Microsoft Research Podcast Abstracts: Societal AI with Xing Xie
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May 5, 2025 Xing Xie, a Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research and co-author of the influential white paper on Societal AI, dives into the seismic shifts AI is causing across education, economy, and self-perception. He emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue to tackle the ethical challenges of AI. The discussion also highlights the Value Compass project aimed at aligning AI with human values, and stresses the need for safe and reliable AI systems. Xie's insights illuminate how societal AI can benefit from continued collaboration across diverse fields.
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AI as Social Actor
- AI is evolving from a mere tool to a social actor influencing society, economy, and cognition.
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with social sciences is essential for understanding and guiding this impact.
Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Action
- Collaborations included philosophers to frame human values and sociologists examining AI's effects on education.
- Psychometrics experts helped create evaluation methods to assess AI systems.
Frame Research Around Key Questions
- Build research agendas on foundational questions combining AI's societal impact and social science insights.
- Engage continuously through real-world collaboration to evolve these questions.