Lydia B. Chilton

About

Lydia B. Chilton is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University, where she leads the Computational Design Lab. Her research focuses on building AI tools that enhance human productivity, particularly in the areas of human-computer interaction, computational design, and AI-assisted creative work.

Selected publications

• Schemex: Interactive Structural Abstraction from Examples with Contrastive Refinement
• AgentDynEx: Nudging the Mechanics and Dynamics of Multi-Agent Simulations
• Simulating Cooperative Prosocial Behavior with Multi-Agent LLMs: Evidence and Mechanisms for AI Agents to Inform Policy Decisions
• Beyond AI Training: How Social and Experiential Learning Shape AI Adoption in the Workplace
• Audience Impressions of Narrative Structures and Personal Language Style in Science Communication on Social Media
• The Role of Human Creativity in the Presence of AI Creativity Tools at Work: A Case Study on AI-Driven Content Transformation in Journalism
• AI Humor Generation: Cognitive, Social and Creative Skills for Effective Humor
• JumpStarter: Getting Started on Personal Goals with Adaptive Personal Context Curation
• Answering Developer Questions with Annotated Agent-Discovered Program Traces
• Copying Style, Extracting Value: Illustrators' Perception of AI Style Transfer and its Impact on Creative Labor