Danica Dillion
@danicajdillion.bsky.social
Postdoc @csh.ac.at studying how social and technological change reshapes our beliefs. morality, AI, religion, politics, social networks. danicadillion.com
AI alignment has two sides: machines and people.
Computer scientists study the first, social scientists the second, and we need more collaboration between these spheres.
Computer scientists study the first, social scientists the second, and we need more collaboration between these spheres.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
AI alignment has two sides: machines and people.
Computer scientists study the first, social scientists the second, and we need more collaboration between these spheres.
Computer scientists study the first, social scientists the second, and we need more collaboration between these spheres.
Reposted by Danica Dillion
Interesting finding by @danicajdillion.bsky.social et al. - a good reminder that how we connect matters just as much as what we believe.
#SocialScience #SocialNetwork #USPol
#SocialScience #SocialNetwork #USPol
Americans are growing more socially isolated and politically divided.
Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
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Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Interesting finding by @danicajdillion.bsky.social et al. - a good reminder that how we connect matters just as much as what we believe.
#SocialScience #SocialNetwork #USPol
#SocialScience #SocialNetwork #USPol
Reposted by Danica Dillion
We are facing a crisis of disconnection and this is directly linked to polarization.
New research finds that people living in communities with denser social networks consistently reported less partisan animosity and a greater sense of national unity.
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
New research finds that people living in communities with denser social networks consistently reported less partisan animosity and a greater sense of national unity.
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We are facing a crisis of disconnection and this is directly linked to polarization.
New research finds that people living in communities with denser social networks consistently reported less partisan animosity and a greater sense of national unity.
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
New research finds that people living in communities with denser social networks consistently reported less partisan animosity and a greater sense of national unity.
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...
Americans are growing more socially isolated and politically divided.
Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
🧵
Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
🧵
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Americans are growing more socially isolated and politically divided.
Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
🧵
Our new paper in Applied Network Science suggests these two forms of disconnection may be linked. People with denser, more connected social networks often feel less partisan animosity.
🧵
A person and a puppy are drowning in a lake. You can only save one—who do you choose? 1 in 5 dog owners would choose the puppy.
Are our relationships with our fur babies getting in the way of those with people?
New post (🔗 below 👇)
Are our relationships with our fur babies getting in the way of those with people?
New post (🔗 below 👇)
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A person and a puppy are drowning in a lake. You can only save one—who do you choose? 1 in 5 dog owners would choose the puppy.
Are our relationships with our fur babies getting in the way of those with people?
New post (🔗 below 👇)
Are our relationships with our fur babies getting in the way of those with people?
New post (🔗 below 👇)
🌍 Introducing WorldValuesBench!
A benchmark to evaluate how well LLMs reflect cultural differences in human values.
Built from 94k+ participants in the World Values Survey → 20M examples of (demographics, value question → answer).
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A benchmark to evaluate how well LLMs reflect cultural differences in human values.
Built from 94k+ participants in the World Values Survey → 20M examples of (demographics, value question → answer).
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September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🌍 Introducing WorldValuesBench!
A benchmark to evaluate how well LLMs reflect cultural differences in human values.
Built from 94k+ participants in the World Values Survey → 20M examples of (demographics, value question → answer).
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A benchmark to evaluate how well LLMs reflect cultural differences in human values.
Built from 94k+ participants in the World Values Survey → 20M examples of (demographics, value question → answer).
🧵
1 in 5 dog owners would save a puppy's life over yours. 🐶
The majority of pet owners see their dog as a soulmate. Many don’t just prefer their own dog over people—they’ll pick a stranger’s dog over a human life.
New preprint 🧵
The majority of pet owners see their dog as a soulmate. Many don’t just prefer their own dog over people—they’ll pick a stranger’s dog over a human life.
New preprint 🧵
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
1 in 5 dog owners would save a puppy's life over yours. 🐶
The majority of pet owners see their dog as a soulmate. Many don’t just prefer their own dog over people—they’ll pick a stranger’s dog over a human life.
New preprint 🧵
The majority of pet owners see their dog as a soulmate. Many don’t just prefer their own dog over people—they’ll pick a stranger’s dog over a human life.
New preprint 🧵
New preprint 🚨
Cognitive bottlenecks make LLMs more morally aligned with people 🧠🤖
We made AI “think” more like people by narrowing its focus to a few key moral cues.
This AI better predicted people’s moral judgments & was more trusted.
🧵 ⬇️
Cognitive bottlenecks make LLMs more morally aligned with people 🧠🤖
We made AI “think” more like people by narrowing its focus to a few key moral cues.
This AI better predicted people’s moral judgments & was more trusted.
🧵 ⬇️
August 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New preprint 🚨
Cognitive bottlenecks make LLMs more morally aligned with people 🧠🤖
We made AI “think” more like people by narrowing its focus to a few key moral cues.
This AI better predicted people’s moral judgments & was more trusted.
🧵 ⬇️
Cognitive bottlenecks make LLMs more morally aligned with people 🧠🤖
We made AI “think” more like people by narrowing its focus to a few key moral cues.
This AI better predicted people’s moral judgments & was more trusted.
🧵 ⬇️