Alex Spangher

@AlexanderSpangh

Post doc at @StanfordHAI and SAIL, with Diyi, Sanmi, Dan Ho. Studies human rewards in creative tasks. PhD @usc, @nytimes journalist, @JuilliardSchool musician

Manhattan, NY

alexander-spangher.com

Joined February 2012

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Alex Spangher
@AlexanderSpangh
Oct 26, 2025
**very** overdue update: I’m super excited to be starting my post-doc at @Stanford where I’ll be jointly affiliated with @StanfordHAI and SAIL. I’m working with the wonderful @Diyi_Yang , @sanmikoyejo and Dan Ho. Stanford is a magical place where I first got inspired and it’s so
Alex Spangher
@AlexanderSpangh
Jul 8
Shout out to @derekouyang , Dan Ho and all of RegLab for this amazing work!! Human systems, like software, gain bloat, complexity and technical debt. Seeing that AI can reduce this complexity is super inspiring. P.S. some of these laws are ridiculous, others downright dangerous
Derek Ouyang
@derekouyang
Jul 8
Proud that our team at Stanford RegLab, in partnership with the NY Governor's Office, is demonstrating what responsible AI reform looks like---as @KathyHochul notes, the "opposite" of DOGE. Thanks @gr_ashford for the great coverage at nytimes.com/2026/07/08/nyr…!
Alex Spangher
@AlexanderSpangh
Jul 3
People, as we head into conference season, please don’t give in to the temptation to let AI generate your slideshow. It’s horrible. Everyone can smell it — they will ignore you and might (the research shows) even lose respect for you. You are damaging yourself and your work.
Alex Spangher
@AlexanderSpangh
Jul 3
Please come by! This workshop is organized by great people — it will be fully online, so if you're feeling FOMO for missing ACL, there's a seat saved for you!
Yuji Zhang
@Yuji_Zhang_NLP
Jul 2
📢The 4th Workshop on Towards Knowledgeable Foundation Models Workshop @ ACL 2026 📷Time: July 3, 2026 9:30am PT - 4:10pm PT 📷knowledgeable-lm.github.io This workshop will be held fully online. Welcome to join us! Thanks to our speakers and advisors! Luna Dong,
Alex Spangher
@AlexanderSpangh
Jul 1
@StevenyzZhang is a really great, kind and patient person to work with. He will make you laugh!! I remember how kind Yanzhe when I was new and feeling nervous at Stanford. If you want a GREAT PhD experience, go work with him!!
Yanzhe Zhang
@StevenyzZhang
Jul 1
EXCITED to share that I’ll be joining the University of Hong Kong (HKU) as an Assistant Professor in January 2027! I’m interested in AI agents 🤖, Human-AI Interaction 🤝 and their safety🛡️. Email me if you’d like to chat! I’ll also be at ACL from July 3–6!