What is ARTT??
The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT)’s lead organizations have been Hacks/Hackers and the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. During Phase II, which commenced in October 2022, partner and collaborating organizations include Wikimedia DC, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, National Public Health Information Coalition, and others. Throughout Phase I, a variety of organizations including Wikimedia DC, MuckRock Foundation, and Social Science Research Council collaborated and partnered in the project.
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Building on National Science Foundation funding and support during Phase I, in October 2022, Hacks/Hackers, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and partner organizations received a $5 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator. The award supports Phase II development of the ARTT project.

The ARTT team between 2021-2024 has included researchers, journalists, computer scientists, educators, democracy and conflict resolution specialists, Wikimedians, health science communicators, and others working on information reliability.

After several years of incubation, the ARTT project is spinning off to Discourse Labs, a 501c3 applied research group focused on developing tools and resources for productive public dialogue.

Our Team
The ARTT team includes researchers, journalists, computer scientists, educators, democracy and conflict resolution specialists, Wikimedians, health science communicators, and others working on information reliability.
Principal Investigators
Connie Moon Sehat

ARTT Project Principal Investigator
Amy X. Zhang

Co-Principal Investigator
Franziska Roesner

Co-Principal Investigator
Senior Personnel
Kate Starbird
Tim Althoff
Tanu Mitra
ARTT Project Staff
Brooke Wadswoth

Partnerships Coordinator
Elizabeth Harris

Researcher
Heather Santana

Operations Lead
Jim Chen

Researcher
Jina Yoon
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Researcher
Jordan Castelloe

Community Coordinator
Kevin Feng

Researcher
Mark Coatney

Business Product Lead
Nevin Thompson

Marketing and Communications Lead
Rachel Zhong

Researcher
Ross Weistroffer

Researcher
Xinyi Zhou

Researcher
Working
Group
Ethical Use of AI in Public Health Communications
In 2024, the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT) project, together with the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) will convene an Ethical Use of AI in Public Health Communications Working Group to develop a set of practical guidelines or best practices for public health communication professionals. These new guidelines will encompass different AI technologies and actual use cases for communicators. The working group aims to share a draft of the guidelines for feedback in 2024.

ARTT Project Timeline

September 2021
ARTT Team Awarded Funding to Participate in Phase I of the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator

During Phase I of the Convergence Accelerator’s Track F: Trust & Authenticity in Communications Systems program, the team developed a software prototype called the “ARTT Guide” to support individuals in online conversations.
October 2022
ARTT Advances to Phase II of the NSF's Convergence Accelerator

Hacks/Hackers, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, and partner organizations received a $5 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator. The award will supports Phase II development of the Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT).
May 2023
ARTT Research and Analysis

In May 2023, the ARTT team commenced work with partners to test the tool. After that, partner feedback will be incorporated to help refine the ARTT Guide tool, while additional outside feedback will be solicited to assess the tool for any cybersecurity issues.
Fall 2024
ARTT Guide Public Release

We are aiming to release a public version of our tool in August 2024. Please check back!

How to contact ARTT

Questions? You can contact us at artt [at] hackshackers [dot] com. Stay updated as we build and refine our toolkit!

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Currently, the ARTT team will work with partners who will help test the tool, starting in May 2023.

After that, partner feedback will be incorporated to help refine the ARTT Guide tool, while additional outside feedback will be solicited to assess the tool for any cybersecurity issues

We are aiming to release a public version of our tool in August 2024.