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Matija Franklin

PhD Student - the Causal Cognition Lab, University College London, UCL

AI Wonk contributor

Matija Franklin is a PhD student at the Causal Cognition Lab, UCL. His research focuses on the assumptions AI systems make about humans, and humans make about AI agents, and how this influences the way humans and AI agents interact. Currently, he explores how different assumptions about human preferences apply to the AI Alignment problem.

Matija Franklin's publications

The therapeutic caveat: Prohibitions on manipulation and persuasion in the EU AI Act
Academia

The therapeutic caveat: Prohibitions on manipulation and persuasion in the EU AI Act

by Matija Franklin, Clíodhna Ní Ghuidhir, Lorenzo Pacchiardi, Philip Moreira Tomei

Closing the therapeutic loophole would ensure the safety of European citizens and encourage evidence-based innovation.

January 31, 2024 — clock5 min read

Vague concepts in the EU AI Act will not protect citizens from AI manipulation
Academia

Vague concepts in the EU AI Act will not protect citizens from AI manipulation

by Matija Franklin, Philip Moreira Tomei, Rebecca Gorman

Clear definitions and collaboration can uphold European values.

September 7, 2023 — clock8 min read

The EU’s AI Act needs to address critical manipulation methods
Academia

The EU’s AI Act needs to address critical manipulation methods

by Matija Franklin, Rebecca Gorman, Stuart Armstrong, Hal Ashton

Sometimes algorithms “hack” preferences and change the person.

March 21, 2023 — clock7 min read

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