General Information

The workshop on Actionable Interpretability@COLM2026 aims to foster discussions on leveraging interpretability insights to drive tangible advancements in AI across diverse domains. We welcome contributions that move beyond theoretical analysis, demonstrating concrete improvements in model alignment, robustness, and real-world applications. Additionally, we seek to explore the challenges inherent in translating interpretability research into actionable impact.

News

October 2: You can find the poster assignment here.
August 24: The poster size will be 34" x 34".
August 20: There will be no camera-ready version, see CfP page
July 24: Added a separate submission deadline for fast track submissions (August 9)
June 15: Submission Deadline extended to June 24 + clarified double submission policy in the CFP
May 22 2026: Call for Papers published
May 13 2026: Our workshop was accepted to COLM!

Important Dates

~~June 24~~ - ~~Main Submission Deadline~~

~~August 9~~ - ~~COLM Fast Track Submission Deadline (Submission Link)~~

October 9 - Workshop day

Dates are AOE.

Schedule


09:00	Opening Remarks
09:10	Keynote Tom McGrath, Goodfire - Ambitious Actionable Interpretability
09:50	Keynote Dhanya Sridhar, Université de Montréal, Mila - Robust Interpretability with Causal Representation Learning
10:30	Contributed Talks
10:50	Poster Session 1
11:55	Lunch Break
13:30	Keynote Yonatan Belinkov, Technion - (Actionable) Interpretability beyond Language
14:10	Contributed Talks
14:25	Poster Session 2
15:30	Coffee Break
16:00	Keynote Christopher Potts, Stanford
16:40	Panel
17:10	Closing Remarks