[Koglist] [CEU Cogsci Talks] Online CDC Seminar: Sophie Bridgers (MIT, Harvard), 4 pm on Wednesday March 29

Dear all, The CEU Department of Cognitive Science invites you to the following talk: Sophie Bridgers<https://scsb.mit.edu/sophie-bridgers-phd/> (MIT, Harvard) Loopholes: A window into goal communication and value alignment Finding and exploiting a loophole, a possible but unintended interpretation of a rule or request, is a familiar facet of fable, law, and everyday life. A child may respond to their parent who says “It’s time to put the tablet down” by continuing to play with the tablet after physically putting it down on the floor. Engaging with loopholes requires a nuanced understanding of goals, social ambiguity, and value alignment and offers a new lens through which to examine human communication and cooperation. In this talk, I will first present a proposal for a formal framework of goal communication that supports intentional misunderstandings. Second, I will share a series of experiments with children and adults that (1) reveal that loophole behavior emerges around age five and is prevalent and diverse in parent-child and adult-adult interactions, and (2) indicate that adults and children evaluate loopholes more leniently than outright non-compliance, as well as predict that others will exploit loopholes when there is a pressure to cooperate but goals are in conflict. I will conclude with a discussion of the development of loophole behavior, and its implications for improving communication among humans, as well as for safer human-AI interactions.​​ Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Time: 4 pm (to 5:30 pm) CET Venue: Online, Zoom meeting 969 2496 5784<https://ceu-edu.zoom.us/j/96924965784?pwd=c2duZ0dDMFdEMUthK2Mwa2wzMllEUT09><https://ceu-edu.zoom.us/j/96924965784?pwd=c2duZ0dDMFdEMUthK2Mwa2wzMllEUT09>, pw: 471712 Chair: Barbu Revencu Let me know if you would like to schedule a meeting with Sophie. Best, Barbu ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu