# HCC Is All You Need: Alignment-The Sensible Kind Anyway-Is Just Human-Centered Computing

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03699 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2405.03699/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 42 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 30 Apr 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [Scalable agent alignment via reward modeling: a research direction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1811.07871/) (2018)
- [Sensible AI: Re-imagining Interpretability and Explainability using Sensemaking Theory](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2205.05057/) (2022)
- [Interactive AI Alignment: Specification, Process, and Evaluation Alignment](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.00710/) (2023)
- [The Contestation of Tech Ethics: A Sociotechnical Approach to Technology Ethics in Practice](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.01784/) (2021)
- [Sociotechnical Audits: Broadening the Algorithm Auditing Lens to Investigate Targeted Advertising](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.15768/) (2023)
- [The Design Space of Generative Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2304.10547/) (2023)

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [The Interaction Layer: An Exploration for Co-Designing User-LLM Interactions in Parental Wellbeing Support Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.01228/) (2024)
- [Scopes of Alignment](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2501.12405/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This article argues that AI Alignment is a type of Human-Centered Computing.