Over the past decade, the rise of digital technologies and social media has provided social scientists with a new avenues for the study of society.
While mathematical investigation is a useful way to better understand why language models, like ChatGPT, may be gender biased, it is also useful to take a step back and to consider bias in NLP from a broader perspective.
Language technologies, like ChatGPT, are developing quickly. But we don’t really know how they work. And they are not always designed to help society.
In recent years, more attention has started to be paid to diversity within academia. How is the ILLC working on inclusivity and respect for all identities?
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The wisdom of the crowds
When people join forces to search for the truth, they can develop seemingly magical abilities. But in our hyperconnected world, many things go wrong in the collective search for truth. Mathematical models explain why.
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Who is Anonymous?
Digital communication is inherently ambiguous, says new media scholar Davide Beraldo. It allows for fluid concepts that connect unlikely groups of people. But it can also do the opposite: segment and polarize communities.