APS

2026 APS Annual Convention

Psychological Science and Society Presidential Plenary Panel Session: New Directions in AI and Large Language Models

Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain

Oral · General Interest

Chair: James W. Pennebaker, University of Texas at Austin

In the last three years, most of us have felt our scientific world shift. Artificial intelligence and LLMs are changing the ways we think about statistics, predictions, theories, and human understanding. Let's have a chat about this. The Psychological Science and Society plenary session is made possible by generous support from the Alan Kraut-Jane Steinberg Family Fund (KSFF).

Chairs & Discussants

  • James PennebakerChair
    University of Texas at Austin
  • David GarciaSpeaker
    University of Konstanz
  • Ryan BoydSpeaker
    University of Texas at Dallas
  • Nuria OliverSpeaker
    ELLIS Alicante Foundation

Presentations

  1. Collective Behavior of AI Agents: Risks and Opportunities, David GarciaDavid Garcia
  2. Shaping the Machines Shaping Ourselves: New Frontiers across the Psychological Sciences, Ryan BoydRyan Boyd
  3. How AI Sees Us: Psychological and Societal Implications of AI, Nuria OliverNuria Oliver