Grounded Conversational Characters
This project is focused on dynamically generating interactive game characters by prompting large language models tuned on code.
Designing AI Systems with Steerable Long-Term Dynamics
The feedback that users provide through their choices (e.g. clicks, purchases) is one of the most common types of data readily available for training autonomous systems, and it is widely used in online platforms. However,…
Research and Opportunities to support SMBs in Africa (lightning talk)
The COVID-19 pandemic drove significant digital transformation around the world – and, in particular, in Africa. Previous research indicates that the Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) and Education sectors were the highest contributors to technology…
Mobile Robotic Telepresence
From field studies to exotic prototypes This umbrella workstream covers the issues of using mobile robotic telepresence in the field, as well as a more exotic project in which mobile robotic telepresence was combined with…
Improving text prediction accuracy using neurophysiology
We frequently encounter text prediction algorithms in many of the digital technologies and interfaces that we use day-to-day. However, the degree to which we choose to interact with these algorithms is often limited due to…