Gods and Robots In this episode of the podcast we shake things up! Neil is on the guest side of the table with his partner Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner to discuss their upcoming project Gods and Robots. Katherine is joined on the host side by friend of the show professor Michael Littman. See... See More Episodes arXiv Whitepapers Do Generative AI Models Output Harm while Representing Non-Western Cultures: Evidence from A Community-Centered Approach Our research investigates the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) models, specifically text-to-image generators (T2Is), on the representation of non-Western cultures, with a focus on Indian contexts. Despite the transformative potential of T2Is in content creation, concerns have... Generative Discrimination: What Happens When Generative AI Exhibits Bias, and What Can Be Done About It As generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) technologies proliferate across sectors, they offer significant benefits but also risk exacerbating discrimination. This chapter explores how genAI intersects with non-discrimination laws, identifying shortcomings and suggesting improvements. It... Vision-Language Models under Cultural and Inclusive Considerations Large vision-language models (VLMs) can assist visually impaired people by describing images from their daily lives. Current evaluation datasets may not reflect diverse cultural user backgrounds or the situational context of this use case. To address this problem, we create a survey to determine... More featured content News Articles Finger-shaped sensor enables more dexterous robots Is AI in the eye of the beholder? Stay in the loop. Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly update on the latest podcast, news, events, and jobs postings. E-mail Leave this field blank Navigating the risks and benefits of AI: Lessons from nanotechnology on ensuring emerging technologies are safe as well as successful World’s biggest bat colony gathers in Zambia every year: we used artificial intelligence to count them A pose-mapping technique could remotely evaluate patients with cerebral palsy Virtual influencers: meet the AI-generated figures posing as your new online friends – as they try to sell you stuff How an archeological approach can help leverage biased data in AI to improve medicine Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows Experts alone can’t handle AI – social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies More news