Orienting AI Toward Peace

21 Nov 2023

On November 10th, 2023, CHAI senior scientist Jonathan Stray presented a talk called “Orienting AI Toward Peace” at the Beyond Moderation: How We Can Use Technology to De-Escalate Political Conflict conference at Stanford. His talk outlined a three part strategy to ensure that AI systems do not inadvertently escalate political conflict as a result of misaligned optimization and are resistant to bad conflict actors. This strategy is outlined as such:

Human Compatible has been Reissued in the UK in 2023

15 Nov 2023

On September 28th, 2023, Stuart Russell’s book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control” has been updated and reissued in UK with a new cover and afterword.

CS Student at UC Berkeley Develops Tech to Combat Social Media Harms

06 Nov 2023

In an article published on 10/27/2023, Sana Pandey, who is an intern at CHAI, was featured on CBS News in the Bay Area for her work in recommender system alignment. She discussed what drove her to enter the world of recommender systems and her ongoing work with Jonathan Stray on integrating alternatives to engagement into optimization frameworks. The article highlighted her research as a response to the recent lawsuit against Meta, which argues that Instagram’s recommender algorithm is deliberately addictive. The interview also featured Mark Nitzberg who explained the real-world applications and relevance of the project.

Prominent AI Scientists from China and the West Propose Joint Strategy to Mitigate Risks from AI

31 Oct 2023

DITCHLEY PARK, UNITED KINGDOM – Ahead of the highly anticipated AI Safety Summit, leading AI scientists from the US, the PRC, the UK and other countries agreed on the importance of global cooperation and jointly called for research and policies to prevent unacceptable risks from advanced AI.

AI Safety Summit by UK Government

26 Oct 2023

As Artificial Intelligence rapidly advances, so do the opportunities and the risks. The UK is hosting the first global AI Safety Summit, bringing together leading AI nations, technology companies, researchers, and civil society groups to turbocharge action on the safe and responsible development of frontier AI around the world. It will take place on the 1 and 2 November 2023 at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire.

Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress

24 Oct 2023

Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress is a consensus paper published on October 24, 2023, written by top AI experts including Stuart Russell, a professor from UC Berkeley.

Expertise Trees Resolve Knowledge Limitations in Collective Decision-Making

12 Oct 2023

Expertise Trees Resolve Knowledge Limitations in Collective Decision-Making is the paper written by Axel Abels, Tom Lenaerts, Vito Trianni, and Ann Nowe that was featured in Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning held on 23-29 July 2023. In this paper the authors introduce a new algorithm to improve decision making process by enabling the learner to select appropriate models from the decision tree.

Announcement of Working Group on AI

03 Oct 2023

On the International Day for Universal Access to Information, September 28, 2023, the Forum on Information and Democracy announced the launch of its new Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its implications for the information and communication space.

ACROCPoLis: A Descriptive Framework for Making Sense of Fairness

26 Sep 2023

In their paper ACROCPoLis: A Descriptive Framework for Making Sense of Fairness, published on June 12th 2023, Tom Lenaerts and Virginia Dignum, along with other authors, propose a method of how to represent the effects and impact of AI systems on the communities, groups, and individuals.

100 Most Influential People in AI

18 Sep 2023