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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computational-mathematics/events/computational-mat
 h-colloquium-brendan-lucier-ai-agents
SUMMARY:Computational Math Colloquium | Brendan Lucier\, AI Agents in Econo
 mic\nEnvironments
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Many online platforms have associated algorithmic tools that ca
 n\noptimize on a user's behalf\, such as algorithmic bidders or price\nopt
 imizers.  Recent advances in agentic AI enable even more use cases\nfor L
 LM-powered tools and advice.  But as algorithmic assistance\nbecomes incr
 easingly common\, how will users strategically maneuver\ntheir usage of th
 ese tools\, and what will be the system-wide impact?\n\n \n\nIn this talk
  we will address these questions through a game-theoretic\nlens.  We will
  explore applications of strategic AI agent usage\, from\nadvertising auct
 ions to persuasion and sales.  Viewing algorithmic\nagents as components 
 of a broader system\, we will discuss ways to\nmathematically model agent 
 interaction and predict equilibrium\noutcomes.  Along the way\, we will s
 tudy the strategic choices of the\nusers who control the agents (and who a
 nticipate their use by\nothers).  We will also discuss implications for p
 latform and AI agent\ndesign.\n\n \n\nBased on joint work with Yiding Fen
 g\, Keegan Harris\, Nicole Immorlica\,\nand Alex Slivkins
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