Summer 2020 Interns
This summer CHAI members virtually mentored eight interns. CHAI interns develop essential research skills in the fields of machine learning and AI safety, preparing them for graduate school and industry opportunities.
Cynthia Chen, an undergrad from University of Hong Kong, was mentored by Sam and Scott, and they were working on using tools in causality to assist ML with a focus on imitation learning.
Six New PhD Students Join CHAI
Six new PhD students advised by CHAI Principal Investigators. We are thrilled to have these new PhD students join us! The incoming students are Yuxi Liu, Micah Carroll, Cassidy Laidlaw, Alex Gunning, Alyssa Dayan, and Jessy Lin.
Five New Affiliates Join CHAI
CHAI added five new affiliate members: Rediet Abebe, Niko Kolodny, Nika Haghtalab, Brian Christian, and Vincent Corruble. Welcome!
Thomas Gilbert Receives Inaugural Simons Institute Law and Society Fellowship
Thomas Krendl Gilbert has been awarded the Simons Institute Law and Society Fellowship for its upcoming research program on Theory of Reinforcement Learning (Fall 2020).
Joseph Halpern and Xinming Liu Publish “Bounded Rationality in Las Vegas: Probabilistic Finite Automata PlayMulti-Armed Bandits”
Joseph Halpern, CHAI PI and Professor at Cornell University, and Xinming Liu published their paper at Uncertainty in AI (UAI)’s Virtual Conference which was held August 3rd to 6th.
CHAI PhD Students Accept Positions at MIT, Princeton, and DeepMind
Rohin Shah, Jaime Fernández Fisac, and Dylan Hadfield-Menell have accepted jobs to begin after the completion of their PhD studies.
Hertz Foundation Awards Fellowship to Alyssa Dayan
Alyssa Dayan, an incoming PhD student advised by Stuart Russell, was awarded a fellowship from The Hertz Foundation.
CHAI Holds Its First Virtual Workshop
CHAI held its first virtual workshop last month.
Andrew Critch and David Krueger publish “AI Research Considerations for Human Existential Safety (ARCHES)”
Andrew Critch, CHAI’s Research Scientist, and David Krueger have published “AI Research Considerations for Human Existential Safety (ARCHES).”
Vael Gates and Professors Anca Dragan and Tom Griffiths Publish “How to Be Helpful to Multiple People at Once”
PhD student Vael Gates and Professors Anca Dragan and Tom Griffiths published “How to Be Helpful to Multiple People at Once” in the journal Cognitive Science.
Human Compatible has been Reissued in the UK
April 30th, 2020 was the UK publication date for the paperback edition of Stuart Russell’s book “Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control.” This is a reissue of his original hardback edition, published in October 2019, has been described as “the most important book on AI so far.”
Professor Stuart Russell and Caroline Jeanmaire Organize Virtual Workshop Titled “AI Economic Futures”
Professor Stuart Russell and Caroline Jeanmaire, Director of Strategic Research and Partnerships at CHAI, organized an inaugural virtual workshop in collaboration with the Global AI Council at the World Economic Forum.