Openness
Make AI interactions understandable and open to questioning, reflection, and alternative perspectives.
Explore transparencyOPENNESS, AUTONOMY, TRUST IN SUPPORTIVE AI
AI that helps people
shape what
comes next.
We study and design AI that supports human agency—helping people make informed choices, collaborate on their own terms, and stay in control.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / Siebel School of Computing and Data ScienceDiscover our approach
OUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION
More than helpful.
Autonomy-supportive.
Three connected ideas guide how we understand, design, and evaluate AI in people’s everyday lives.
Autonomy
Support people’s own goals, meaningful choices, and ability to shape when and how AI participates.
Explore human agencyTrust
Help people calibrate reliance, negotiate responsibilities, and maintain control as AI acts.
Explore trust & controlEXPLORE OUR WORK
Three themes.
One shared purpose.
Our work connects around three themes. Open a theme to explore its studies, or search for a question that interests you.
Each theme brings related studies together. Select a theme or an individual study to explore the questions behind our work.
OUR PEOPLE
People behind
the questions.
Studying human-centered AI starts with the people who imagine, build, and question it.
LAB DIRECTOR
Ge “Tiffany” Wang
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Research at the intersection of human–computer interaction and human-centered AI, with a focus on supporting autonomy and agency.
Personal websiteUIUC STUDENTS
PhD students
Student collaborators
- Julian Chin
- Noshin Kazi
- Claire Wang
- Zhongyin Wang
- Eryue Xu
- Peiyao Yang