Leveraging the resources of the computational age

Researchers now have access to staggering amounts of data that can offer important insights about the world – often in ways that are unexpected and unexplored.

At TRIADS, our mission is to explore new datasets and new techniques to better understand and address critical problems facing society today. We create and support transdisciplinary collaborations among scholars to connect big data to big questions.

Q&A: Philosopher David Chalmers on ChatGPT, consciousness, and his days at WashU

Humans change their own behavior when training AI

Humans change their own behavior when training AI

A transdisciplinary team funded by TRIADS discovered an unexpected behavioral pattern when they asked humans to train an AI bot.

A Signature Initiative

TRIADS is co-sponsored by the Washington University and Arts & Sciences strategic plans.

Learn more about the Arts & Sciences plan