AI alignment examines how artificial systems acquire, represent, and act on goals, values, and social norms, and why their behavior often diverges from human expectations. Work in this area studies systematic failures such as bias, sycophancy, hallucinations, deceptive or selfish reasoning, and cultural or linguistic inequities, as well as limitations in commonsense, emotion, and social understanding. It also develops methods for preference learning, norm-following, interpretability, and reliability guarantees to better align AI behavior with human values and societal constraints.
Software
UTSA researchers recently completed one of the most comprehensive studies to date on the risks of using AI models to develop software. In a new paper, they demonstrate how a specific type of error could pose a serious threat ...
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Machine learning & AI
"I'm really not sure what to do anymore. I don't have anyone I can talk to," types a lonely user to an AI chatbot. The bot responds: "I'm sorry, but we are going to have to change the topic. I won't be able to engage in a ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Turns out, training artificial intelligence systems is not unlike raising a child. That's why some AI researchers have begun mimicking the way children naturally acquire knowledge and learn about the world around them—through ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
In 1948, the founder of information theory, Claude Shannon, proposed modeling language in terms of the probability of the next word in a sentence given the previous words. These types of probabilistic language models were ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Robotics
Ever asked a question and been met with a blank stare? It's awkward enough with a person—but on a humanoid robot, it can be downright unsettling. Now, an international team co-led by Hiroshima University and RIKEN has found ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Anyone who develops an AI solution sometimes goes on a journey into the unknown. At least at the beginning, researchers and designers do not always know whether their algorithms and AI models will work as expected or whether ...
Mar 28, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
A new study by Prof. Guy Hochman and Adi Frenkenberg from the Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology at Reichman University presents new findings on the relationship between anxiety, motivation, and dependence on artificial intelligence, ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Hype is growing from leaders of major AI companies that "strong" computer intelligence will imminently outstrip humans, but many researchers in the field see the claims as marketing spin.
Mar 27, 2025
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Internet
Every day, users ask search engines millions of questions. The information we receive can shape our opinions and behavior.
Mar 26, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence has been around for longer than you may think.
Mar 26, 2025
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