Institute for Technology and Humanity

The Institute supports world-leading research and teaching that investigates and shapes technological transformations and the opportunities and challenges they pose for our societies, our environment and our world. We're home to three University of Cambridge research centres.

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Research

Find out more about our inter-disciplinary research projects across all three centres on topics such as AI ethics, global risks and machine intelligence.

CSER research CHIA research CFI research
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The Institute runs a number of postgraduate education programmes, including MPhil and PhD.

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Our research centres

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Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER)

The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse.

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Centre for Human-Inspired AI (CHIA)

The Centre for Human-Inspired AI (CHIA) is dedicated to advancing AI for the benefit of humanity and the world we live in.

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Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI)

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) explores the nature, ethics and impact of artificial intelligence (AI).