Collective behavior provides a framework for understanding how the actions and properties
of groups emerge from the way individuals generate and share information. In humans …

The Internet has evolved into a ubiquitous and indispensable digital environment in which
people communicate, seek information, and make decisions. Despite offering various …

Most traditional AI safety research views models as machines and centers on algorithm-
focused attacks developed by security experts. As large language models (LLMs) become …

New consent management platforms (CMPs) have been introduced to the web to conform
with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, particularly its requirements for consent …

Online services pervasively employ manipulative designs (ie, dark patterns) to influence
users to purchase goods and subscriptions, spend more time on-site, or mindlessly accept …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are digital technologies that will have significant
impact on the development of humanity in the near future. They have raised fundamental …

Dark patterns are user interfaces whose designers knowingly confuse users, make it difficult
for users to express their actual preferences, or manipulate users into taking certain actions …

A Dark Pattern (DP) is an interface maliciously crafted to deceive users into performing
actions they did not mean to do. In this work, we analyze Dark Patterns in 240 popular …