Public website for the NYU Center for Global Affairs × Microsoft Research Ethical Tech CoLab.
Exploring intervention opportunities at the intersection of emerging technologies and the human condition.
🔗 Live site: https://ethical-tech-colab.github.io/website/
The NYU CGA Ethical Tech CoLab focuses on applied research at the frontier of AI, decentralized tech, and human rights — with an emphasis on migration, forced labor, refugees, and displaced people. Projects move from research question to fielded prototype within a semester-long cohort.
Founding partners: NYU School of Professional Studies · Center for Global Affairs · Microsoft Research
Lab Director: Prof. Yorke E. Rhodes III — NYU CGA Global Economy, cofounder of Blockchain at Microsoft, founding partner of ID2020.
Four active projects, eight applied researchers:
| # | Project | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Evacuation Information Index | Disaster response · Civic tech · Information equity |
| 02 | Arts & Artifacts Repatriation | Cultural heritage · Provenance · Restorative justice |
| 03 | Ethical Supply Chain & Traceability | Labor rights · Climate accountability · Trust infrastructure |
| 04 | Diplomatic Simulator | Diplomacy · AI safety · Pedagogy |
src/
app/ # Next.js App Router pages
/ # Home / hero
/about # Mission, vision, director, collaborators
/cohorts # Cohort history (Spring 2025 → Summer 2026)
/portfolio # Research project cards
/team # Founder + current cohort bios
/contact # Contact form
components/ # SiteHeader, SiteFooter, HeroVisual, ContactForm
content/
site.ts # All copy — edit here, pages stay presentational
public/
team/ # Headshot images (see public/team/README.md)
All site copy lives in src/content/site.ts. Pages are purely presentational — update content there first.
npm install
npm run dev # http://localhost:3000Drop headshots in public/team/ and uncomment the matching photo: line in src/content/site.ts. Square images crop best (displayed as circles). See public/team/README.md for expected filenames.