Conference on AI and Human Decisions
Overview
The Conference on AI and Human Decisions focuses on consumer-facing AI-based tools, including:
- LLM-based conversational search and shopping (assistants, retrieval, guardrails)
- Ranking, recommendation, and marketplace or product design
- Algorithmic price suggestions (e-commerce, real estate, rentals)
- AI-assisted tools in services such as healthcare and education (medical decision aids, learning assistants)
These systems are increasingly shaping how consumers make decisions. Recent advances in LLM-powered algorithms have made these tools more effective and more widely deployed across industries.
This conference will explore key challenges and opportunities, including:
- AI models and design
- User experience
- Trust, disclosure, and adoption
- Equilibrium effects on value capture and the competitive landscape
- Policy exposure, including welfare, safety, and regulatory scrutiny
The workshop brings together leading researchers and industry practitioners for a closed-door exchange on consumer-facing AI systems. Participants will share insights across markets and disciplines, discuss emerging challenges in AI design and adoption, and explore opportunities for collaborative research and real-world experimentation.
Format and Organization
The conference spans two days, beginning Friday at noon and concluding Saturday at 4 p.m.
- Day 1 focuses on industry products and practitioner perspectives
- Day 2 focuses on academic research presentations and discussions
The event will follow a single-track format, featuring plenary talks, practitioner talks, research presentations, and panel discussions. This structure is designed to encourage shared dialogue and cross-sector engagement.
Schedule
The program is structured to encourage meaningful dialogue between industry and academia, with a mix of plenary sessions, practitioner talks, and research discussions across both days.Ìý
Below is an overview of the schedule.
Friday, April 10
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Registration, lunch, and opening remarks
12:30 – 6 p.m.
Plenary talk, practitioner talks, and panel discussions
6 p.m.
Dinner
Saturday, April 11
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Breakfast, plenary talk, and research presentations with discussants
Noon – 1 p.m.
Lunch
1 – 4 p.m.
Plenary talk and research presentations with discussants
Logistics
Meeting Venue
Tepper School of Business
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Room
4242
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Hotel Information
Hotel Indigo Pittsburgh East Liberty
123 North Highland Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206Ìý
Have Questions? Ask Us!
For inquiries, please contact: conf-ai-consumer-org@lists.andrew.cmu.edu
Or you can reach out to any of the following organizers:
- , Visiting Faculty of Marketing and Business Technologies, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
- , Associate Professor of Economics, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
- , Assistant Professor of Business Technologies, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
- , Assistant Professor of Business Technologies, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV