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Sep 21, 2026

Michael Luca Named Director of 蜜桃视频鈥檚 Block Center for Technology and Society

2026-2027 Block Fellows

Jun 26, 2026

Block Announces 2026-2027 Seed Fund Projects and Fellows

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Jun 16, 2026

How can we protect privacy in the age of AI?

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May 05, 2026

Responsible Language Model Design and Personalization for Minority Users

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Feb 25, 2026

CommunityAI: Supporting Community-Centered Evaluation of Social Service AI via the AI Risk Reports

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Feb 01, 2026

Block hosts Congressman Deluzio for Conversation on Technology and Influence

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Jan 21, 2026

Supporting Participatory AI Auditing of Generative AI Systems

Unlocking AI for Public Good

Jan 15, 2026

Heinz College and Block Center convene local leaders on how AI can strengthen public services

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Nov 19, 2025

Block by Block: Andrew Garin

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Oct 06, 2025

Block-funded research investigates ways to synchronize energy consumption with renewable energy availability

Block Center Leadership Transition

Jul 22, 2025

蜜桃视频 Announces Leadership Transition at the Block Center for Technology and Society

How Can AI Accelerate Science, and How Can Our Government Help?

Mar 28, 2025

How Can AI Accelerate Science, and How Can Our Government Help?

Transforming the Future of Work in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2025

Transforming the Future of Work in Southwestern Pennsylvania

2024 Labor Conference

Nov 15, 2024

Building a Resilient Workforce in the Age of AI and Automation

Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI in Industry

Oct 16, 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Generative AI in Industry

Navigating the Intersection of the Gig Economy and Entrepreneurship

Oct 16, 2024

Navigating the Intersection of the Gig Economy and Entrepreneurship

Empowering Communities through AI Literacy

Oct 16, 2024

Empowering Communities through AI Literacy

Exploring AI Dilemmas

Oct 16, 2024

Exploring AI Dilemmas

The Impact of COVID-19 on Workplace Health

Oct 09, 2024

The Impact of COVID-19 on Workplace Health

Building Communities with AssetMappr

Sep 24, 2024

Building Communities with AssetMappr

Driving Positive Change through Community-Engaged Research

Jul 10, 2024

Driving Positive Change through Community-Engaged Research

Upcoming Events

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Research Talks with Block: Scaling Distributed Healthcare Systems - Operational Innovations for Equity, Access, and Robustness

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Tech Policy Forum: Recommendation Algorithms, Markets, and Society

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Mar 17, 2026

Tech Policy Forum: Privacy Regulation Strategies for 2026

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Feb 18, 2026

Research Talks with Block: Motahhare Eslami, Supporting Participatory AI Auditing of Generative AI Systems

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Jan 30, 2026

Fireside Chat with Congressman Chris Deluzio and Former Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter

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Nov 10, 2025

Unlocking AI For Public Good

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Sep 16, 2025

Research Talks with Block: Peter Zhang, AI for Smarter Energy Systems

AI: Who Wins and Who Loses?

Mar 07, 2025

AI: Who Wins and Who Loses?

Supporting NIST鈥檚 Development of Guidelines on Red-teaming for Generative AI

Feb 23, 2025

Supporting NIST鈥檚 Development of Guidelines on Red-teaming for Generative AI

Workforce Resilience in a Changing Technological Landscape

Oct 25, 2024

Workforce Resilience in a Changing Technological Landscape

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