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The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · 19d

We're excited to announce our new AI Corporate Affiliate Program – and are looking for members for the 2025-26 academic year.

For more information: ai.princeton.edu/ai-lab/corpo...

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · 29d

Could your AI assistant get gaslit? 🤯

Research from Princeton shows how memory injection attacks create security risks.

🔗https://blog.ai.princeton.edu/2025/09/09/when-your-ai-assistant-gets-gaslithow-real-ai-agents-with-fake-memories-shows-that-smart-assistants-can-go-dangerously-off-script/

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Center for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Writing an essay is hard because it forces you to use your brain in ways you haven't before, and that is precisely why it's useful."

For our August feature, we invited science fiction writer Ted Chiang to respond to a series of questions related to AI and its impact on humanities scholarship.

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jul 18

Shoutout to all the Princeton researchers participating in
the International Conference on Machine Learning #ICML2025

Browse through some of the cutting edge research from AI Lab students, post-docs and faculty being presented this year: pli.princeton.edu/blog/2025/pr...

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jul 16

🧠🔍 New Deep Dive alert

Researchers from Princeton’s AI Lab are using tools from cognitive science to better understand how modern AI “thinks.” By applying methods from human cognition they hope to shed light on black-box models: bit.ly/4lUFDl5

Deep Dive Series: Using Tools of Cognitive Science to Decipher Modern Artificial Intelligence – Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence Research Blog

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jul 15

That's a wrap on the @princetonpiirs.bsky.social Global Seminar in Kenya! Students discovered how to teach a computer to understand African languages & explored the current landscape of language technologies in Africa.

Thanks to @happybuzaaba1.bsky.social for this pic from the final poster session!

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 27

When it comes to AI tools for science, biosecurity isn't a maybe — it's a must.

Our latest Deep Dive blog explores how we can build biosecurity safeguards into scientific AI, to protect against misuse.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3Ghe7PJ

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 25

Today @nature.com Human Behavior published a paper on how machine learning is helping reveal what makes economic games complex for people.

Read our new blog post breaking down the research from paper author Zhu Jian-Qiao: bit.ly/4k8bops

figure from research showing a flexible neural network model based on multilayer perceptron (MLP) that learns how to map each game matrix to the row player’s strategic choice.

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 24

“Our team of research software engineers have played a key role in the cutting-edge research in AI at Princeton that is being picked up by industry and also garnering awards and recognition at leading conferences.”

Meet the AI Lab RSEs: bit.ly/3T6h4Fy

As researchers at the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence work to drive knowledge forward in a rapidly moving field, a special team of research software engineers supports their efforts, ...

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚨The AI Lab is hiring! We're looking for a full-time Research Software Engineer to contribute to the current research that the AI Lab supports across the university. For more information and application: bit.ly/44f8Fom

Two professors awarded AI Seed Grant to advance algebraic proof systems

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 20

Can AI allow computers to ensure safe autonomous systems?

Professors Amir Ali Ahmadi and @praveshkkothari.bsky.social received an AI Lab seed grant to explore AI enhancement in mathematical proof systems used to ensure safety and efficiency in complex technologies.

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Professors Amir Ali Ahmadi and Pravesh Kothari are pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to enhance complex mathematical proof systems, with applications in robotics, optimization, and automat...

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 9

🚨The AI Lab is hiring! We're seeking out AI Policy Fellows to work with federal or state government on AI policy initiatives. For more information and to apply: bit.ly/4dSclAO

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Princeton Engineering - Princeton will lead U.S. effort to design better chips for wireless communication

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 4

A grant of nearly $10 million was announced May 28 to fund a Princeton-led effort using AI to develop advanced semiconductors for wireless communication and remote sensing. The effort will be directed by Kaushik Sengupta, professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Read more: bit.ly/3FoaXt9

A grant of nearly $10 million to design advanced microchips for wireless communications and sensing was announced May 28 by the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology, or Natc...

Why Should the National R&D Strategy Prioritize Diffusion Over Innovation? - CITP Blog

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Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy @princetoncitp.bsky.social · Jun 2

New on the CITP #Blog: Mihir Kshirsagar makes the case for why the National Science Foundation (#NSF) National AI Research & Development Strategic Plan should prioritize diffusion over innovation: blog.citp.princeton.edu/2025/05/30/w...

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Yesterday, researchers at Princeton’s AI Lab and CITP submitted comments to the National Science Foundation on the 2025 National AI Research & Development (R&D) Strategic Plan. Recent advances in AI, ...

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · Jun 2

From the new Seed Grant series on our blog 📢

With the support of the AI Lab Seed Grant, Deborah Levy and colleagues are developing an AI-powered tool to help researchers studying aphasia to convert their articles into aphasia-friendly versions: blog.ai.princeton.edu

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WATCH: Spring Distinguished Lecture Series Concludes with Inside Look at Google DeepMind

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 29

“We believe that one of the ways we can take our civilization forward is to really understand about nature, and the best way we can do that is through science."

WATCH executive Pushmeet Kohli discuss Google DeepMind's mission to use AI to benefit humanity: ai.princeton.edu/news/2025/wa...

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the pace and scale of scientific discovery, leading to breakthroughs in fields as varied as biology, genomics, materials science and mathematics, Goog...

Meet the Postdoc: Q&A with Ni Zhan

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 28

Meet the Postdoc!

This month, we're spotlighting Ni "Jenny" Zhan, a postdoctoral researcher for the AI Lab initiative AI for Accelerating Invention. She works on AI for design and simulation of dynamic processes and materials.

Read more: ai.princeton.edu/news/2025/me...

Meet The Postdoc is a monthly series highlighting the AI Lab’s postdoctoral researchers.Ni “Jenny” Zhan is a postdoctoral researcher for AI for Accelerating Invention, advised by Ryan Adams. She works...

AI Lab Launches Effort to Support Interdisciplinary Independent Work Projects

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 21

Yesterday the AI Lab hosted a year-end celebration to reflect on the work supported by our research initiatives and celebrate our collective achievements.

Thanks to everyone who made this year a success — we look forward to the exciting path ahead!

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Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 15

The AI Lab is launching a new effort to connect computer science students looking for AI projects with faculty across campus. "It’s a win-win," said Olga Russakovsky, associate director of the AI Lab.

Read more: ai.princeton.edu/news/2025/ai...

For researchers studying hummingbirds, gathering data can involve watching hours upon hours of video footage captured in the wild. Hoping artificial intelligence could reduce this workload, earlier th...

Introducing TigerData: A Comprehensive Data Management Service for the Princeton Research Community

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 13

“We designed TigerData to empower researchers to do the things they want to do with their data, both for present projects and for future endeavors.”

A new data management service coming to Princeton enables researchers to work with data in better ways: bit.ly/44wUnkT

A powerful new data management service is about to become available to the Princeton research community. Known as TigerData in an homage to Princeton’s mascot, the service enables researchers to work ...

Princeton AI Sandbox provides secure environment for campus researchers to use LLMs

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 9

Get to know the AI Lab's postdoctoral researchers with our new Q&A series, Meet the Postdoc

First up, we're spotlighting @kawinethayarajh.bsky.social, who works on understanding how AI will operate as a part of human systems with Princeton Language + Intelligence: ai.princeton.edu/news/2025/me...

Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence @princetonainews.bsky.social · May 7

“The thing that this service provides for Princeton researchers is a stamp of confidence saying that we reviewed the environment and it’s safe.”

Read about the Princeton AI Sandbox; a secure environment for campus researchers to explore using LLMs: bit.ly/3GKScAg

Using a publicly available large language model, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, comes with certain security risks. Any data you might share with a large language model (LLM) could be stored in the chat his...