[Theory] REMINDER: 3/8 Talks at TTIC: Adam Kalai, Microsoft Research

[Mary Marre]

*When:*        Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at* 11:30 am CT   *



*Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at

                   TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue

                   5th Floor, Room 530



*Virtually:*   *via* Panopto (*livestream
<https://uchicago.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c07e3679-c682-4bf5-93ef-afb900f75877>*
)



*Who: *        Adam Kalai, Microsoft Research


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*Title:*        The Power of Intelligent Language Models

*Abstract: *Recently, large language models have been trained on
intelligent languages including natural languages, such as English, and
programming languages, such as Python. We will examine several interesting
applications of these models. First, they can be used to enumerate human
stereotypes and discriminatory biases, suggesting that they must be used
carefully. Second, they can be used to generate and solve their own
programming puzzles, which can be used in a self-training pipeline to solve
increasingly challenging algorithmic programming problems. Third, we
illustrate how they can be used to simulate numerous human participants in
classic behavioral economic and psychology experiments, such as the
ultimatum game, risk aversion, garden path sentences, and the Milgram shock
experiment. Finally, we discuss future directions in using these language
models to understand intelligent animal communication in connection with
ProjectCETI, which aims to understand the communication of sperm whales.

*Bio:* Adam Tauman Kalai is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft
Research New England. His research includes work on artificial intelligence
and algorithms, with a focus on code generation and the responsible use of
Language Models.  He received his BA from Harvard and PhD from Avrim Blum
at Carnegie Mellon University. He has served as an Assistant Professor at
TTIC and Georgia Tech. He is a member of the science team of Project CETI,
an interdisciplinary initiative to understand the communication of sperm
whales. He has co-chaired AI and crowdsourcing conferences including the
COLT (the Conference on Learning Theory), the HCOMP (the Conference on
Human Computation) and NEML. His honors include the Majulook prize,
multiple best paper awards, an NSF CAREER award, and an Alfred P. Sloan
fellowship.



*Host:* Avrim Blum <avrim at ttic.edu>




Mary C. Marre
Faculty Administrative Support
*Toyota Technological Institute*
*6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
*Chicago, IL  60637*
*773-834-1757*
*mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*


On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 10:01 PM Mary Marre <mmarre at ttic.edu> wrote:

> *When:*        Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at* 11:30 am CT   *
>
>
>
> *Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at
>
>                    TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue
>
>                    5th Floor, Room 530
>
>
>
> *Virtually:*   *via* Panopto (*livestream
> <https://uchicago.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=c07e3679-c682-4bf5-93ef-afb900f75877>*
> )
>
>
>
> *Who: *        Adam Kalai, Microsoft Research
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Title:*        The Power of Intelligent Language Models
>
> *Abstract: *Recently, large language models have been trained on
> intelligent languages including natural languages, such as English, and
> programming languages, such as Python. We will examine several interesting
> applications of these models. First, they can be used to enumerate human
> stereotypes and discriminatory biases, suggesting that they must be used
> carefully. Second, they can be used to generate and solve their own
> programming puzzles, which can be used in a self-training pipeline to solve
> increasingly challenging algorithmic programming problems. Third, we
> illustrate how they can be used to simulate numerous human participants in
> classic behavioral economic and psychology experiments, such as the
> ultimatum game, risk aversion, garden path sentences, and the Milgram shock
> experiment. Finally, we discuss future directions in using these language
> models to understand intelligent animal communication in connection with
> ProjectCETI, which aims to understand the communication of sperm whales.
>
> *Bio:* Adam Tauman Kalai is a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft
> Research New England. His research includes work on artificial intelligence
> and algorithms, with a focus on code generation and the responsible use of
> Language Models.  He received his BA from Harvard and PhD from Avrim Blum
> at Carnegie Mellon University. He has served as an Assistant Professor at
> TTIC and Georgia Tech. He is a member of the science team of Project CETI,
> an interdisciplinary initiative to understand the communication of sperm
> whales. He has co-chaired AI and crowdsourcing conferences including the
> COLT (the Conference on Learning Theory), the HCOMP (the Conference on
> Human Computation) and NEML. His honors include the Majulook prize,
> multiple best paper awards, an NSF CAREER award, and an Alfred P. Sloan
> fellowship.
>
>
>
> *Host:* Avrim Blum <avrim at ttic.edu>
>
>
>
>
> Mary C. Marre
> Faculty Administrative Support
> *Toyota Technological Institute*
> *6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
> *Chicago, IL  60637*
> *773-834-1757*
> *mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*
>
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