On November 3-4, the Neely Center hosted the Psychology of Technology Institute’s 7th annual conference which featured over 20 presentations covering the latest research on topics such as “Using Large Language Models to Help People be Their ‘Best’ Selves”, “Integrating AI and Democracy”, “Can Gen AI Help End HIV?”, and “When and Why Do Chatbots Satisfy the Human Need for Social Connection?”. Executives from EY, Kahn Academy, Healthvana, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, United Nations, Common Sense Media, Pinterest, and the American Psychological Association discussed the various ways AI could be implemented to improve technology’s impact on society. “There was terrific energy from start to finish,” said Nathanael Fast, executive director of the Neely Center. “Over the years, we’ve found that technologists and behavioral scientists are eager to learn from each other, and when these kinds of cross-disciplinary conversations happen early in the design process we can ultimately build better and safer products.” Fast co-organized the conference with Ravi Iyer, managing director of the Neely Center, and Juliana Schroeder, Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Value at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Fast also moderated the keynote panel which included Nicola Morini Bianzino, global CTO at EY, Deepa Seetharaman, AI reporter at The Wall Street Journal, Nick Switanek, principal technical architect for AI at Microsoft, and Amanda Lenhart, head of research at Common Sense Media.
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