In May 2024, Imagining the Digital Future collaborated with the Elon University Poll to conduct a national survey about the impact of artificial intelligence on U.S. politics.

More than three-fourths of Americans said they feared abuses of AI that would affect the 2024 presidential election, and many said they were not confident they could detect faked photos, videos or audio.

In August 2024, Imagining the Digital Future released the first edition of the Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence in partnership with the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). The guide, titled “AI-U/v1.0,” was developed with the collaboration and review of faculty, scholars, academic leaders and students at universities around the world.

The guide is available free to all students and institutions, who may use, distribute and adapt its content under a Creative Commons license. “This guide was written from the student perspective and includes practical advice on using AI responsibly while in college and preparing for the AI future,” said Elon University President Connie Book.

In summer 2023, more than 140 higher education organizations, administrators, researchers and faculty members from 47 countries collaborated to create a statement titled, “Higher education’s essential role in preparing humanity for the artificial intelligence revolution.”

The statement was released Oct. 9, 2023, at the 18th annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto, Japan. The session was led by co-authors, Elon University President Connie Ledoux Book, Elon scholar-in-residence Lee Rainie and Professor Divina Frau-Meigs of Sorbonne Nouvelle University in Paris.