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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Please share widely, especially to researchers in disaster and war zones. Proud to launch the 2nd round of the Max Planck mentoring program for researchers (including students) at risk due to natural disaster or war. Deadline 18 October. www.maxminds.mpg.de/3630/apply

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Introducing: Time Machine Experiments? 🚀 ⏳ in which participants 'travel' to the past, and interact with a mind from the year 1930 (simulated by an AI with knowledge cut-off). Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2609.15468

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AI learns from human culture. But can we learn from AI? Very proud of my team for bringing this paper to publication, today at Nature Communications. See Levin's thread below for details.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

It's wild that I had this conversation about "Machine's Moral Code" with @azimshariff 7 years ago. 2019 feels like ancient history. Yet, much of what we spoke about is super relevant today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI1b...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📣 I am hiring a 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 📍 Berlin 📅 3-year position 💡 Ideal for researchers with a PhD in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Applied Math, Physics, etc. and a strong background in AI, RL, and computational social science. Details below

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The Center for Humans and Machines (CHM) at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin conducts interdisciplinary science to understand, anticipate, and shape major disruptions from A...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Can we harness evolutionary thinking to evolve aligned AI? Check out my interview with David Sloan Wilson as part of his 'Evolving Alignment' podcast. youtu.be/elkgRGoQLsk?...

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Evolving Alignment with Iyad Rahwan and David Sloan Wilson

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Julian Berger @officialberger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Sharing our latest endeavour here. How reproducible is your paper? @philipjakobbln.bsky.social and I built rigor.me to ease the burden of computational reproducibility. If you provide a paper, data and code, we execute it and tell you what works (and what fails). Beta is available now: rigor.me

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our paper "Recognising and mitigating LLM Pollution in online behavioural research" is now officially published in Nature Communications. Congratulations to our team members Raluca Rilla, Tobias Werner, Hiromu Yakura, Anne-Marie Nussberger www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Recognising and mitigating LLM Pollution in online behavioural research - Nature Communications

Online behavioural research faces a growing methodological and epistemic threat as participants increasingly rely on large language models: LLM Pollution. Amid accumulating empirical evidence of conta...

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🤖 Behind every machine and chatbot is a moral psychology — datasets and information that drive the decisions they make for us. Trouble is, we don’t quite yet understand it. @timvernimmen.bsky.social talks to computer scientist @iyadrahwan.bsky.social about the moral dilemmas AI may soon be facing.

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How will AI make moral decisions for you and me?

There’s an urgent need to study how artificial intelligence makes ethical choices because it soon will make many such decisions in our stead, says computer scientist Iyad Rahwan

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

LLMs are used widely in the behavioral sciences. But we have no good standards for how to do so. We introduce a consensus-based reporting checklist to improve transparency, reproducibility and ethical accountability of LLM-based research in the behavioural sciences. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A reporting checklist for large language models in behavioural science - Nature Human Behaviour

Large language models offer new opportunities for behavioural science, but their rapid evolution poses challenges for research rigour. We introduce a consensus-based reporting checklist to improve tra...

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Mary Elizabeth Sutherland @meharpist.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

AI can now scan papers, generate hypotheses, and even help discover drugs—but still relies on something human: judgment, curiosity, and making sense of messy results. The future isn’t AI replacing scientists—it’s amplifying them. Read more in @nature.com's editorial: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Why AI cannot do good science without humans

With the arrival of ‘AI scientists’, it’s as well to remember that human wisdom, empathy and sheer messiness are as much part of progress as are process and efficiency.

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Science often requires hard work and long hours, but a key joy is that this often provides the opportunity for the psychological state of flow -- where time stands still and you are totally absorbed by the work you do. New #FLOS vlog, our third in a six-part series on WORKING HARD.

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Working Hard [III]: Flow

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Andres Karjus @andreskarjus.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Now out in @tandfresearch.bsky.social International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction: "Expertise Elevates AI Usage: Experimental Evidence Comparing Laypeople and Professional Artists" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 50 pro artists vs randos vs AI agent used image generators to do art:

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Can AI replace artists? Check out our latest study comparing lay persons vs trained artists using AI tools.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Tom Griffiths giving the closing talk at Machine+Behavior. An insightful end to a rich and interesting scientific discussion over the past two days.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Kicking off day 2 of Machine+Behavior: @tahayasseri.bsky.social moderating a discussion with speakers Kinga Makovi and Eric Schulz.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Kicking off the Machine+Behavior conference in Berlin today with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social , @azimshariff.bsky.social and 225 participants. Check out the program: machinebehavior.science

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Jason W. Burton @jasonburton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Big news! The 14th ACM Collective Intelligence Conference (CI 2026) will be held September 27-30, 2026, at the Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Computing near Washington, DC. I'm excited to be a program co-chair this year. ci.acm.org/2026/ Papers and abstracts due 8 June. Check it out!

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

My first long form scientific interview in Arabic. Thanks to Samah Altaweel from Deutsche Welle for hosting me. يسعدني جدا أن أشارككم أول مقابلة مطولة علمية لي باللغة العربية... مع الشكر و التقدير للسيدة سماح الطويل من التلفزيون الرسمي الألماني على الحوار الشيق. www.youtube.com/watch?v=562H...

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هل تفوّت سوريا ثورة الذكاء الاصطناعي؟ إياد رهوان | سوريا لوين؟

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It was a great honor to speak at such an interesting and creative community.

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 14/04/2026

Können wir die gesellschaftlichen Folgen neuer Technologien erforschen, bevor sie existieren?🤔Genau das will "Science-Fiction-Science“! Was dahinter steckt – & was das "Collingridge-Dilemma" damit zu tun hat – erklärt Euch Doktor Whatson im Video. @iyadrahwan.bsky.social @mpib-berlin.bsky.social

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Zeitreise im Labor: Science-Fiction-Science | Wissen Was mit @DoktorWhatson

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It was a pleasure to speak in Madrid last week at Aspen Institute España and Fundación Telefónica about "Science Fiction Science". Here's the full talk + discussion with David Alayón and others. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBLL...

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TECH & SOCIETY. IYAD RAHWAN - English

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IASToulouse @iast.fr · 01/04/2026

Check out the latest article "How Science Fiction Can Save Us" by @jfbonnefon.bsky.social, @iyadrahwan.bsky.social, and @azimshariff.bsky.social. 📝 It’s a deep dive into their paper published last year in Nature, 'The science fiction science method' : 👉 nautil.us/how-science-...

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How Science Fiction Can Save Us: Three scientists share their bold vision for turning stories into testable experiments

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

AI, Gods, and Selves My favorite philosophy YouTube channels takes on a deep and interesting question: is AI a real agent? Or just an illusion of agency created by our culture? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X1C...

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AI, Gods, and Selves: Incredibly Effective Illusions

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Jean-François Bonnefon @jfbonnefon.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

As a companion piece to our 'Science Fiction Science Method' article, we explore in Nautilus how we could turn a Ted Chiang story into a behavioral experiment @azimshariff.bsky.social @iyadrahwan.bsky.social

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How Science Fiction Can Save Us

How Science Fiction Can Save Us: Three scientists share their bold vision for turning stories into testable experiments

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Stefan Feuerriegel @sfeuerriegel.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🚀Introducing 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄-𝐋𝐋𝐌: A reporting checklist for using LLMs in behavioral & social science ✅GUIDE-LLM is a reporting checklist designed by 80+ experts to improve transparency, reproducibility & ethical accountability of LLM-based research 📄 llm-checklist.com

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GUIDE-LLM

Reporting Checklist for Studies with Large Language Models in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Joel Z Leibo @jzleibo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

New paper: “𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲” Agent-based models of social order work better when agents act by predictive pattern completion from prefix (culture/context) to suffix (action) than when they act through expected value maximization

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Check out our new paper. Free preprint link in the next post.

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APA Journals @apajournals.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

New OA research in American Psychologist explores how and why concerns about #AI in occupational settings vary across cultures, helping designers and policymakers make informed decisions about future developments: bit.ly/4cXgPYn @jfbonnefon.bsky.social @iyadrahwan.bsky.social

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

How to build wise AI? Honored to be part of this paper.

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Florian Keppeler @flokeppeler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#Wilmasreview ❄️ Wilma isn't looking for a new home in the snow — but she is wondering: should AI decide who gets welfare benefits like housing support? A new study by Dong, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social & @iyadrahwan.bsky.social looked at exactly this. 1/🧵

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Moltbook, the AI social network, is a fascinating phenomenon. Those interested in studying these kinds of systems may find our 2019 (!) Nature paper on 'Machine Behavior' useful. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Machine behaviour - Nature

Understanding the behaviour of the machines powered by artificial intelligence that increasingly mediate our social, cultural, economic and political interactions is essential to our ability to contro...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Machine+Behavior conference abstract submissions are coming in! - Submission is still open until: 8 February. - Conference: 18-19 May Join our stellar invited speakers from diverse fields including Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Economics, Philosophy, Physics, etc. machinebehavior.science

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Machine+Behavior Conference

Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Interested in synthetic participants / LLM-based behavioral clones? Consider submitting to this (also alongside the 'Machine Behavior' conference).

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How to encourage the proliferation of AI that complements, rather than replaces, human workers? I am very happy to share our latest pre-print, spearheaded by @qkzhong.bsky.social Here, we explore how evolutionary theory can be used to address this question.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Interesting reflections on our "Science Fiction Science" Nature paper, written up in Physics Magazine. physics.aps.org/articles/9 cc @azimshariff.bsky.social @jfbonnefon.bsky.social

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Submission deadline for our Machine+Behavior conference (May 18-19) is approaching. Abstract submission: February 8 Notification: February 23 Hope to see you in Berlin this Spring. machinebehavior.science

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Machine+Behavior Conference

Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 05/01/2026

New name, new focus: The Max Planck Institute for Collective Goods is now the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral #Economics. This name change reflects the research conducted in Bonn very nicely. 👍 www.coll.mpg.de #BehavioralEconomics

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Machine+Behavior is back! Pls spread the word. 18-19 May Submission 8 Feb Speakers include: Tom Griffiths, Allan Dafoe, Thore Graepel, Laura Weidinger, Kinga Makovi, @baronca.bsky.social, @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, Emilio Calvano, Brian D. Earp, Christopher Summerfield machinebehavior.science

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Machine+Behavior Conference

Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Unfortunately, even when autonomous vehicles are safer, psychological factors still prevent wide-spread adoption: How safe is safe enough? Psychological mechanisms underlying extreme safety demands for self-driving cars. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🚨Paper Alert 🚨 Did 1st contact with ChatGPT alter sentiment about AI? First interactions with generative chatbots shape local but not global sentiments about AI Work with Eva Schmidt, Mengchen Dong, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social, Clara Bersch, @nckobis.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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First interactions with generative chatbots shape local but not global sentiments about AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots become increasingly integrated into everyday life, it is important to understand how direct interaction with …

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thank you Francesca, and everyone who attended, for a wonderful evening.

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Max Planck Institute for Human Development @mpib-berlin.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Congratulations to Iyad Rahwan (@iyadrahwan.bsky.social), recipient of the Lagrange Prize – CRT Foundation Edition 2025, recognizing groundbreaking research in complex systems and data science! 🌍🤖 More info @isi.it: www.isi.it/press-releas...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I am deeply honored to be awarded the Lagrange Prize 🏆, the premier award in the field of Complex Systems. I'd like to share this moment with all my current and past students, research team members, and collaborators over the years. Thank you CRT Foundation & @isi.it for this honor

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A word of gratitude to the anonymous reviewers, the unsung heroes of science. We recently had the great fortune to publish in @nature.com. We even made the cover of the issue, with a witty tagline that summarizes the paper: "Cheat Code: Delegating to AI can encourage dishonest behaviour" 🧵 1/n

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Delighted that our paper on 'Delegation to AI can increase dishonest behaviour' is featured today on the cover of @nature.com Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

PhD Scholarships If you're interested in studying with me, here's a new funding scheme just launched by @maxplanck.de: The Max Planck AI Network ai.mpg.de Application deadline 31 October

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Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان @iyadrahwan.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Thank you @meharpist.bsky.social for handling this paper, and helping us improve it substantially over the revisions. And many thanks for the amazing anonymous reviewers, who gave the paper tough but fair love.

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