David Rand

David Rand is a Professor of Information Science and Marketing and Management Communications at Cornell University. Applying the tools of computational social science and cognitive science, David’s research combines behavioral experiments run online and in the field with computational models to understand people’s attitudes, beliefs, and choices. He focuses on exploring how dialogues between humans and generative AI models can be used to correct inaccurate beliefs (e.g. conspiracy theories, health misperceptions), illuminating why people share inaccurate information and what interventions reduce such behaviors, understanding political psychology and polarization, and promoting human cooperation.