Language technologies as if people mattered: Centering communities in language technology development

Nina Markl*, Catherine Lai, Lauren Hall-Lew

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Abstract / Description of output

In this position paper we argue that we (as a community of researchers interested in language and/or language technologies) should attend to challenges of linguistic and algorithmic injustice together with language communities. We put forward that this can be done by drawing together diverse scholarly and experiential insights, building strong interdisciplinary teams and paying close attention to the wider social, cultural and historical contexts of both language communities and the technologies we aim to develop.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation
Subtitle of host publicationLREC-COLING 2024
PublisherELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA)/International Committee on Computational Linguistics (ICCL)
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 19 Feb 2024
EventThe 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation - Lingotto Conference Centre, Torino, Italy
Duration: 20 May 202425 May 2024
https://lrec-coling-2024.org/

Conference

ConferenceThe 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation
Abbreviated titleLREC-COLING 2024
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTorino
Period20/05/2425/05/24
Internet address

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • algorithmic bias
  • sociolinguistics
  • ethics

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