In a study from September 17 a group of researchers from the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed that one of the most widely-used social media feeds, Twitter/X, owned by the company xAI, is recognizably misaligned with the values of its users, preferentially showing them posts that rank highly for the values of ‘stimulation’ and ‘hedonism’ over collective values like ‘caring’ and ‘universal concern.’
Social media feeds ‘misaligned’ when viewed through AI safety framework, show researchers
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In a study from September 17 a group of researchers from the University of Michigan, Stanford University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed that one of the most widely-used social media feeds, Twitter/X, owned by the company xAI, is recognizably misaligned with the values of its users, preferentially showing them posts that rank highly for the values of ‘stimulation’ and ‘hedonism’ over collective values like ‘caring’ and ‘universal concern.’
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