Over the past year, thousands of federal science grants have been cut or reshaped by the Trump administration. At the same time, artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how studies are designed, analyzed and written.

So, what happens to the ethical guardrails meant to protect patients and public trust when both funding and technology behind scientific research are shifting at the same time?

National experts will convene Wednesday to answer that question at a research ethics conference through the University of Minnesota.

Susan Wolf, conference organizer and regents professor of law and medicine at the University of Minnesota, gave a preview of the gathering.