Wallenberg Foundations Launch Initiative for Humanistic and Social Scientific Research in AI and Autonomous Systems

AI, machine learning, robotization… the ongoing technological transition will impact our society and our behaviors in diverse ways. The Wallenberg Foundations are now investing up to SEK 660 million in the WASP-HS research program, whose purpose is to study the changes resulting from the technological transition.“HS” stands for humanities and society. First and foremost, the program will analyze potential ethical, economic, labor market, social and legal aspects of the transition. “Knut och Alice Wallenberg Foundation has already invested SEK 3 billion in basic research under the