About the ARTT team

What is ARTT??

The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust (ARTT) is led by Discourse Labs, a 501c3 applied research group focused on developing tools and resources for productive public dialogue.
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ARTT was established through funding and support through the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator. Past partners have included the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, Hacks/Hackers, Wikimedia DC, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, National Public Health Information Coalition, and others.

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

Our Team

The ARTT team included 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

Elizabeth Harris

Researcher

Heather Santana

Operations Lead

Jim Chen
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Researcher

Jina Yoon
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Researcher

Kevin Feng
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Researcher

Mark Coatney

Business Product Lead

Nevin Thompson
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Marketing and Communications Lead

Rachel Zhong

Researcher

Ross Weistroffer

Researcher

Xinyi Zhou
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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) convened 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.

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!

Fall 2024

Launch Discourse Labs

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.

How to contact ARTT

Questions? You can contact us at hello [at] discourselabs [dot] org. Stay updated as we build and refine our toolkit!

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We aimed to release a public version of our tool in late 2024, but learned that we needed to re-iterate on design. We're working on incorporating AI in the 2025 version.