{"id":995412,"date":"2023-12-27T22:56:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T06:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&p=995412"},"modified":"2024-10-30T21:07:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T04:07:24","slug":"societal-ai","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/societal-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Societal AI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Societal AI<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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Background:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The emerging general-purpose<\/strong> AI models (e.g., LLMs) have shown potential to enhance productivity, creative expression, and scientific research <\/strong>with their capabilities that are close to humans.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenge:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As Brad Smith noted, \u201cThe more powerful the tool, the greater the benefit or damage it can cause.<\/em>\u201d Despite the benefits, their significant technical and social challenges, such as the requirements of new research paradigm, <\/strong>the emergence of unforeseeable risks, the fair and inclusive usage of AI technologies, <\/strong>andthe needs of new regulatory framework, <\/strong>should be carefully addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The mission of Societal AI is to bridge the gap by considering AI not just as a technical tool but as a technology that requires careful socio-technical integration. This research initiative aims to develop new paradigms for evaluating AI capabilities while addressing the regulatory, ethical, and accessibility challenges that come with AI\u2019s growing influence in society. To achieve the goal, we emphasize an interdisciplinary effort<\/strong> with social scientists to responsibly manage AI\u2019s challenges and risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specifically, we have devoted ourselves to cutting-edge research on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n