Category Archives: Human-AI Collaboration

Towards AIs with Deep “Human-Compatible” Values

Advances in generative artificial intelligence (AI) have led to much public discussion about AI risks, guardrails, and calls to regulate AI. A major concern is that AIs are dangerous because they lack human-compatible values. Meanwhile, there has been surprisingly little … Continue reading

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Roots and Requirements for Collaborative AIs

The vision of AIs as human-like collaborators is a staple of mythology and science fiction, where artificial agents with special talents assist human partners and teams. In this vision, sophisticated AIs understand nuances of collaboration and human communication. The AI … Continue reading

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Creating the Conditions for Invention and Innovation — Revisited

When I was asked to lead the Intelligent Systems and Technology Lab at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), I wanted the lab to succeed wonderfully in its research mission. I was a fairly prolific inventor and had taken multiple … Continue reading

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A Generation Ready for Human-Computer Teams

Human-computer teams combine best of human and computer cognition. The combination can lead to extremely high performance. But are human-computer teams the future of work? For some of us, the idea of having computers on the team is outside of … Continue reading

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