RhetAI Summit 2026
AlphaPersuade 2.0 returned to Irvine with keynotes, panels, and challenge-team work on principled persuasion in AI.
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Persuasion shapes civilization.
AI makes it programmable.
RhetAI is the global coalition building the principles that ensure persuasive technologies serve humanity.
Advancing ethical persuasion as a central pillar for AI safety and safe persuasive tech.
COALITION INSTITUTIONS
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Center for Humane Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Stony Brook University
Texas Christian University
University of Tübingen
- 7 and Growing
- Institutional Members
- 100+
- Researchers & Scholars
- 12
- Countries
Why This Matters
AI has reached superhuman persuasion.
Generative AI doesn't simply answer questions. It changes human behavior.
Principled and ethical persuasion is possible
Safety includes influence. Persuasion shapes human behavior.
Rhetoric has provided solutions for 2,500 years
Frameworks refined over centuries offer enduring solutions.
Summit Series
RhetAI Summit 2024
The inaugural summit brought researchers together at UCI, from stage sessions to evening conversations that launched the Coalition's work.
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