Allen School researchers are at the forefront of exciting developments in AI spanning machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, robotics and more.
We cultivate a deeper understanding of the science and potential impact of rapidly evolving technologies, such as large language models and generative AI, while developing practical tools for their ethical and responsible application in a variety of domains — from biomedical research and disaster response, to autonomous vehicles and urban planning.
Groups & Labs

UW NLP Group
The University of Washington Natural Language Processing Group comprises diverse researchers across campus collaborating in the study of all aspects of NLP from computational, engineering, linguistic, social, statistical, and other perspectives.

WEIRD Lab
The Washington Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Development lab is interested in robotics problems, and currently we are thinking deeply about reinforcement learning algorithms to enable real-world robotic manipulation tasks in the home.
Faculty Members
Centers & Initiatives
MEM-C is a NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center that integrates materials innovations with theory and computation to advance spin-photonic nanostructures and elastic layered quantum materials, aided by an “AI Core” that integrates artificial intelligence-driven materials discovery.
The AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM) brings together AI and social sciences researchers to develop human-centric AI for societal good that harnesses the power of data and improved understanding of human decisions to create better and more trusted choices.
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