Imagining the Internet Center

The CAA Academic Alliance requested applications from the thirteen institutions comprising the Alliance. Nearly 400 applicants responded to the call, with 22 faculty/staff members chosen for the inaugural cohort, including two from Elon University.

This non-scientific survey was conducted between October 29 and November 26, 2025, using a list of college and university faculty members developed by AAC&U and Elon University.

All students, staff and faculty are invited to this event exploring the connection between artificial intelligence and democracy.

The director of the Imagining the Digital Future Center spoke with The Washington Post about the center's research on the ChatGPT and emotional connections.

Lee Rainie, director of Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center, spoke with MassLive about why cable TV subscriptions have been declining.

Director of Elon University's Imagining the Digital Future Center spoke with WXII about how people are treating artificial intelligence like humans.

Researchers, thought leaders, and policy makers attended a daylong program in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park on Sept. 17, 2025, to develop research agendas and explore philosophical questions on the nature of humanity with the rise of artificial intelligences.

Findings were presented at a Sept. 17 conference, “The Human Edge: Our Future with Artificial Intelligences", co-hosted by Elon University and RTI International in Durham, N.C.

Leading experts will explore humanity’s role in AI and develop a shared research agenda for responsible innovation when they convene for the Sept. 17 program in Research Triangle Park.

The free resource published by Elon University and AAC&U has been adopted as an important learning resource at 4,000 colleges, universities, schools and organizations.