Q&A with DC Cen Lu
What inspired you to join the alignAI project? My previous work with LLMs opened my eyes to both their impressive capabilities and concerning limitations. While developing LLM-powered agents for machine translation, I not only witnessed how these systems could break down barriers in communication, but also how they generated biased content. My experience made me […]
Seasonal School Materials
Agenda, Presentation Slides etc.
Publication process, authorship, and peer review
Insights into the publication process, guidelines for authorship and how to responds to peer-review.
alignAI Kick-off Slides
Revisit our Kick-off at the TUM Think Tank
alignAI Kicks off at the TUM Think Tank: A Collaborative Start to a Vision for Ethical AI
On May 12, 2025, alignAI officially launched with a dynamic Kick-off Event at the TUM Think Tank in Munich.
Q&A with DC Julia Li
What inspired you to join the alignAI project? I was motivated to apply for the alignAI project because I believe in a world where advances in technology, science and knowledge are made under the overarching goal of promoting equity and equality. My previous work in research with people in remote communities and as a frontline […]
More Than Just a Chatbot? – Why We Keep Treating AI Like a Person, and Why That Might be a Problem!
Have you ever wished ChatGPT a good morning? Asked it to “please” do something for you? Or thanked it when it did? Now ask yourself why. Maybe you wanted to be polite? Maybe it was a reflex? Or maybe you expected it to provide better results if you were friendly? As AI systems (Large Language […]
Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm – On Trust, Trustworthiness and the Trouble with Both
Imagine this: You’re in a courtroom and have been convicted of a crime. Before announcing the sentence, the judge consults a risk assessment tool – an AI system designed to promote consistency and reduce human bias in sentencing. The algorithm generates a score meant to help the judge weigh rehabilitation potential versus public risk. It’s […]
Q&A with DC Simay Toplu
What inspired you to join the alignAI project? I’ve always been drawn to the intersection of technology and mental health. I have a background in psychology, and I was especially interested in the relationship between social media and psychological well-being during my studies. Through that work, I noticed how technology is increasingly shaping our emotional […]
More Than Just Math – How Fairness is Being Approached in AI
In our last blog post, we unpacked what fairness in AI means, why it matters, and why technical fixes alone can not be enough to solve the deeper social and structural challenges at play. Still, just because fairness isn’t the whole answer doesn’t mean it isn’t a necessary part of the solution. Improving how AI […]