Giada Pistilli
@giadapistilli.com
Philosopher in tech, currently at @hf.co. Doctor of talking machines and moral gray areas.
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Giada Pistilli
@giadapistilli.com
· Aug 8
It would be unfortunate if, in debates on concrete ethical issues, we were to use philosophers like a drunk man uses a lamppost, not to see more clearly but simply to lean on it.
I notice that a journalist picked up the info and that many of you are keen to let me know how much you don't give a shit -- okay! I took screenshots of the most absurd blocklists and not all of them, but I'm not here to explain who I am for the umpteenth time because, again, who cares?
I really wanted this social network to work for me. But apparently, I’m on the worst block lists out there… a bit unfair.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I notice that a journalist picked up the info and that many of you are keen to let me know how much you don't give a shit -- okay! I took screenshots of the most absurd blocklists and not all of them, but I'm not here to explain who I am for the umpteenth time because, again, who cares?
I really wanted this social network to work for me. But apparently, I’m on the worst block lists out there… a bit unfair.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I really wanted this social network to work for me. But apparently, I’m on the worst block lists out there… a bit unfair.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
If you are interested in my research, follow me on LinkedIn.
Il mio nuovo op-ed su @wired.com parte da un dato inquietante: milioni di persone oggi confidano le proprie crisi emotive all’intelligenza artificiale.
Non perché la credano umana.
Ma perché non trovano alternative umane disponibili.
Non perché la credano umana.
Ma perché non trovano alternative umane disponibili.
ChatGPT e la società del conforto artificiale. L'AI sta diventando il nuovo specchio della solitudine
Dopo l'ammissione da parte di OpenAI che una parte di utenti confida al suo chatbot segni di gravi disturbi e attaccamenti emotivi, emerge ancora più chiaramente il problema dell'attaccamento a questi...
www.wired.it
October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Il mio nuovo op-ed su @wired.com parte da un dato inquietante: milioni di persone oggi confidano le proprie crisi emotive all’intelligenza artificiale.
Non perché la credano umana.
Ma perché non trovano alternative umane disponibili.
Non perché la credano umana.
Ma perché non trovano alternative umane disponibili.
Reposted by Giada Pistilli
Join the @ellisinstitute.fi Scientific Seminar in Espoo 🇫🇮 on Nov 18: a landmark event uniting research, industry and policy.
Speakers: @giadapistilli.com, Kyunghyun Cho, @ericmalmi.bsky.social, @serge.belongie.com, Max Welling, @lrlaurahy.bsky.social
🔗 www.ellisinstitute.fi/launch-seminar
Speakers: @giadapistilli.com, Kyunghyun Cho, @ericmalmi.bsky.social, @serge.belongie.com, Max Welling, @lrlaurahy.bsky.social
🔗 www.ellisinstitute.fi/launch-seminar
ELLIS Institute Finland Scientific Seminar | ELLIS Institute Finland
ELLIS Institute Finland scientific seminar on 18 Nov
www.ellisinstitute.fi
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join the @ellisinstitute.fi Scientific Seminar in Espoo 🇫🇮 on Nov 18: a landmark event uniting research, industry and policy.
Speakers: @giadapistilli.com, Kyunghyun Cho, @ericmalmi.bsky.social, @serge.belongie.com, Max Welling, @lrlaurahy.bsky.social
🔗 www.ellisinstitute.fi/launch-seminar
Speakers: @giadapistilli.com, Kyunghyun Cho, @ericmalmi.bsky.social, @serge.belongie.com, Max Welling, @lrlaurahy.bsky.social
🔗 www.ellisinstitute.fi/launch-seminar
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Map of the internet: 1.3M nodes (BGP)
October 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Map of the internet: 1.3M nodes (BGP)
What if your most personal chat logs became the next source of ad data?
@frimelle.bsky.social and I wrote an op-ed for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
We look at what happens when generative AI conversations (the ones we treat as private) are turned into raw material for targeted advertising.
@frimelle.bsky.social and I wrote an op-ed for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
We look at what happens when generative AI conversations (the ones we treat as private) are turned into raw material for targeted advertising.
Before AI Exploits Our Chats, Let’s Learn from Social Media Mistakes | TechPolicy.Press
Privacy in the age of conversational AI is a governance choice, write Hugging Face's Lucie-Aimé Kaffee and Giada Pistilli.
www.techpolicy.press
October 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What if your most personal chat logs became the next source of ad data?
@frimelle.bsky.social and I wrote an op-ed for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
We look at what happens when generative AI conversations (the ones we treat as private) are turned into raw material for targeted advertising.
@frimelle.bsky.social and I wrote an op-ed for @techpolicypress.bsky.social
We look at what happens when generative AI conversations (the ones we treat as private) are turned into raw material for targeted advertising.
🌎 AI ethics and sustainability are two sides of the same coin.
In our new blog post with @sashamtl.bsky.social, we argue that separating them (as is too often the case) means missing the bigger picture of how AI systems impact both people and the planet.
In our new blog post with @sashamtl.bsky.social, we argue that separating them (as is too often the case) means missing the bigger picture of how AI systems impact both people and the planet.
Ethics + Sustainability = Responsible AI
A Blog post by Sasha Luccioni on Hugging Face
huggingface.co
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🌎 AI ethics and sustainability are two sides of the same coin.
In our new blog post with @sashamtl.bsky.social, we argue that separating them (as is too often the case) means missing the bigger picture of how AI systems impact both people and the planet.
In our new blog post with @sashamtl.bsky.social, we argue that separating them (as is too often the case) means missing the bigger picture of how AI systems impact both people and the planet.
À tout à l’heure !
Et demain, on consacrera notre émission aux conséquences potentiellement délétères des IA sur la santé mentale 🤖
Ce sera à 16h sur @franceculture.fr ! #ScienceCQFD
Ce sera à 16h sur @franceculture.fr ! #ScienceCQFD
a close up of a red circle with a white center
Alt: La lumière rouge de l'I.A HAL 9000 dans le film "2001, l'Odyssée de l'espace"
media.tenor.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
À tout à l’heure !
One of the hardest challenges in AI safety is finding the right balance: how do we protect people from harm without undermining their agency? This tension is especially visible in conversational systems, where safeguards can sometimes feel more paternalistic than supportive.
September 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One of the hardest challenges in AI safety is finding the right balance: how do we protect people from harm without undermining their agency? This tension is especially visible in conversational systems, where safeguards can sometimes feel more paternalistic than supportive.
I've noticed something. While we're careful about what we post on social media, we're sharing our deepest and most intimate thoughts with AI chatbots -- health concerns, financial worries, relationship issues, business ideas...
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
Advertisement, Privacy, and Intimacy: Lessons from Social Media for Conversational AI
A Blog post by Giada Pistilli on Hugging Face
huggingface.co
September 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've noticed something. While we're careful about what we post on social media, we're sharing our deepest and most intimate thoughts with AI chatbots -- health concerns, financial worries, relationship issues, business ideas...
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we released the AI Companionship Leaderboard on @hf.co to see how models handle connection, intimacy, and vulnerability.
huggingface.co/spaces/frime...
huggingface.co/spaces/frime...
Companionship Leaderboard - a Hugging Face Space by frimelle
Browse and analyze benchmark data for different language models. View metrics like Average, Assistant Traits, and Emotional Investment. Customize the columns to display and search for specific models.
huggingface.co
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we released the AI Companionship Leaderboard on @hf.co to see how models handle connection, intimacy, and vulnerability.
huggingface.co/spaces/frime...
huggingface.co/spaces/frime...
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L’IA va-t-elle bouleverser l’enseignement et la place des professeurs ?
Hier à 18h20 sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevait @ccailleaux.bsky.social, professeur d’histoire, @giadapistilli.com, spécialiste de l’éthique en IA et Orianne Ledroit, DG d’EdTech France
Hier à 18h20 sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevait @ccailleaux.bsky.social, professeur d’histoire, @giadapistilli.com, spécialiste de l’éthique en IA et Orianne Ledroit, DG d’EdTech France
L’IA va-t-elle bouleverser l’enseignement et la place des professeurs ?
À quelques jours de la rentrée scolaire, Elisabeth Borne a annoncé mardi 26 août 2025, la mise en place d’une intelligence artificielle pour « accompagner les professeurs dans leur métier ».
www.radiofrance.fr
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
L’IA va-t-elle bouleverser l’enseignement et la place des professeurs ?
Hier à 18h20 sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevait @ccailleaux.bsky.social, professeur d’histoire, @giadapistilli.com, spécialiste de l’éthique en IA et Orianne Ledroit, DG d’EdTech France
Hier à 18h20 sur @franceculture.fr, @quentinlafay.bsky.social recevait @ccailleaux.bsky.social, professeur d’histoire, @giadapistilli.com, spécialiste de l’éthique en IA et Orianne Ledroit, DG d’EdTech France
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🚨 Releasing INTIMA (Interactions and Machine Attachment Benchmark): an evaluation framework for measuring how AI systems handle companionship-seeking behaviors.
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
Paper page - INTIMA: A Benchmark for Human-AI Companionship Behavior
Join the discussion on this paper page
huggingface.co
August 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Releasing INTIMA (Interactions and Machine Attachment Benchmark): an evaluation framework for measuring how AI systems handle companionship-seeking behaviors.
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
🚨 Releasing INTIMA (Interactions and Machine Attachment Benchmark): an evaluation framework for measuring how AI systems handle companionship-seeking behaviors.
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
Paper page - INTIMA: A Benchmark for Human-AI Companionship Behavior
Join the discussion on this paper page
huggingface.co
August 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Releasing INTIMA (Interactions and Machine Attachment Benchmark): an evaluation framework for measuring how AI systems handle companionship-seeking behaviors.
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
huggingface.co/papers/2508....
Thread on what we discovered, together with @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social
From Replika to everyday chatbots, people form emotional bonds with AI. But what happens when an AI tells you "I understand how you feel" and you actually believe it?
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we dug into something: how AI systems handle our emotional lives.
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we dug into something: how AI systems handle our emotional lives.
AI Companionship: Why We Need to Evaluate How AI Systems Handle Emotional Bonds
A Blog post by Giada Pistilli on Hugging Face
huggingface.co
July 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
From Replika to everyday chatbots, people form emotional bonds with AI. But what happens when an AI tells you "I understand how you feel" and you actually believe it?
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we dug into something: how AI systems handle our emotional lives.
With @frimelle.bsky.social and @yjernite.bsky.social, we dug into something: how AI systems handle our emotional lives.
Reposted by Giada Pistilli
I am so grateful that this paper is out!
It so eloquently describes so many of the issues I've seen with a lot of AGI experimentation that concludes that LLMs are scheming, ill-intentioned, or malicious, and the chimp language metaphor is the cherry on the cake 🍰
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03409
It so eloquently describes so many of the issues I've seen with a lot of AGI experimentation that concludes that LLMs are scheming, ill-intentioned, or malicious, and the chimp language metaphor is the cherry on the cake 🍰
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03409
Lessons from a Chimp: AI "Scheming" and the Quest for Ape Language
We examine recent research that asks whether current AI systems may be developing a capacity for "scheming" (covertly and strategically pursuing misaligned goals). We compare current research practice...
arxiv.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I am so grateful that this paper is out!
It so eloquently describes so many of the issues I've seen with a lot of AGI experimentation that concludes that LLMs are scheming, ill-intentioned, or malicious, and the chimp language metaphor is the cherry on the cake 🍰
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03409
It so eloquently describes so many of the issues I've seen with a lot of AGI experimentation that concludes that LLMs are scheming, ill-intentioned, or malicious, and the chimp language metaphor is the cherry on the cake 🍰
arxiv.org/abs/2507.03409
I've been posting bits about this research, but now: new paper alert! 🚨
My colleague @brunatrevelin.bsky.social and I just shared research on why traditional consent frameworks are breaking down in AI contexts.
My colleague @brunatrevelin.bsky.social and I just shared research on why traditional consent frameworks are breaking down in AI contexts.
Can AI Be Consentful? Rethinking Permission in the Age of Synthetic Everything
A Blog post by Giada Pistilli on Hugging Face
huggingface.co
July 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I've been posting bits about this research, but now: new paper alert! 🚨
My colleague @brunatrevelin.bsky.social and I just shared research on why traditional consent frameworks are breaking down in AI contexts.
My colleague @brunatrevelin.bsky.social and I just shared research on why traditional consent frameworks are breaking down in AI contexts.
AI is making everyone on dating apps sound charming. But is it still you talking? When we start outsourcing our most intimate expressions, we risk losing authenticity.
I spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the rise of chatbots in dating and why it may feel good, but erodes emotional honesty.
I spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the rise of chatbots in dating and why it may feel good, but erodes emotional honesty.
‘It’s almost like we never even spoke’: AI is making everyone on dating apps sound charming
Dating apps say AI can help people who are too busy, shy or abrasive to win dates. But a growing number of singles are finding that AI makes dating more complicated.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
AI is making everyone on dating apps sound charming. But is it still you talking? When we start outsourcing our most intimate expressions, we risk losing authenticity.
I spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the rise of chatbots in dating and why it may feel good, but erodes emotional honesty.
I spoke to @washingtonpost.com about the rise of chatbots in dating and why it may feel good, but erodes emotional honesty.
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Avec @natachatriou.bsky.social - est-elle cyborg?- et la @sciencecqfd.bsky.social , faites un vrai tour d'horizon de l'#IA : à quand de l'IA faible à l'IA générale, qui pourrait surpasser l'humain ? avec @quecalcoatle.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com #AxelCypel de vrais humanoïdes !
De l'IA faible à l'IA forte : la paranoïa : épisode 3/5 du podcast IA, technosciences, demain leur appartient
AUDIO • IA, technosciences, demain leur appartient, épisode 3/5 : De l'IA faible à l'IA forte : la paranoïa. Une série inédite proposée par France Culture. Écoutez La Science, CQFD, et découvrez nos p...
www.radiofrance.fr
July 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Avec @natachatriou.bsky.social - est-elle cyborg?- et la @sciencecqfd.bsky.social , faites un vrai tour d'horizon de l'#IA : à quand de l'IA faible à l'IA générale, qui pourrait surpasser l'humain ? avec @quecalcoatle.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com #AxelCypel de vrais humanoïdes !
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[RDV 16h !] L’IA générale, qui pourrait surpasser l'humain, fait couler beaucoup d’encre. Il paraît même que c’est pour cette année : toutefois, a-t-on une définition commune de ce qu’elle pourrait être ? tinyurl.com/28b32lpm avec
@quecalcoatle.bsky.social, @giadapistilli.com et Axel Cypel
@quecalcoatle.bsky.social, @giadapistilli.com et Axel Cypel
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
[RDV 16h !] L’IA générale, qui pourrait surpasser l'humain, fait couler beaucoup d’encre. Il paraît même que c’est pour cette année : toutefois, a-t-on une définition commune de ce qu’elle pourrait être ? tinyurl.com/28b32lpm avec
@quecalcoatle.bsky.social, @giadapistilli.com et Axel Cypel
@quecalcoatle.bsky.social, @giadapistilli.com et Axel Cypel
Hi! I’ll be in London July 9–11. Who’s around to chat about current AI research?
June 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hi! I’ll be in London July 9–11. Who’s around to chat about current AI research?
Reposted by Giada Pistilli
LM/ML models are being developed to detect neurodev & psychiatric conditions from speech. Are we building the right things? What are we overlooking?
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
June 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
LM/ML models are being developed to detect neurodev & psychiatric conditions from speech. Are we building the right things? What are we overlooking?
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
We built a framework rooted in ethics & real-world needs: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI... w @rockberta.bsky.social @giadapistilli.com Maheswari 1/
🗣️ Whose voice do we hear when AI speaks?
Every language carries its own cultural values and worldviews. So, when we build AI systems, we're not just deciding how they speak but also whose perspectives they represent.
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
Every language carries its own cultural values and worldviews. So, when we build AI systems, we're not just deciding how they speak but also whose perspectives they represent.
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
Whose Voice Do We Hear When AI Speaks?
A Blog post by Giada Pistilli on Hugging Face
huggingface.co
June 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🗣️ Whose voice do we hear when AI speaks?
Every language carries its own cultural values and worldviews. So, when we build AI systems, we're not just deciding how they speak but also whose perspectives they represent.
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
Every language carries its own cultural values and worldviews. So, when we build AI systems, we're not just deciding how they speak but also whose perspectives they represent.
huggingface.co/blog/giadap/...
Reposted by Giada Pistilli
The sycophancy problem in one line, courtesy of @giadapistilli.com
Really interesting piece by @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/72aa...
Really interesting piece by @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/72aa...
June 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The sycophancy problem in one line, courtesy of @giadapistilli.com
Really interesting piece by @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/72aa...
Really interesting piece by @melissahei.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/72aa...
Have some of you researched why LLMs tend to give themselves "astral names"? Like Nova, Luna, Sol... I've seen this across different closed and open-weight models and scenarios.
June 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Have some of you researched why LLMs tend to give themselves "astral names"? Like Nova, Luna, Sol... I've seen this across different closed and open-weight models and scenarios.