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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"value alignment"”.
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Goal alignment: re-analyzing value alignment problems using human-aware AI
While the question of misspecified objectives has gotten much attention in recent years, most works in this area primarily focus on the challenges related to the complexity of the objective specification mechanism, for example, the use of reward functions. However, the complexity of the objective …
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Transparent Value Alignment: Foundations for Human-Centered Explainable AI in Alignment
Alignment of autonomous agents' values and objectives with those of humans can greatly enhance these agents' ability to act flexibly to safely and reliably meet humans' goals across diverse contexts from space exploration to robotic manufacturing. However, it is often difficult or impossible for …
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Exploring the Impact of AI Value Alignment in Collaborative Ideation: Effects on Perception, Ownership, and Output
… used to support daily ideation tasks. The values or bias present in these agents can influence output in hidden ways. They may also affect how people perceive the ideas produced with AI agents of different value alignments and lead to implications for the design of AI-based tools. We …
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TOWARDS HUMAN-CENTRIC AI: INVERSE REINFORCEMENT LEARNING MEETS ALGORITHMIC FAIRNESS
… focuses on two aspects of human-centric AI - value alignment and fairness. Our first work explores Inverse reinforcement learning (IRL), a potential solution to value alignment. We introduce BO-IRL, an IRL algorithm that uses a novel kernel to explore the reward function space efficiently. The …
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Gender Justice in Environmental Communication: Exploring the Impact of Message Framing
… in masculine messages due to perceived logic and alignment with the status quo of environmental communication; however, some participants actively challenged the status quo and dominant norms. Engagement with the messages depended on personal beliefs and value alignment, with minimal impact from …
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Essays on Finance and Climate Risk
… to align their investments with their social values (“value alignment”), and find no evidence of behavior driven by the social impact of investment decisions (“impact-seeking preferences”). The third chapter proposes a simple structural model to study substitution patterns within the class of …
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Investigating Determinants of Collaboration between Landowners and Wildlife Agencies for Endangered Species Conservation
… (e.g., communication and relationships) and value conflicts with agencies and programs. To bridge the gap between wildlife agencies and landowners, I investigated strategic communication processes (e.g., communications designed to change behavior) that influence ESC behavior through …
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Transformation of the business model to establish sustainable value in the consumer durables super store industry of Sri Lanka
… These strategies in turn are responsible for the value creation or value erosion that takes place during the operation of the organization determining its sustainability, and in a broader context the sustainability of the industry. The research is done for the Consumer Durables Super Store (CDSS) …
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Engaging Student Nurses in Lifestyle Management: The Role of Technology-Based Interventions and Mobile Health Applications
… yet fragile driver, shaped by competing demands, value alignment, and emotional states. This research highlights the need for integrated, curriculum-based strategies that foster self-efficacy, lifestyle awareness, and resilience. Embedding behaviour change techniques and self-care education within …
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Human resource management in Chinese multinationals: three Nigerian case studies
… the potential that is seen for harmonious value-based relationships between Nigerian staff and their Chinese supervisors and managers and evidence pointing to ones marked by substantial conflict. The findings obtained are seen to make important contributions in each of these areas and to …
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Public Interest Computing: a Pluralistic Design Language Foundation for Societal-Machine Alignment
… necessitates a critical examination of their alignment with societal and environmental values. The reciprocal relationship between these norms and emerging AI technologies calls for a structural conceptualization of algorithmic systems that extends the scale of human-centered considerations. …
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How teachers perceive AI in their profession and classroom: professional visions and practical problems
… focusing on its impact on professional identity, values, and pedagogical autonomy. Traditional functionalist models like the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) often overlook the deeper psychological and contextual factors shaping educators’ attitudes. The study adopts an interdisciplinary approach …