Title: Value Compass - Equipping AI with Diverse Human Values
Speaker: Dr. Xing Xie @ Microsoft Research Asia
Time: 16:00 ~ 17:00, April 16th, 2025
Location: Online
In-person: X
Online: https://hli.skku.edu/InvitedTalk20250416
Meeting ID: 845 0794 7951
Passcode: 410289
Language: English speech & English slides
Abstract:
With the rapid development of large language models profoundly transforming our daily lives, concerns about their safety and ethical implications are growing. Ensuring that AI behavior aligns with human values has become a critical topic of widespread interest. In this talk, I will explore some of the key challenges in this field, including how to define human values and evaluate the extent to which models adhere to them. To address these issues, we adopt an interdisciplinary approach, working closely with experts in ethics and sociology to leverage their extensive experience in studying human values. I hope this talk will inspire in-depth discussions and foster greater interdisciplinary collaboration.
Bio:
Dr. Xing Xie is a partner research manager at Microsoft Research Asia. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1996 and 2001, respectively. Since joining Microsoft Research Asia in July 2001, Dr. Xie has focused on data mining, social computing, and responsible AI. His work has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the IEEE MDM 2023 Test-of-Time Award, ACM SIGKDD 2022 Test-of-Time Award, ACM SIGKDD China 2021 Test-of-Time Award, ACM SIGSPATIAL 2020 10-Year Impact Award Honorable Mention, and ACM SIGSPATIAL 2019 10-Year Impact Award. He has delivered keynote speeches at notable conferences such as MDM 2019, ASONAM 2017, and W2GIS 2011. Dr. Xie serves on the editorial boards of ACM Transactions on Recommender Systems, ACM Transactions on Social Computing, ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, and CCF Transactions on Pervasive Computing and Interaction. He served as program co-chair of ACM Ubicomp 2011, PCC 2012, UIC 2015, SMP 2017, ACM SIGSPATIAL 2021, ACM SIGSPATIAL 2022, IEEE MDM 2022, and PAKDD 2024. Dr. Xie is a Fellow of the ACM, IEEE, and China Computer Federation.
