392205 AI Know You so Well — Personalization and User Modeling in Intelligent Systems (S) (WiSe 2024/2025)

In human-human interaction we adapt our behavior to our interlocutor, something an intelligent artificial agent should be capable of as well when interacting with a human user. This challenge is approached in different fields, from different starting points and with different goals. Nowadays it is referred to as personalized AI, user-centered AI, human-aware AI, or user modeling. In this seminar we will discuss and compare the most important methods and approaches in different fields and discuss pros and cons. More specifically, we will read state-of-the-art papers from AI/computer science, psychology, cognitive science and linguistics, covering topics such as user modeling, personalized LLMs, personalized embeddings or adaptive agents. During the seminar each student will do a presentation on a paper related to one of these topics. Additionally each student will write its own position or concept paper. In the accompanying bi-weekly tutorials we more generally will learn how to read and write a scientific paper, how to critically discuss research, and write a position/concept paper on a subtopic of partner modeling in AI.