Gaya Dowling to Lead AIR AI Century Study

American Institutes for Research named neuroscientist Gaya Dowling to lead its AI Century Study, the organization said in a press release. Dowling joined AIR this month after leading the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study since its launch in 2015.

The AI Century Study is scheduled to run for 100 years and will track how artificial intelligence shapes human development, education and opportunity. Researchers will repeatedly collect information through surveys, interviews and administrative records, examining changes across individual lives and generations. The observational study will not manipulate participants' exposure to AI, and results will be released on an ongoing basis.

Dowling previously oversaw the $500 million Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, which follows nearly 12,000 participants from late childhood into young adulthood. Her earlier roles at the National Institutes of Health included positions at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.