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Learn about Duke’s AI research spanning all disciplines and encompassing key areas in the sciences and humanities, from foundational AI and scientific innovation to healthcare and AI’s impacts on society.

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A Tool That Helps Predict a Brain-Damaging Seizure

A team led by Duke computer scientist Cynthia Rudin created the tool with artificial intelligence. The simple scorecard, used in hospitals everywhere, saves lives.

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With $15 Million Grant, Duke Team Expands AI Tool to Predict Teen Mental Illness

A team at Duke University School of Medicine has received a $15 million grant to improve and expand an AI tool that helps catch early signs of mental health problems in teens and adolescents.

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AI and Advanced Computing Accelerate Scientific Research at Duke

Duke researchers are using advances in computing to expand our knowledge of biology and human health and build artificial intelligence systems people can understand and trust.

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LLMs Are Different. LLMs Are the Same.

Commercial LLMs challenged with tests of originality and creativity generate results that are more similar to one another than people’s responses.

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Four Duke Teams Selected for New Federal AI Research Program

From understanding atomic nuclei to better hardware for robotics, Duke researchers use AI to tackle complex challenges

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Signature AI Research Areas

Duke’s scholars are at the forefront of artificial intelligence research and development. Across all disciplines, Duke’s researchers are developing cutting-edge AI technologies to positively impact society and advance their fields, alongside new frameworks and forms of governance to ensure the ethical and responsible use of AI. Learn about four of Duke’s core research areas and leading scholars in each field.

Foundational AI

Foundational AI research focuses on advancing the core methods, theories, and systems that underpin modern AI technologies, providing the technical foundation for innovation across disciplines.

AI and Society

Scholars across all disciplines are examining the societal implications of AI and addressing its most pressing ethical challenges.

AI in Healthcare

Healthcare research applies AI to improve diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes, while advancing responsible governance frameworks.

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AI and Scientific Innovation

Duke researchers use AI to accelerate scientific research and enable new insights across disciplines, while developing new technologies and computing systems that advance AI, science and engineering.

Centers & Initiatives

Athena Institute

Develops edge computing with cutting-edge AI, utilizing next-gen communications networks to deliver previously impossible services at an affordable cost.

ASIC

A multi-site, multidisciplinary consortium that explores research frontiers in emerging computing platforms for cognitive applications.

Center for
Computational Thinking

Enables computational education at Duke to ensure that every student, regardless of field of study, is prepared for the digital 21st century.

CREATE

Develops and researches AI-based tools to improve, teaching and learning, using the Duke University community as a living lab. 

Duke AI Health

Develops, evaluates and implements artificial intelligence for health at Duke and beyond​.

Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance (E&G) Program

The Duke Health AI Evaluation & Governance Program drives the responsible integration of AI in healthcare by establishing robust evaluation frameworks and oversight practices.

Duke Institute for
Health Innovation

Catalyzes transformative innovations in health and health care through implementation of high-impact innovations, leadership development, and cultivation of a community of entrepreneurship.

Society-Centered AI

Incubates research on the co-evolution of artificial intelligence and human behavior.

The Latest on AI Research at Duke

Faculty Spotlight: Tania Roy

Tania Roy studies novel semiconductor materials and devices to advance energy-efficient computing and edge AI. Learn more about her research, and go to scholars at Duke to connect with faculty working on AI.

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