Research map / Large language models

AI and society: research map

827 accepted papers on AI and society in Large language models, from ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR and AAAI (2016–2026), grouped into 2 clusters and 8 approaches. The busiest year so far is 2025.

Within Large language models, its share shrank from 11.4% in 2023–24 to 7.4% in 2025–26 (226 → 511 papers at ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR and AAAI, the venues with data for all four years).

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Related topics in Large language models

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• Alignment and preferences (665)
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