CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
Dimensions of Persuasion and Trust in Artificial Intelligence
May 26, 2026Read on Substack
RESEARCH
Rigorous work on how AI persuades human behavior.
The Coalition convenes international working groups each year, responding directly to challenges proposed by the Center for Humane Technology — then translates the findings into principles, tools, and practical guidance.
Research challenges
Every year the Coalition convenes international working groups that respond directly to challenges proposed by international partner organizations. The focus is twofold: how AI persuades human behavior, and how to respond to urgent contingencies in algorithmic persuasion as they emerge.
Research teams span more than twenty global institutions, pairing rhetoricians with computer scientists, linguists, engineers, artists, marketing researchers, policy researchers, ethicists, economists, political scientists, and philosophers. Inquiries are open for the 2026–2027 challenge teams.
Join a Team- 20+
- Global institutions on challenge teams
- 8
- Research Challenges — proposed by international partner organizations
- 60+
- Researchers for the 2026–2027 Challenges
- Current Challenge Partners
- Center for Humane Technology
Institute for Humane Robotics
Transresearch Consortium
Challenge team deliverables
Results of the 2025-2026 Research Challenges, published on the Coalition’s Persuasion Machines Substack.
CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
Navigating the AI Era in Higher Education
May 19, 2026Read on Substack
CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
Artificial Intelligence, the Consolidation of Power, and (Resisting) the Political Order
May 12, 2026Read on Substack
CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
AI Sycophancy: Foundations, Challenges, and a Theoretical Intervention
May 5, 2026Read on Substack
CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
A Targeted Reexamination of B. J. Fogg’s Persuasive Technologies in the Era of AI
April 28, 2026Read on Substack
CHALLENGE TEAM DELIVERABLE
A.I. and Mental Health: a Timeline
April 21, 2026Read on Substack
MEMBER RESEARCH
AI Is a Rhetorical System, Not a Reasoning Agent
July 11, 2025Read on Substack
ANNUAL REPORT
Annual Report
Coalition progress, publications, member institutions, and research priorities for the year ahead.
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Deliverables & publications
White papers
Principles, frameworks, and guardrail criteria published for public use.
Persuasion Machines
The Coalition's Substack, edited by Chris Basgier of Auburn University.
AI & persuasion bibliography
A continuously updated reading list across rhetoric, HCI, policy, and ML.
Annual Report
A yearly account of research, coalition growth, and deliverables.