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Exploring Human Perceptions of AI Responses: Insights from a Mixed-Methods Study on Risk Mitigation in Generative Models

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

With the rapid uptake of generative AI, investigating human perceptions of generated responses has become crucial. A major challenge is their `aptitude' for hallucinating and generating harmful contents. Despite major efforts for implementing guardrails, human perceptions of these mitigation strategies are largely unknown. We conducted a mixed-method experiment for evaluating the responses of a mitigation strategy across multiple-dimensions: faithfulness, fairness, harm-removal capacity, and relevance. In a within-subject study design, 57 participants assessed the responses under two conditions: harmful response plus its mitigation and solely mitigated response. Results revealed that participants' native language, AI work experience, and annotation familiarity significantly influenced evaluations. Participants showed high sensitivity to linguistic and contextual attributes, penalizing minor grammar errors while rewarding preserved semantic contexts. This contrasts with how language is often treated in the quantitative evaluation of LLMs. We also introduced new metrics for training and evaluating mitigation strategies and insights for human-AI evaluation studies.


RecruitView: A Multimodal Dataset for Predicting Personality and Interview Performance for Human Resources Applications

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Automated personality and soft skill assessment from multimodal behavioral data remains challenging due to limited datasets and methods that fail to capture geometric structure inherent in human traits. We introduce RecruitView, a dataset of 2,011 naturalistic video interview clips from 300+ participants with 27,000 pairwise comparative judgments across 12 dimensions: Big Five personality traits, overall personality score, and six interview performance metrics. To leverage this data, we propose Cross-Modal Regression with Manifold Fusion (CRMF), a geometric deep learning framework that explicitly models behavioral representations across hyperbolic, spherical, and Euclidean manifolds. CRMF employs geometry-specific expert networks to capture hierarchical trait structures, directional behavioral patterns, and continuous performance variations simultaneously. An adaptive routing mechanism dynamically weights expert contributions based on input characteristics. Through principled tangent space fusion, CRMF achieves superior performance while training 40-50% fewer trainable parameters than large multimodal models. Extensive experiments demonstrate that CRMF substantially outperforms the selected baselines, achieving up to 11.4% improvement in Spearman correlation and 6.0% in concordance index. Our RecruitView dataset is publicly available at https://huggingface.co/datasets/AI4A-lab/RecruitView


AI-Assisted Conversational Interviewing: Effects on Data Quality and Respondent Experience

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

Standardized surveys scale efficiently but sacrifice depth, while conversational interviews improve response quality at the cost of scalability and consistency. This study bridges the gap between these methods by introdu cing a framework for AI - assisted conversational interviewing. To evaluate this framework, we conducted a web survey experiment where 1,800 p articipants were randomly assigned to AI ' chatbots ' which use large language models (LLMs) to dynamically probe respondents for elaboration and interactively code open - ended responses to fixed questions developed by human researchers . We assessed the AI chatbot's performance in terms of coding accuracy, response quality, and respondent experience. Our findings reveal that AI chatbots perform moderately well in live coding even without survey - specific fine - tuning, despite slightly inflated false positive err ors due to respondent acquiescence bias. Open - ended responses were more detailed and informative, but this came at a slight cost to respondent experience. Our findings highlight the feasibility of using AI methods such as chatbots enhanced by LLMs to enhance open - ended data collection in web surveys. 2


From 'dinosaur tartare' to seaweed butter - would you try any of these dishes created by the world's first AI chef?

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Prince William says he's'not in a calm state' as he arrives at the BAFTAs amid Andrew arrest drama: Prince of Wales says he's not in right frame of mind to watch weepy contender Hamnet - as Kate reveals it left her in floods of tears Who is Austin Tucker Martin? It's sensational, but William and Kate are the real King and Queen now. Read what my royal insiders are saying... it's the only way: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Tulsi Gabbard's personal life with mysterious videographer husband revealed in new intimate pictures I've met the man of my dreams... if he discovers my dirty little secret, he'll be disgusted: DEAR JANE JFK Jr took drugs'every single day': Everyone knows about Carolyn Bessette's cocaine snorting and cheating. But friends hid his binges, experimental sex and Jackie Kennedy's gay fears... until now Tide turns for little abandoned monkey Punch who had no one to love but his stuffed toy... as he's finally accepted into family Moment tourist minibus sinks in the world's deepest lake killing seven after crashing through the frozen ice Tucker Carlson forced to apologize to Israel's president for implying he went to Epstein's pedo island My American friends are all whispering the same rancid royal rumor. It's not just Andrew... this could bring everyone down: KENNEDY The Alexander brothers' alleged'rape playbook': Almost too monstrous to read, an exhaustive account of hideous secrets dating back to high school Vulgar squatter lazed around $2.3m mansion all day and sent child to work in BAKERY to help pay the bills... but now karma has caught up with her in the most delicious way The show must go on!


A Very Big Fight Over a Very Small Language

The New Yorker

In the Swiss Alps, a plan to tidy up Romansh--spoken by less than one per cent of the country--set off a decades-long quarrel over identity, belonging, and the sound of authenticity. After reformers launched Rumantsch Grischun, a standardized version of Romansh's various dialects, traditionalists denounced it as a "bastard," a "castrated" tongue, an act of "linguistic murder." Ask him how it all began, and he remembers the ice. It was a bitter morning in January, 1982, when Bernard Cathomas, aged thirty-six, carefully picked his way up a slippery, sloping Zurich street. His destination was No. 33, an ochre house with green shutters--the home of Heinrich Schmid, a linguist at the University of Zurich. Inside, the décor suggested that "professor" was an encompassing identity: old wooden floors, a faded carpet, a living room seemingly untouched since the nineteen-thirties, when Schmid had grown up in the house. Schmid's wife served, a Swiss carrot cake that manages bourgeois indulgence with a vegetable alibi. Cathomas had already written from Chur, in the canton of the Grisons, having recently become the general secretary of the Lia Rumantscha, a small association charged with protecting Switzerland's least known national language, Romansh. Spoken by less than one per cent of the Swiss population, the language was itself splintered into five major "idioms," not always readily intelligible to one another, each with its own spelling conventions. Earlier attempts at unification had collapsed in rivalries. In his letter, Cathomas said that Schmid's authority would be valuable in standardizing the language. Cathomas wrote in German but started and ended in his native Sursilvan, the biggest of the Romansh idioms: " ." Translation: "I thank you very much for your interest and attention to this problem." Schmid, the man he was counting on, hadn't grown up speaking Romansh; he first learned it in high school, and later worked on the "Dicziunari Rumantsch Grischun," a Romansh dictionary begun in 1904 and still lumbering toward completion.


When science fiction becomes reality: Scientists reveal what would REALLY happen if the sun started to dim like in Project Hail Mary - with catastrophic results

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump's'real' plan for ending war in Ukraine'revealed': $300 BILLION boost to America and joint space missions with Russia to Mars... but Putin may still have the last laugh Details of Trump's secret phone call with Venezuelan leader emerge as Pentagon hits back at chilling'kill everybody' message America's second-largest county offers new program giving residents $500 a month with no strings attached Fugitive football coach Travis Turner'left home with a firearm' before vanishing amid child porn allegations Calls for Anthony Fauci be prosecuted amid Trump's autopen declaration... while Biden also faces charge threat Why breaking up with Prince Harry was the'best thing that ever happened' to Chelsy Davy: SARAH RAINEY reveals why she's'never been happier' - and how she would have hated the'Montecito madness' There's always been whispers about Tupac's sexuality... now for first time, friends and the boys he kissed share flamboyant tales of eyeshadow, nail varnish and his secret'longings' Keith Urban linked to NEW woman, 25: Friends tell how Nicole Kidman divorce drama has reignited with petty Nashville standoff... and why he has the kids for Thanksgiving Female shopper is SPAT on while browsing aisles of iconic Portland book store in suspected'bias crime' Cheerleader, 18, 'fought for her life' as she was killed on cruise ship, aunt says, as stepbrother, 16, faces questions over his alleged involvement Trump to pardon drug trafficking former Honduran president saying he was treated'very harshly and unfairly' Secret war tearing apart $70M power couple: Dark reason their marriage is spinning out of control... after 10-hour livestreamed mega fight The cruel truth behind Bianca Wallace's loving hospital snap of her and Ioan Gruffudd's new'angel child'... and who I feel most sorry for in this sickening saga: AMANDA PLATELL Bianca Censori's little sister Angelina goes completely makeup-free as she steps out in the affluent suburb Toorak The Kennedy brother who put a pillow over Marilyn Monroe's face as she screamed... and a deathbed phone call promised to'shock the whole world' - by author JAMES PATTERSON What would happen if the sun started to dim? Scientists have revealed the terrifying answer to this question, which is the subject of the upcoming science fiction blockbuster, Project Hail Mary. The film, based on a novel of the same name by The Martian author, Andy Weir, follows a lone scientist on a mission to uncover why the sun is dimming. In the movie, which is set to hit cinemas in March 2026, the sun's brightness is predicted to fall one per cent in a year and five per cent in 20 years. These numbers might sound small. But in reality, scientists say that these changes would be more than enough to wipe out humanity.


Apple is praised for its Christmas advert captured entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro - as AI-hating fans joke 'Coca-Cola can learn one or two things here'

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump halts migration from all third world countries and orders audit of green cards from 19 others after Afghan suspect's deadly DC attack Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is dead after DC'terror attack' during live-streamed Thanksgiving call with stunned troops My loving husband was such a kind, gentle man and a doting father... then he went out one day and shot 10 schoolgirls Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars DC shooting suspect'suffered mental issues' from fighting in CIA-backed'Zero Unit' during war in Afghanistan Inside Eminem's ex-wife's secretive new life as she makes ultra rare trip out for Thanksgiving... just six miles from rapper's mansion Plastic surgeons weigh in on Kathy Hilton's VERY youthful visage after star, 66, wowed fans with sizzling snaps Inside Ina Garten's haunting struggles after she vulnerably opened up about not having kids Taylor Swift and Hugh Jackman were'present' when Ryan Reynolds ripped into tearful Justin Baldoni for'fat-shaming' wife Blake Lively Khloe Kardashian accused of extreme Photoshop fail... after claiming she stopped editing her images See inside Epstein's creepy Lolita Express as secret VIP pals who partied with the pedophile are set to be exposed in file dump I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Why America is in its'fizz era'! Keith Urban linked to NEW woman, 25: Friends tell how Nicole Kidman divorce drama has reignited with petty Nashville standoff... and why he has the kids for Thanksgiving Diddy's Thanksgiving menu behind bars revealed as disgraced mogul swaps lavish feasts for bran flakes and prison sandwiches RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Inside El Chapo's prison life: Married drug lord is seeking solace with an attractive interpreter as he sues Supermax over'torture' conditions Anna Kepner's father will'fight' to make'stepson face the consequences' after cheerleader killed on cruise Apple is praised for its Christmas advert captured entirely on an iPhone 17 Pro - as AI-hating fans joke'Coca-Cola can learn one or two things here' Apple has injected fans with a'heartwarming' dose of authentic festive cheer with its new Christmas advert. And it's managed to do so without relying on artificial intelligence (AI). Entitled'A Critter Carol', the two-minute clip features two hikers walking through a wonderful wintery woodland before one unknowingly drops his iPhone . As they walk away, some Muppet-like critters find the phone and film themselves performing the Flight of the Conchords song'Friends' before returning it to him.


Travel chaos as powerful winter storm threatens flight delays and road safety for millions across the US starting TODAY

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history A strong winter storm is set to hit parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes region this weekend, threatening flight delays and road safety for millions after the holiday . Winter Storm Watches are now in effect across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota, impacting around 50 million Americans. Forecasters warned of potentially heavy snowfall, with accumulations of six to 12 inches or more possible in many areas, especially north of Interstate 70 and along and south of Interstate 90.


Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs As people prepare to carve into their Thanksgiving Day turkeys, some may wonder why the birds' eggs never make it onto the holiday menu. Turkey eggs are almost never found on grocery shelves or holiday plates. The reasons lie in biology, economics and practicality, experts said.


Inside the bizarre mating rituals of turkeys... from wingmen to sexy snoods

Daily Mail - Science & tech

RFK Jr taunts Donald Trump as he shares pointed'Thanksgiving dinner' photo with the president, Elon Musk and Don Jr Fans hail Cece Winans' 'best ever' rendition of the national anthem on Thanksgiving and beg the NFL to get her to the Super Bowl I've seen it too many times - I have to speak up: KENNEDY Trump plunged into security scandal over Afghan shooter's asylum - after president blamed Biden Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars My wife was blindsided when I asked for a divorce. There was no foul play or'other woman' but this is why I did it... and the six subtle signs your partner is planning on leaving you too: RICHARD WARNER My book on the Kennedys was used as a'mistress manual' by Olivia Nuzzi... then this wannabe Carolyn Bessette had the nerve to hound me with these outrageous texts: MAUREEN CALLAHAN Americans are finally realizing why we don't eat turkey eggs Plastic surgeon reveals secrets of Tom Brady's changing face, including'unnatural' procedure... and truth about Ozempic use Lilibet's locks steal the show! Meghan's daughter is every inch the little Princess with her fiery red locks in a neat plait at Thanksgiving outing Kimberly Guilfoyle leaves little to the imagination in a figure-hugging sheer lace gown for Thanksgiving dinner in Athens in her role as US Ambassador - after admitting she's'husband hunting' Hollywood stars who REFUSE to celebrate Thanksgiving over animal cruelty and its'blood-soaked' history Most Americans think of turkeys in November, but for wild turkeys, the real drama unfolds in spring, when breeding season transforms forests and fields into complex social arenas filled with high-stakes courtship. During this time, male turkeys, or toms, display a striking combination of physical traits and behaviors to attract females, including gobbling calls, fanned tails, sharp spurs, hair-like beards on their chests, and the elongated snood draping over their beak, which research shows is a key factor in female choice. Hens choose mates carefully, responding to the combination of plumage, snood length, vocalizations, and dominance cues, often remaining aloof until hormonal and daylight signals trigger receptivity.