The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction. CHI takes place in Yokohama, Japan, at the PACIFICO Yokohama from 26 April to 1 May 2025, while also supporting remote attendance. The conference embraces the theme of Ikigai, a Japanese concept referring to what gives a person a sense of purpose, a reason for living. Today’s world, people are facing a multitude of challenges in climate change, growing inequality, technological disruption, global conflict, and health crises. Ikigai concerns the ability of a person to find their purpose and balance their agency, their passion, their capabilities, and the impact they can have. The CHI community consists of people with many passions and talents, people from different disciplines and walks of life.

​The Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) will host their Spring 2025 Celebration of the end of the semester with students, researchers & the community. A highlight of the event will be the Advanced LLM Agents Project Poster Session by Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the course.

The side event will address the growing influence of AI-driven companies and platforms on access to information and media pluralism. Powered by complex algorithms, these platforms often prioritize content driven by their interests over diverse, unbiased information. The dominance of a few powerful players in the AI and media sectors raises significant concerns about the concentration of media power, undermining pluralism and limiting democratic discourse. The discussion will explore regulatory measures and alternative solutions to enhance diversity, ensuring that all voices are heard, and that the public has access to information that reflects the complexity and breadth of society. For in-person participation, registration is required before 30 April 2025: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccKQt2YItJXlLvqBb86C1tQxUNjhZNVcxSTNHS0lDMDY4Q1hIWDBLTkREQy4u