Mission

AI for Social Good

Tufts Institute for Artificial Intelligence (TIAI) believes that AI has the potential to accelerate the rate of scientific discovery while simultaneously improving the well-being of all.

AI for Social Good

Tufts Institute for Artificial Intelligence (TIAI) believes that AI has the potential to accelerate the rate of scientific discovery while simultaneously improving the well-being of all.

TIAI serves as the central hub for AI research, education, and collaboration at Tufts University. 

Guided by the principle of Social Good, we are dedicated to pursuing research that has a profound, positive impact on education and learning, healthcare, ecological conservation, robotics, computing, business, creative arts, and policymaking.

We ensure that AI has a meaningful and ethical impact on society through interdisciplinary research projects and centers, undergraduate and graduate academic programs, and community outreach events.

A student works on a laptop with a robot nearby.

AI Research at Tufts University

By fostering interdisciplinary partnerships across departments and research domains, TIAI brings together faculty, industry experts, and students to ensure that AI makes a positive, meaningful, and ethically responsible impact on the world. We facilitate research collaborations across all 10 schools at Tufts University.

  • School of Engineering
  • School of Arts and Sciences
  • School of the Museum of Fine Arts
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
  • Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • Gerald J. Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
  • School of Medicine
  • The Fletcher School
  • Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life

Recent Highlights

Tufts announces master's degree in AI

The MS in AI program will prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence.

Building in guardrails on robots and AI

It’s important to create safeguards for robots that reflect social norms, says a human-robot interaction expert.

Making data-informed decisions

Data Driven Decision Making at Tufts learns to leverage analysis in solving problems and engaging communities.