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HHAI23 Doctoral Consortium series of diverse presentations on Human AI interaction and collaboration

During the #HHAI23 Doctoral Consortium, we attended a series of diverse presentations on Human AI interaction and collaboration. This morning Azade Farshad discussed Representation Learning for Semantic Scene Understanding, contributing to advancements in the field of computer vision. #HumanAIInteraction #RepresentationLearning #SemanticSceneUnderstanding.

Johanna Wolff discussed Behavior Support Agents and their role in assisting humans in achieving various goals. The research focuses on creating a framework that enables enhanced interaction between the agent and the user, aiming for greater effectiveness, flexibility, and responsibility. By utilizing techniques from non-monotonic reasoning, the study aims to develop a knowledge base for the agent that aligns with the user’s mental model and can be modified based on user input. The incorporation of explicit and traceable reasoning processes into a logical framework is also a key objective, enabling the agent to provide explanations for its outputs.

Finally, Regina Duarte presented how Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) models are relevant for Human-AI collaboration. She highlighted that current XAI models primarily focus on verifying input-output relationships of AI models, disregarding the importance of context. However, to foster effective collaboration and establish appropriate levels of trust between humans and AI, developing XAI models promoting justified trust is crucial. #ExplainableAI #HumanAICollaboration #Trust

Full papers are available here https://lnkd.in/eWDmZjPR

HumaneAI partners contribute to OECD AI principles

HumaneAI partners working with OECD
HumaneAI partners working with OECD

HumaneAI partner Jozef Stefan Institute with expert Marko Grobelnik has been involved in designing the OECD AI Principles which are the first such principles signed up to by governments and have been discussed also in the HumaneAI project.

On 22 May 2019 the OECD member countries approved the OECD Council Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence.

Beyond OECD members, other countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and Romania have already adhered to the AI Principles, with further adherents welcomed. Ministerial  Meeting the AI Principles.

Relevant is the fact that this is the first AI document as a result of a political consensus among 36 OECD members and 5 non-member countries.

HumaneAI co-chairing a session at AI for Good Summit

The AI for Good Global Summit is THE leading United Nations platform for global and inclusive dialogue on AI
The AI for Good Global Summit is THE leading United Nations platform for global and inclusive dialogue on AI

HumaneAI partner Virginia Dignum from Umeå University is co-chairing a session at AI for Good Summit this week to discuss the similarities and differences of different guidelines (IEEE, EAD, EU and OECD) and the potential issues of having alternative proposals for guidelines, together with representatives from the groups who created the guidelines and several ‘users’ from across the world, including Europe, China, Africa and Caribean. Please join us on Friday 31st if you are in Geneva for AI for Good.