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Get ready for an insightful panel at the #WiNLP workshop on Nov 15, 2024, from 2:10 PM! Join us for "Global Voices: Celebrating Diversity in Minds, Methods, and Multilingualism!" with superstar panelists Sunipa Dev Khyathi Chandu @dirk_hovy Monojit Choudhury Malihe Alikhani!

Looking forward to presenting our work, Studying and Mitigating Biases in Sign Language Understanding Models, @ EMNLP this Thursday at Poster Session F 📈 aclanthology.org/2024.emnlp-mai… 🧵

Mohit Bansal Yun-Nung Vivian Chen Zoey Liu @FranckDernoncou Thanks also to our Tutorial Chairs Jessy Li and Fei Liu as well as Ethics Chairs Snigdha Chaturvedi Sunipa Dev Luciana Benotti Malihe Alikhani Vinodkumar Prabhakaran

It’s time!! CoNLL is starting… 🕰️ Looking forward to all the great sessions happening today Our schedule is available here: conll.org/program_2024 #conll2024 EMNLP 2025

The Outstanding Paper Award 1/2 goes to "Active Learning for Robust and Representative LLM Generation in Safety-Critical Scenarios" by Sabit Hassan, Anthony Sicilia, Malihe Alikhani 🎉

Don’t choose PhD programs by rankings—they may not be a good fit for you (& everyone applies there!) Instead, focus on potential advisors. How to find them? 1. Pick your top 20-40 favorite papers 2. Find the authors in academic positions 3. Apply to their schools Good luck!🍀

‼️ Ever wish LLMs would just... slow down for a second? In our latest work, "Better Slow than Sorry: Introducing Positive Friction for Reliable Dialogue Systems", we delve into how strategic delays can enhance dialogue systems. Paper Website: merterm.github.io/positive-frict…

As conversational AI grows in ability and reach, Anthony Sicilia and Malihe Alikhani, fresh off a pair of honors at EMNLP, are committed to making sure that users' online safety grows alongside it. Read more at: bit.ly/3QdGIH8

📣 Seeking Deaf Community Insights on Sign Language Technologies Malihe Alikhani and I are surveying DHH individuals around the world to amplify global perspectives on sign language technologies. 🌟For each participant, we will donate $5 to the World Federation of the Deaf

On March 18, leaders from Khoury College, the Northeastern community, and outside groups gathered to address an increasingly relevant and complex topic: how to strengthen the university's research footprint. Read more at: bit.ly/3E4tDxb

Malihe Alikhani There is a tradeoff here – while aligning with user expectations may streamline workflows, it can also reinforce biases, reduce exposure to diverse ideas, and stifle innovation. Indeed a large innovation literature highlights the importance of combining new ideas.

AI sycophancy can partially be addressed through public policy, and Malihe Alikhani argues legislation like the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act of 2024 and the Stop Spying Bosses Act help by emphasizing equitable and responsible AI use.

Malihe Alikhani Read for more details in the article here: brookings.edu/articles/break…

The tendency of AI models to flatter users and agree with them excessively is a risk, a researcher says. Here’s how you can fight back. on.wsj.com/3HZfDqb

Where's the line between helpful guidance, preachiness, and safety in AI? My recent interview with Business Insider explores how companies like Google and Meta navigate this delicate balance to improve user trust. Thanks to Effie Webb for an insightful discussion.