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MIT PhD Student Defends Dissertation on Human-AI Alignment

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#1894Arvind Satyanarayan
Angie Boggust
Original postArvind Satyanarayan#1894
Angie Boggust@angie_boggust

My PhD has been some of the most fun I've ever had, and that's almost entirely thanks to my incredible colleagues @mitvis, collaborators @MIT_CSAIL, and committee — @arvindsatya1, @wattenberg, and @mitchellgordon!

Angie Boggust@angie_boggust

I defended! 🎉

For the past six years, I have studied whether AI models see the world the same way as their users. My dissertation, "Reconciling AI Representations and User Mental Models," gives people the agency to define, measure, and adjust human-AI alignment in their domain.

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Angie Boggust@angie_boggust

I defended! 🎉

For the past six years, I have studied whether AI models see the world the same way as their users. My dissertation, "Reconciling AI Representations and User Mental Models," gives people the agency to define, measure, and adjust human-AI alignment in their domain.

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Angie Boggust@angie_boggust

Check out my talk here: https://youtu.be/Mnq_b_YXnDM

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