Wendell Wallach had been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to do research on the governance of emerging technologies at the University of Ottawa in fall 2015 and winter 2016.  The award was announced by the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa.

Wendell Wallach (PI) and The Hastings Center were awarded a grant of $180,000 from the The Future of Life Institute for a project titled, "Control and Responsible Innovation in the Development of Autonomous Machines."  Over the next three years The Hastings Center will host workshops bringing together leaders in artificial intelligence and other fields focused upon ensuring that computers and robots are robust, safe, controllable, and demonstrably beneficial.  Stuart Russell, Bart Selman, and Gary Marchant will co-chair these workshops along with Wendell Wallach.