The Happy Lab studies how people shape the security, privacy, and real-world use of AI systems. We investigate where human factors create new vulnerabilities, where they unlock better defenses, and how to build safer AI systems in practice.
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How people abuse AI systems, and how people perceive and respond to abusive AI-generated media.
AI Sexual Content • Norms, Rules, & Moderation of AI Sexual Community • Longitudinal Analysis of AI Detection Methods • Bias in AI Media Moderation • Perceptions of AI Media
How AI can be integrated into security-sensitive environments.
How sociotechnical factors impact real-world security and privacy of AI.
Usable security and privacy, system security, and evaluation of HCI methodology.
Symbolic Exec GUI • Sociodemographics • Audit Log SoK • Bot Survey Fraud • Survey Fraud SoK • Privacy Zones
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