Alexandra Olteanu
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Alexandra Olteanu
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Ethical/Responsible AI. Rigor in AI. Opinions my own. Principal Researcher @ Microsoft Research. Grumpy eastern european in north america. Lovingly nitpicky.
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Unexpected (amount of) snow day
Snow on the balcony
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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We have to talk about rigor in AI work and what it should entail. The reality is that impoverished notions of rigor do not only lead to some one-off undesirable outcomes but can have a deeply formative impact on the scientific integrity and quality of both AI research and practice 1/
Print screen of the first page of a paper pre-print titled "Rigor in AI: Doing Rigorous AI Work Requires a Broader, Responsible AI-Informed Conception of Rigor" by Olteanu et al. Paper abstract: "In AI research and practice, rigor remains largely understood in terms of methodological rigor -- such as whether mathematical, statistical, or computational methods are correctly applied. We argue that this narrow conception of rigor has contributed to the concerns raised by the responsible AI community, including overblown claims about AI capabilities. Our position is that a broader conception of what rigorous AI research and practice should entail is needed. We believe such a conception -- in addition to a more expansive understanding of (1) methodological rigor -- should include aspects related to (2) what background knowledge informs what to work on (epistemic rigor); (3) how disciplinary, community, or personal norms, standards, or beliefs influence the work (normative rigor); (4) how clearly articulated the theoretical constructs under use are (conceptual rigor); (5) what is reported and how (reporting rigor); and (6) how well-supported the inferences from existing evidence are (interpretative rigor). In doing so, we also aim to provide useful language and a framework for much-needed dialogue about the AI community's work by researchers, policymakers, journalists, and other stakeholders."
June 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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I tried a few times and I only get 100% Romanian -- I'll never trust anyone who is saying that I don't have a strong accent :)
December 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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for the first time a recommender system seems to get me
capybara themed products
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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my first post, now that I am here with my 500+ closest friends 🙂 -- here is a tiny owl 🦉 I met some weeks back in the big apple 🍎 (picture by @sbucur.bsky.social)
tiny owl
November 22, 2024 at 11:19 PM