Regulatory Foundations, Ethics, and Law Program

Stay Informed: Artificial Intelligence & Human Participant Research

*Website and resources updated on Friday, April 3, 2026*

This page addresses the practical and theoretical applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in human participant research, including its benefits and challenges, as well as providing relevant resources.

The following resources are intended to support research communities as they navigate the vast amount of information available around AI. Here, the research community can:

• Engage with select tools & resources curated by our experts
• Pose questions and discussions for our Regulatory team
• Review resources developed by the our Regulatory program team (Educational Resources Now Available!)
• Review resources from Harvard-affiliated academic healthcare centers (Upcoming)

Check out the latest Tools & Resources

The resources in this section have been selected by our internal team and/or Emerging Technologies, Ethics, and Research Data (ETech) subcommittee members as tools that may be of interest to the research community. While some resources may not directly relate to human participant research, the accompanying descriptions explain their relevance and why we opted to include them. If you have any questions or issues downloading the documents or viewing the videos, please contact regulatory@catalyst.harvard.edu.

*Website and resources updated on Friday, April 3, 2026*

If you have any questions on the resources (including accessibility) or have any additional topics for discussion, please email regulatory@catalyst.harvard.edu.