Agency is the capacity to perform actions, where an action is something that is done rather than something that merely happens. Humans have the capacity to act, and so we tend to think of each other a...

LLMs are statistical models of language learning through stochastic gradient descent with a next token prediction objective. Prompting a popular view among AI modelers: LLMs are just next token pre...

A new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid pain, with possible implications for future AI welfare

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“Part of explaining what an AI system is doing and knowing why it is doing it turns on knowing what (if anything) the system is representing when reaching an output.” That’s a small excerpt from the e...

“Part of explaining what an AI system is doing and knowing why it is doing it turns on knowing what (if anything) the system is representing when reaching an output.” That’s a small excerpt from the e...

Algorithmic decision-making has the potential to radically reshape policy-making and policy implementation. Many of the moral examinations of AI in government take AI to be a neutral epistemic tool...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an artefact, created by a human agent, that is capable of behaviour we would view as intelligent if it were human. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is an AI whose ...

A group of researchers at MIT and elsewhere have compiled what they claim is the most thorough databases of possible risks around AI use.

Consciousness is a special form of awareness. Could AI systems be conscious and why should we care?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an artefact, created by a human agent, that is capable of behaviour we would view as intelligent if it were human. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is an AI whose ...

Welcome to the new FAccT blog! This is the first in a series of posts that will help the community stay informed about the organization, processes, and program for FAccT 2025.

Submission Deadline: The deadline for all final applications is Monday, January 27, 2025, at 11:59:59 PM AoE (UTC-12) (the deadline shown above will adjust to the timezone you are located in). All app...

LLMs are statistical models of language learning through stochastic gradient descent with a next token prediction objective. Prompting a popular view among AI modelers: LLMs are just next token predic...

Agency is the capacity to perform actions, where an action is something that is done rather than something that merely happens. Humans have the capacity to act, and so we tend to think of each other a...

Consciousness is a special form of awareness. Could AI systems be conscious and why should we care?

By casting large-language-model-based dialogue-agent behaviour in terms of role play, it is possible to describe dialogue-agent behaviour such as (apparent) deception and (apparent) sel...

Contemporary conversational AI systems based on large language models (LLMs) can engage users on a wide variety of topics, including philosophy, spirituality, and religion. Suitably prompted, LLMs can...