Portrait de Tegan Maharaj

Tegan Maharaj

Membre académique principal
Professeure adjointe en apprentissage automatique, HEC Montréal, Département de sciences de la décision
Sujets de recherche
Apprentissage de représentations
Apprentissage multimodal
Apprentissage profond
Systèmes dynamiques
Théorie de l'apprentissage automatique

Biographie

Je suis professeure adjointe au Département de sciences de la décision à HEC Montréal. Mes objectifs de recherche sont de contribuer à la compréhension et aux techniques de la science du développement responsable de l’IA, tout en appliquant utilement l’IA à des problèmes écologiques à fort impact liés au changement climatique, à l’épidémiologie, à l’alignement de l’IA et à l’évaluation des impacts écologiques. Mes travaux récents portent sur deux thèmes : l’utilisation de modèles profonds pour l’analyse des politiques et l’atténuation des risques; et la conception de données ou d’environnements de tests unitaires pour évaluer empiriquement le comportement d’apprentissage ou simuler le déploiement d’un système d’IA. N’hésitez pas à me contacter pour toute collaboration dans ces domaines.

Je suis généralement intéressée par l’étude de ce qui « entre » dans les modèles profonds : non seulement les données, mais l’environnement d’apprentissage plus globalement, qui comprend la conception/spécification des tâches, la fonction de perte et la régularisation, ainsi que le contexte sociétal du déploiement, notamment les considérations de confidentialité, les tendances et les incitatifs, les normes et les préjugés humains. Je suis préoccupée et passionnée par l’éthique de l’IA, la sécurité et l’application de l’apprentissage machine à la gestion de l’environnement, à la santé et au bien-être social.

Étudiants actuels

Maîtrise recherche - UdeM
Superviseur⋅e principal⋅e :

Publications

Foundational Challenges in Assuring Alignment and Safety of Large Language Models
Usman Anwar
Abulhair Saparov
Javier Rando
Daniel Paleka
Miles Turpin
Peter Hase
Ekdeep Singh Lubana
Erik Jenner
Stephen Casper
Oliver Sourbut
Benjamin L. Edelman
Zhaowei Zhang
Mario Günther
Anton Korinek
Jose Hernandez-Orallo
Lewis Hammond
Eric J Bigelow
Alexander Pan
Lauro Langosco
Tomasz Korbak … (voir 18 de plus)
Heidi Chenyu Zhang
Ruiqi Zhong
Sean O hEigeartaigh
Gabriel Recchia
Giulio Corsi
Alan Chan
Markus Anderljung
Lilian Edwards
Danqi Chen
Samuel Albanie
Jakob Nicolaus Foerster
Florian Tramèr
He He
Atoosa Kasirzadeh
Yejin Choi
This work identifies 18 foundational challenges in assuring the alignment and safety of large language models (LLMs). These challenges are o… (voir plus)rganized into three different categories: scientific understanding of LLMs, development and deployment methods, and sociotechnical challenges. Based on the identified challenges, we pose
Beyond Predictive Algorithms in Child Welfare
Erina Seh-Young Moon
Erin Moon
Devansh Saxena
Shion Guha
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing extreme AI risks amid rapid progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Trevor Darrell
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
Preparation requires technical research and development, as well as adaptive, proactive governance Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressi… (voir plus)ng rapidly, and companies are shifting their focus to developing generalist AI systems that can autonomously act and pursue goals. Increases in capabilities and autonomy may soon massively amplify AI’s impact, with risks that include large-scale social harms, malicious uses, and an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. Although researchers have warned of extreme risks from AI (1), there is a lack of consensus about how to manage them. Society’s response, despite promising first steps, is incommensurate with the possibility of rapid, transformative progress that is expected by many experts. AI safety research is lagging. Present governance initiatives lack the mechanisms and institutions to prevent misuse and recklessness and barely address autonomous systems. Drawing on lessons learned from other safety-critical technologies, we outline a comprehensive plan that combines technical research and development (R&D) with proactive, adaptive governance mechanisms for a more commensurate preparation.
Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Yuval Noah Harari
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan
Philip Torr … (voir 4 de plus)
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann
In this short consensus paper, we outline risks from upcoming, advanced AI systems. We examine large-scale social harms and malicious uses, … (voir plus)as well as an irreversible loss of human control over autonomous AI systems. In light of rapid and continuing AI progress, we propose priorities for AI R&D and governance.
Managing AI Risks in an Era of Rapid Progress
Geoffrey Hinton
Andrew Yao
Dawn Song
Pieter Abbeel
Yuval Noah Harari
Trevor Darrell
Ya-Qin Zhang
Lan Xue
Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Gillian K. Hadfield
Jeff Clune
Frank Hutter
Atilim Güneş Baydin
Sheila McIlraith
Qiqi Gao
Ashwin Acharya
Anca Dragan … (voir 5 de plus)
Philip Torr
Stuart Russell
Daniel Kahneman
Jan Brauner
Sören Mindermann