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URL:https://www.hmc.edu/calendar/events/cs-colloquium-ai-agents-identity-a
 nd-the-new-new-future-of-work-denae-ford-robinson/
SUMMARY:CS Colloquium– “AI Agents\, Identity and the New New Future of 
 Work\,” Denae Ford Robinson
DESCRIPTION:"Extending Ourselves: AI Agents\, Identity\, and the New New Fu
 ture of Work"\nThe rise of AI agents is forcing us to confront new questio
 ns about identity\, trust and collaboration in the workplace. These system
 s don’t just change how tasks get done—they shift how people see thems
 elves and each other at work. Denae Ford Robinson shares insights from rec
 ent research on AI-powered agents. First\, she’ll discuss how these syst
 ems can extend our abilities and reshape the relationships we build at wor
 k. She'll highlight early approaches for aligning agents with our “inten
 ded” selves. Then\, she'll examine how lessons from our interactions wit
 h AI can be carried offline to strengthen in-person collaboration and deve
 lop new strategies for self-advocacy in the workplace. She'll reflect on t
 he challenges and opportunities of this emerging space and what it reveals
  about the “new new” future of work—and the ways AI may extend\, but
  also reshape\, who we are in it.\nSpeaker\nDenae Ford Robinson is a princ
 ipal researcher at Microsoft Research in the Inclusive Futures group and a
 n affiliate assistant professor in the Human Centered Design and Engineeri
 ng Department at the University of Washington. Her research sits at the in
 tersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering\, with a
  focus on dismantling social and cognitive barriers in online socio-techni
 cal ecosystems and empowering marginalized groups in software development 
 communities.\n\nShe is best known for her work on just-in-time mentorship\
 , which enables more welcoming engagement in collaborative Q-and-A for onl
 ine programming communities and open-source projects. More recently\, her 
 research investigates how knowledge workers adopt AI-powered tools\, with 
 an emphasis on building trust\, understanding psychological impacts\, and 
 designing strategies for well-being in AI-mediated workplaces. She is also
  exploring mimetic agents—AI systems that extend human behaviors and com
 munication patterns—and their effects on collaboration\, identity\, and 
 knowledge work.\n\nFord Robinson earned her B.S.\, M.S.\, and PhD in compu
 ter science from North Carolina State University\, with a graduate minor i
 n cognitive science. Her work has been recognized by the National GEM Cons
 ortium\, National Science Foundation\, Microsoft Research and the White Ho
 use Office of Science and Technology Policy. She has also been honored as 
 a BlackComputeHER Rising Star and named a Young Research Fellow by the Hei
 delberg Laureate Forum. Beyond her research\, she is committed to advancin
 g equity and mentorship in computing. She has organized mentoring and incl
 usion initiatives at leading ACM conferences and co-founded the Black Rese
 archers @ Microsoft Research group\, which she continues to co-lead. She a
 lso remains active in the Women Researchers at Microsoft group\, mentoring
  emerging scholars as they navigate their post-PhD careers.
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