October 2024 CACM: AI Should Challenge, Not Obey

January 31, 2025
Advait Sarkar, Microsoft; Richard Banks, Microsoft; Sean Rintel, Microsoft

Advait Sarkar discusses "AI Should Challenge, Not Obey," an Opinion Article in the October 2024 CACM.

- Advait Sarkar
  
  Senior Researcher
- Richard Banks
  
  Principal Design Manager
- Sean Rintel
  
  Sr. Principal Research Manager
Research Area
Research Lab
- Microsoft Research Lab - Cambridge
Group
- People-Centric AI
Project
- Tools for Thought
Publication
- AI Should Challenge, Not Obey

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