DiLCo: Social Perceptions of Language Variation: Comparing Humans and LLMs (Dong Nguyen, Utrecht University)
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When: Thu, 23.05.2024 4:00 PM
Where: Digital
There are often various ways to express the same thing. Think of, for example, the different words we can use for a given concept, or the many creative spellings in social media. Language variation is often seen as a challenge for developing robust NLP models. However, language variation is also an opportunity: it can help us develop models that are more sensitive to social context. In this talk, I will present current research into the associations that Large Language Models form regarding spelling variations and how these associations align with human perceptions.
DiLCo Lecture Series 2024 is a free of charge online lecture series organized by the NGP project DiLCo under lead from Jannis Androutsopoulos and Heike Zinsmeister. The lectures from top international researchers focus on recent research on digital language and discourse.
All lectures are delivered online via Zoom and are free of charge, but registration is required: https://www.dilco.uni-hamburg.de/activities/lecture-series-2024/registration.html