About
SAHAS: The Science and Art of Human-AI Systems
साहस • (sāhas) — stem noun: courage, adventure, boldness, daring
Our view is that AI marks a new kind of general-purpose cognitive tool: it is flexible, generative, and unpredictable. To guide it toward expanding human potential in the long run, we must rethink both the capabilities we build and how humans interact with them.
We treat this as both a scientific and a design problem. Scientifically, we ask: What kinds of representations, capabilities, and behaviors make AI systems fundamentally useful to human minds? Design-wise, we ask: What interfaces and workflows help humans think more deeply, explore more broadly, or act more precisely?
We call this dual focus the science and art of human-AI systems.
Keywords: Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Behavior, Creativity, Generative Models, Interactive Systems, Interpretability, Steerability, Human-AI Collaboration, Augmented Intelligence, Cognitive Tools, Human-Centered AI, Human-AI Co-Evolution, Human-in-the-Loop Systems
Research Vision
We work across the stack of human-AI systems:
Human-Compatible Capabilities in AI
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What kinds of capabilities must AI systems develop to be useful to people?
Channels for Human-AI Communication
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How can humans meaningfully shape the behavior of complex AI systems?
Designing for Human Benefit
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What mechanisms lead to self-improving human-AI systems over time?