Borhane Blili-Hamelin

Happy Henry Threadgill record release day!

I don’t mean the washed out ahistorical sense.

This hits home. I’ve long been mistrustful of moral and political conviction, including for values I cherish. Samantha argues that we live in a time when there’s no path for liberalism as a project without shedding complacency about the need argue for liberal values.

Urgh

Public Science Call for Papers Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy

Call for Papers! 🧵

The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)

Abstract Deadline: Sept 19

www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

LLMs are making the internet less secure because they generate false bug reports and overwhelm cybersecurity professionals. Some are halting their bug bounty programs as a result.

Don’t miss my rock-star co-authors! Happening today!!!!

I still blame Starbucks

I'll just say this: I find it just as offensive when americans are against people moving to a different city, as I do when they think I'm not allowed in America.

Our work deconstructing AGI as a concept is also now a reference in www.aisnakeoil.com/p/agi-is-not....
If you're a podcast person, other coverage includes this podcast from @techpolicypress.bsky.social! www.techpolicy.press/should-agi-r...

Our new work deconstructing the concept of "AGI", led by the brilliant @borhane.bsky.social in collaboration with @graziul.bsky.social , Hananel Hazan, @shiridoshi.bsky.social +more co-authors below, has been accepted to ICML. 🤗 We discuss the many "traps" that... 🧵 1/
arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689

Good news: this will appear in the ICML position paper track!

Accepted at @icmlconf.bsky.social, position paper track!!!

Toward an Evaluation Science for Generative AI Systems There is an urgent need for a more robust and comprehensive approach to AI evaluation. There is an increasing imperative to anticipate and understand ...

🧑‍🔬 Happy our article on Creating a Generative AI Evaluation Science, led by @weidingerlaura.bsky.social & @rajiinio.bsky.social, is now published by the National Academy of Engineering. =) www.nae.edu/338231/Towar...
Describes how to mature eval so systems can be worthy of trust and safely deployed.

Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation

A new paper by D&S’s Jacob Metcalf & Ranjit Singh, & affiliate @borhane.bsky.social, examines how emerging experimental publics are reshaping who gets to evaluate genAI, and how public feedback is being mobilized for safety, accountability, & democratic oversight. knightcolumbia.org/content/expe...

Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation

Just published - Experimental Publics: Democracy and the Role of Publics in GenAI Evaluation, by Jacob Metcalf, Ranjit Singh, and @borhane.bsky.social, the second essay written for our AI & Democratic Freedoms symposium (happening tomorrow and Friday!) knightcolumbia.org/content/expe...

I’m very confused about why research on LLM consistency and so-called hallucinations seem silo’d off from each other.

Shadows hands with noisy hands overlaid, a title reads “Noisy Joints: notes from a Critical AI Puppet Workshop” with a World Puppetry Day sticker.

Shadow hands overlaid with noisy hands: text reads, “Creating AI puppet shadows: Record yourself casting shadows against the noise within an AI model. Generate new hands from your human noise. Let the hands meet.”

A drawing of an AI generated glitch by Camila Galaz. A note: “Infinite Possibility -> Constraint Constraint Constraint. Puppet as glitch / performing the glitch. Plausibility. Who is the director? Who is the audience? Our understanding of the technology = puppeteers (string).” Beneath it: a sketch of data stick figure with an arrow to a stick figure called “self” and a stick figure named “predicted self” with an arrow leading back to data.

We have a little Zine preview on Instagram from “Noisy Joints,” our Critical AI Puppetry Workshop at the Mercury Store (with Emma Wiseman, @camilagalaz.bsky.social, @isilitke.bsky.social) for #worldpuppetryday2025 (themed “Robots, AI and the Dream of the Puppet”).

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

Most researchers don’t believe AGI is coming any time soon. But policy makers are steering policy toward AGI anyway. In this article for Tech Policy Press, a look at the distortions the AGI Frame introduces to policymaking. #ai #criticalai #aipolicy In @techpolicypress.bsky.social

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

New piece in Tech Policy Press builds on the collective work from the “AGI Should Not Be The North Star Goal of AI Research” paper with my own argument — that AGI frames also distort the perspective of policymakers shaping AI regulation.
www.techpolicy.press/most-researc... #aipolicy

Read my other position paper with @struthious.bsky.social and @andrewthesmart.bsky.social arguing definitions of 'AGI' embrace a diverse range of incompatible values and assumptions. ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI...

Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research? | TechPolicy.Press A conversation with Eryk Salvaggio, Borhane Blili-Hamelin, and Margaret Mitchell about the efficacy of aiming for artificial general intelligence.

Listen to @mmitchell.bsky.social, @eryk.bsky.social, and myself on the @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast: www.techpolicy.press/should-agi-r...

Stop treating `AGI' as the north-star goal of AI research The AI research community plays a vital role in shaping the scientific, engineering, and societal goals of AI research. In this position paper, we argue that focusing on the highly contested topic of ...

If you want even more. Read our full position paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

Clear thinking about goals matters every bit as much for policy. Eryk makes a crisp, thoughtful case for why that is and what policymakers should instead do. techpolicy.press/most-researc...

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

If that’s not enough, I'm delighted I can now recommend reading this fantastic policy piece by @eryk.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social. As we argue in our recent position paper, ‘AGI’ is unfit for the purpose of clear thinking about the goals of AI research.

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

In short, have #pluralistic expectations. The real world is complex. Stop looking for a neat one-stop box for containing uncertainty about future forms of AI.

Most Researchers Do Not Believe AGI Is Imminent. Why Do Policymakers Act Otherwise? | TechPolicy.Press Tech Policy Press fellow Eryk Salvaggio says it is dangerous to the public interest for policymakers to center the pursuit of AGI in AI policy.

Since releasing our recent position paper against treating #AGI as a north-star goal, I’ve often been asked about what expectations policymakers should have instead.

My personal opinion: expect many future forms of AI having many surprising impacts across many contexts.

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A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy | TechPolicy.Press Dr. Nelson was key to the Biden administration’s AI strategy. Justin Hendrix spoke with her about today’s developments and her vision for the future.

🎙️New podcast! A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson on AI and Democracy

I spoke to @alondra.bsky.social about AI, democracy, DOGE, and how to plan for a different future: techpolicy.press/a-conversati...

Huge thanks to leads Kevin Klyman & Ruth Appel, top contributors @sayash.bsky.social, Rishi Bommasani, Michelle Sahar, @seanmcgregor.bsky.social, @borhane.bsky.social, and Nathan Butters.

Also, the team of expert advisors: @alondra.bsky.social, @amitelazari.bsky.social, ...