critical thinking and independent judgment. ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/v… #EthicsUnwrapped #NewVideo #AIEthics

Outsourcing Thought: Overreliance & AI - Ethics Unwrapped

AI can improve efficiency and decision-making, but excessive reliance on these systems can diminish critical thinking and independent judgment. This video examines the ethical risks of overreliance...

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As AI becomes more capable, one question matters more than ever: Who's really making the decisions? Today's AI Ethics Short explores why preserving human agency remains essential. Watch it here: youtu.be/V11z6NSR-KI #EthicsUnwrapped #WatchNow #AIEthics
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Can you trust a decision if you don't understand how it was made? Today's AI Ethics Short explores why transparency matters and how "black box" AI systems can shape trust, accountability, and ethical decision-making. Watch it here: ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/v… #BlackBox #AI
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AI literacy is not just for CS majors. Good Systems founding member @PeterStone_TX spoke with @AP about the need for broad AI literacy. The story also highlights @UTAustin’s Essentials of AI course, open to students across disciplines. tinyurl.com/mrst2s92

At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science

Hiring for entry-level software developers has slowed, and college enrollment in computer science is declining.

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How can AI support learning without weakening integrity or critical thinking? On Aug. 4, join our partners at @AustinForum to explore that question with UT’s Julie Schell. 🔗 Register now: tinyurl.com/yf75yufm #TexasResearch #WhatStartsHere #ItStartsWithResearch
Promotional graphic for “Beyond the Classroom: Balancing Innovation & Integrity in AI-Driven Learning & Training,” set over a dark classroom with digital interface graphics. The Austin Forum event takes place Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at ACC Rio Grande, Building 3000, 1218 West Ave. Registration is free at tinyurl.com/yf75yufm. The event features Good Systems partner Julie Schell.

ALT Promotional graphic for “Beyond the Classroom: Balancing Innovation & Integrity in AI-Driven Learning & Training,” set over a dark classroom with digital interface graphics. The Austin Forum event takes place Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at ACC Rio Grande, Building 3000, 1218 West Ave. Registration is free at tinyurl.com/yf75yufm. The event features Good Systems partner Julie Schell.

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AI is already shaping how people work, learn, communicate and make decisions. Hear perspectives from Good Systems faculty, students and partners in @EthicsUnwrapped’s Running With Scissors, a documentary on AI, ethics and responsibility. 🎥 Watch: tinyurl.com/2s8srxw7
Graphic for Running With Scissors: AI and the Race for the Future, an Ethics Unwrapped documentary. The image includes a collage of film stills showing interviewees, students, a self-driving car, a robot and brain scan imagery, with Texas McCombs, the Center for Leadership and Ethics and Ethics Unwrapped logos at the bottom.

ALT Graphic for Running With Scissors: AI and the Race for the Future, an Ethics Unwrapped documentary. The image includes a collage of film stills showing interviewees, students, a self-driving car, a robot and brain scan imagery, with Texas McCombs, the Center for Leadership and Ethics and Ethics Unwrapped logos at the bottom.

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@EthicsUnwrapped @UTAustin @CockrellSchool @UTiSchool @TheLBJSchool @UTexasMoody @TexasScience @KUNGFUAI
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