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Chris Bail is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Department of Computer Science, Department of Political Science, and Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He directs the Society-Centered AI Initiative and co-founded the Polarization Lab. His research focuses on how artificial intelligence shapes human behavior across various settings and platforms. He is a recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Carnegie Fellowship, and his work has appeared in leading outlets including Science, Nature, and the Harvard Business Review. His current projects investigate the effects of AI agents on open-mindedness and dialogue, as well as political polarization. Bail has been involved in significant research initiatives funded by the John Templeton Foundation and Facebook Inc.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)