5 papers
AI usage patterns are shaped by perceived gains in human agency
Ian Beacock, Rachel Xu, Laura Murray +6
As conversational AI systems become more deeply integrated into daily life, the implications for human agency are increasingly urgent to understand. AI's potential to amplify capab…
Towards Designing Social Interventions For Online Climate Change Denialism Discussions
Ruican Zhong, Shruti Phadke, Beth Goldberg +1
As conspiracy theories gain traction, it has become crucial to research effective intervention strategies that can foster evidence and science-based discussions in conspiracy theor…
Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data
Nahema Marchal, Rachel Xu, Rasmi Elasmar +3
Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on t…
New contexts, old heuristics: How young people in India and the US trust online content in the age of generative AI
Rachel Xu, Nhu Le, Rebekah Park +4
We conducted in-person ethnography in India and the US to investigate how young people (18-24) trusted online content, just as generative AI (genAI) became mainstream. We found tha…
The Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants
Iason Gabriel, Arianna Manzini, Geoff Keeling +54
This paper focuses on the opportunities and the ethical and societal risks posed by advanced AI assistants. We define advanced AI assistants as artificial agents with natural langu…