Dr. Siobhan O'Flynn's 'Red-Teaming GenAI Chatbots' selected for 2025 Jackman Scholars-in-Residence Program

Just announced: 

Dr. Siobhan O'Flynn's research project, Red-Teaming GenAi Chatbots, has been selected for the Jackman Scholars-in-Residence 2025, Jackman Humanities Institute.

Students are encouraged to apply:

This project examines the unregulated industry of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbots with a specific focus on what a recent lawsuit has termed “high risk anthropomorphic design.” Student RAs participating in this project will use the adversarial testing method known as “red teaming” to probe LLMs (large language models) for potential harmful content. We will conduct open-ended testing with commercial online chatbots within designed parameters to identify the existence or not of guardrails, biases, and problematic content in specific scenarios. Key to this project will be documentation of the GenAI output and research activities that will build on our findings. Current regulatory frameworks in Canada, the EU and the US will provide context to vet the ethics and risks of AI products. No prior experience or research background is required. Familiarity with fan fiction will be most welcome.

Program dates: May 5 to 30, 2025 
Applications due February 24, 2025

https://www.vic.utoronto.ca/academic-programs/scholars-in-residence/current-projects