Computational sociolinguistics PhD. Mastodon: https://xitter.cf/t.co/tEVDkZqc7n

Richmond, VA
Joined January 2010
“Microsoft increased worldwide water consumption by a whopping 34%—up to almost 1.7 billion gallons annually—last year, which … is most likely due to increased AI training. That's dwarfed by Google, which used 5.6 billion gallons last year, a 20% jump.” futurism.com/critics-microso…
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Every once in a while when discussing AI regulation I point out that the FTC has the power to force a company to delete an algorithm entirely. They just used it for the fourth time. 3/4 are due to the provenance of the data used to train an AI (NOT a LLM or Diffusion model)
FTC Says Ed Tech Provider Edmodo Unlawfully Used Children’s Personal Information for Advertising and Outsourced Compliance to School Districts. See ftc.gov/news-events/news/pre….
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Is OpenAI following the law that exists *today*? Unlikely. Let’s lose the focus on building “AI policy” from a blank slate. Look to data protection, consumer protection, copyright & competition law to capture broader concerns + take advantage of levers we already have (2/4)
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I'm excited to share our recent paper on "Ɛ KÚ [MASK]: Integrating Yorùbá cultural greetings into machine translation" that recently got accepted at AfricaNLP @ #ICLR2023 (non-archival) & C3NLP workshop @#EACL2023. paper: arxiv.org/abs/2303.17972 Project led by @alabi_jesujoba
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✨ day 2️⃣ update ✨ we still have $750 left to pool up for C! we need everyone to pitch in so we can make sure that she and her kids can keep their housing!! give $5 to the pool to keep the momentum going!! v*nmo: deejayayers c*shapp: $bomi97 p*yp*l: pchangepools
✨it’s that time again!✨ today we’re pooling up for C, a Black and disabled mom of 6 who recently moved into Section-8 housing and needs help making rent/avoiding eviction. ✨let’s pool up $2k for C!✨send us $5 via v*nmo, c*shapp, or p*yp*l to start us off strong 😤😤
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Some background in case you're wondering what this is all about: Indirect prompt injection is when an LLM is asked to analyze some text on the web and instead starts to take instructions from that text. Right now there's no good way to defend against it! greshake.github.io/
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"We almost never use this" "Ok, but we only use it in emergencies" "Fine, also other times, but then we get court orders" "I mean, we get them sometimes, when we feel like it" Next step: "we constantly use them, that's life, why are you complaining" techcrunch.com/2023/03/02/se…
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Interesting findings. Quite surprising on the MT side, and translation were really hilarious, out of context, and offending.
We compared Africa-centric Models to OpenAI’s GPT3.5 for isiZulu and here were our results 🤯 🌍 The translations are hilarious, but in truth quite terrifying 😂 😱 lelapa.ai/comparing-africa-c…
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it's been a week since I launched my discord for Black folk in DevRel. They've shared some great content they made in the Discord, and I wanted to bring more exposure to their work!⬇️
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My interview with Teresa Su from the UCL Science Magazine...Ẹ n lẹ, Siri [Hey Siri], can you speak Yorùbá? uclsciencemagazine.com/artic…
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Hello friends! Big announcement: I won't be streaming or releasing videos regularly this year. (Ko-fi supporters, 1) thank you! and 2) there's a post on my page already up for you. Appreciate yah! 🥰)
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VA-04 friends, PLEASE make time to vote in the firehouse primary today (I'd personally strongly suggest for Senator McClellan). Polls are open until 7, and anyone currently registered to vote can cast a ballot.
Today is the day! Visit virginiavoting.com for special primary day locations. Your vote is your voice, make sure you use it! #VA04
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Hello friends! The last stream for the year is starting in just about half an hour. Come read some papers with me. :) youtube.com/watch?v=bU9ia7jS…
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Hello friends! Our paper reading group tomorrow will be my last stream of 2022. Hope to see you there! (We've got a couple dialect & accent papers which you KNOW I'm looking forward to. 😁) youtube.com/watch?v=bU9ia7jS…
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Do you work for Appen/RaterLabs? Then you know your job is vital to Google/Alphabet success. Join workers on Reddit as they share their experiences at Appen and commit to fighting for a fairer workplace. reddit.com/r/Lionbridge/
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