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
- 6
- Continents
- Global
- Impact
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
Long-tested persuasive architectures provide the solutions industry needs.
News
- The Coalition Joins the Nvidia/Linux Foundation's Open Secure AI Alliance
- TCU Joins the Coalition
- Institute for Humane Robotics Partners with a Research Challenge
- Transresearch Consortium Partners with a Research Challenge
- 2026-2027 Research Challenge Teams Underway
Featured Research & Deliverables
WHITE PAPER
Dimensions of Persuasion and Trust
INFOGRAPHIC
A.I. and Mental Health: a Timeline
RESEARCH CHALLENGE
2025-2026 Research Challenge Deliverables
ANNUAL REPORT
2025-2026 Annual Report
Our Leadership
- RT
Roger Thompson
Founder & Co-Director · Arizona State University
- MG
Markus Gottschling
Co-Director · University of Tübingen
- CB
Chris Basgier
Director of Publications · Auburn University
- CC
Crystal Colombini
Spokesperson · Fordham University
- MT
Michael Thompson
Head of Partnerships · RhetAI Coalition
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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