7 papers
DOTRAG: Retrieval-Time Reasoning Along Paths
Larnell Moore, Naihao Deng, Rada Mihalcea +1
Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation (GraphRAG) is dominated by a retrieve-then-reason paradigm, where context is retrieved using heuristics and then reasoned over. Such methods st…
Whose Values? Measuring the (Subjective) Expression of Basic Human Values in Social Media
Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Tiziano Piccardi +4
The value alignment of sociotechnical systems has become a central debate, but progress depends on how human values are perceived in the content these systems surface and how such…
Value Alignment of Social Media Ranking Algorithms
Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Dora Zhao, Tiziano Piccardi +4
While social media feed rankings are primarily driven by engagement signals rather than any explicit value system, the resulting algorithmic feeds are not value-neutral: engagement…
Interpretive Cultures: Resonance, randomness, and negotiated meaning for AI-assisted tarot divination
Matthew Prock, Ziv Epstein, Hope Schroeder +4
While generative AI tools are increasingly adopted for creative and analytical tasks, their role in interpretive practices, where meaning is subjective, plural, and non-causal, rem…
What If Moderation Didn't Mean Suppression? A Case for Personalized Content Transformation
Rayhan Rashed, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh
Centralized content moderation paradigm both falls short and over-reaches: 1) it fails to account for the subjective nature of harm, and 2) it acts with blunt suppression in respon…
Persuasion in Online Conversations Is Associated with Alignment in Expressed Human Values
Bhavesh Vuyyuru, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh
Online disagreements often fail to produce understanding, instead reinforcing existing positions or escalating conflict. Prior work on predictors of successful persuasion in online…