Claire Yang
@claireyang.bsky.social
💻 PhD student at UW CS
🤖 Researching human-robot interaction and AI alignment
🌐 https://claireyang.me/
🤖 Researching human-robot interaction and AI alignment
🌐 https://claireyang.me/
This is why work on human-robot interaction, robot autonomy, and privacy is important. How long will the teleoperator need to be involved to collect enough robot data for the robot to be autonomous? It may be far longer than promised (see Tesla and their decade-old promise of autonomous vehicles)
Today you can pre-order the 1X Neo humanoid robot for $20K. As in, it will come live in your house in 2026.*
I spent a lot of time with Neo. You do not want to miss this wild video and column.
*Also, a teleoperator might need to peer into your house. Like I said, wild. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I spent a lot of time with Neo. You do not want to miss this wild video and column.
*Also, a teleoperator might need to peer into your house. Like I said, wild. www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
October 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This is why work on human-robot interaction, robot autonomy, and privacy is important. How long will the teleoperator need to be involved to collect enough robot data for the robot to be autonomous? It may be far longer than promised (see Tesla and their decade-old promise of autonomous vehicles)
Reposted by Claire Yang
Forget modeling every belief and goal! What if we represented people as following simple scripts instead (i.e "cross the crosswalk")?
Our new paper shows AI which models others’ minds as Python code 💻 can quickly and accurately predict human behavior!
shorturl.at/siUYI%F0%9F%...
Our new paper shows AI which models others’ minds as Python code 💻 can quickly and accurately predict human behavior!
shorturl.at/siUYI%F0%9F%...
October 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Forget modeling every belief and goal! What if we represented people as following simple scripts instead (i.e "cross the crosswalk")?
Our new paper shows AI which models others’ minds as Python code 💻 can quickly and accurately predict human behavior!
shorturl.at/siUYI%F0%9F%...
Our new paper shows AI which models others’ minds as Python code 💻 can quickly and accurately predict human behavior!
shorturl.at/siUYI%F0%9F%...
I like how this viewpoint emphasizes how AI can have both profound, transformative (and potentially risky) effects on society while not fixating on a catastrophic scenario -- it definitely makes it easier, as the article states, "to grapple with the weirdness and disruption that is happening today."
Understanding AI as a social technology
www.programmablemutter.com/p/understand...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/understand...
Understanding AI as a social technology
Speed, shoggoths, social science
www.programmablemutter.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I like how this viewpoint emphasizes how AI can have both profound, transformative (and potentially risky) effects on society while not fixating on a catastrophic scenario -- it definitely makes it easier, as the article states, "to grapple with the weirdness and disruption that is happening today."
Reposted by Claire Yang
Companies are pouring billions into humanoid #robotics. In a new @spectrum.ieee.org op-ed, #UWAllen professor @mayacakmak.bsky.social wonders whether people would really welcome such robots into their homes — and looks forward to taking one for a spin for science. spectrum.ieee.org/home-humanoi...
Do People Really Want Humanoid Robots in Their Homes?
Investors are pouring billions into humanoid robots, but do people actually want them in their homes?
spectrum.ieee.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Companies are pouring billions into humanoid #robotics. In a new @spectrum.ieee.org op-ed, #UWAllen professor @mayacakmak.bsky.social wonders whether people would really welcome such robots into their homes — and looks forward to taking one for a spin for science. spectrum.ieee.org/home-humanoi...
I’m presenting our paper “Preserving Sense of Agency: User Preferences for Robot Autonomy and User Control across Household Tasks” at IEEE RO-MAN 2025!
We challenge a core assumption in robotics: do users want autonomous household robots with third party teleoperators? 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2506.19202
We challenge a core assumption in robotics: do users want autonomous household robots with third party teleoperators? 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2506.19202
Preserving Sense of Agency: User Preferences for Robot Autonomy and User Control across Household Tasks
Roboticists often design with the assumption that assistive robots should be fully autonomous. However, it remains unclear whether users prefer highly autonomous robots, as prior work in assistive rob...
arxiv.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m presenting our paper “Preserving Sense of Agency: User Preferences for Robot Autonomy and User Control across Household Tasks” at IEEE RO-MAN 2025!
We challenge a core assumption in robotics: do users want autonomous household robots with third party teleoperators? 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2506.19202
We challenge a core assumption in robotics: do users want autonomous household robots with third party teleoperators? 🧵 arxiv.org/abs/2506.19202
Still catching up on my notes after my first #cogsci2025, but I'm so grateful for all the conversations and new friends and connections! I presented my poster "When Empowerment Disempowers" -- if we didn't get the chance to chat or you would like to chat more, please reach out!
August 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Still catching up on my notes after my first #cogsci2025, but I'm so grateful for all the conversations and new friends and connections! I presented my poster "When Empowerment Disempowers" -- if we didn't get the chance to chat or you would like to chat more, please reach out!