Lots of child activities in New Hampshire today, as well as some 🦌 sightings! With some help from my parental units I was also able to get some breaks and listen to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/5)
First was a nice talk by Flavio Calmon on fairness in machine learning at the NSF #AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI). This is a good technical introduction to the topic, I would have liked more on the limitations of a solely technical approach to fairness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq0vY0s-uoA (2/5)
Next was an interesting talk by Karen Livescu on self-supervised #speech representation models at the @CSDatCMU. Livescu gets deep into the structure of these models, which provides good avenues for future work and insight into what's going on in current models https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNVU5EQNq0 (4/5) #AI
First was a great talk by Timothy Pleskac on equity and fairness of single vs. double-blind review at @sfiscience. There's important interrogation here of #academia, KPIs, #bias, and the benefits of some randomness in rewards. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9cy5a8zmYc (2/7)
Next was another banger from @emilymbender with her latest summary of the many issues with #LLMs and the limited use cases where she would consider them safe to use at GRAILE AI. Bender brings her usual incisive commentary, and as one of the leaders in the field is always recommended https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpE40jwMilU (6/7)
I was mostly stuck inside today (this is a picture from a few days ago), but I was still able to listen to a bunch of talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
First was an excellent talk by @pamelasamuelson on the #copyright implications of #GenerativeAI at the Allen Institute for #AI. Samuelson is always a must-watch, and this is an excellent overview of the state of the law in the US and internationally, outstanding cases, and where this is likely to go. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enjfkUuy4QY (2/6)
First was an excellent talk by Colin Camerer on individual behavior and game theory at #Monash Business School. Camerer casts a wide net, going over experiments in economic games, #neuroscience and #economics, and even chimpanzee research! Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pyYjvqhf2o (2/6)
First was the fantastic second day of the #NBER#gender and the economy conference. There are particularly amazing talks by Christine Exley (unfortunate effects of optional information policies on equity), Amanda Agan (salary history effects of employer demand), and Joanna Venator (dual earner migration). Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dpKuiCA138 (2/8) #economics
Next was an incredible session at @FAccT on algorithmic power and resistance. Most notable for me were talks by Jacob Metcalf (legal accountability for algorithms) and Dasha Pruss (judicial resistance to recidivism risk assessment). Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt35iArhecg (3/8) #FAccT2023#AIEthics
Next was an excellent talk by Lauren Bialystock on #LLMs in #education at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. Bialystock incisively points out the importance of precisely defining educational goals, since oftentimes copying or aping styles is actually what instructors are incentivizing. Highly recommend https://youtu.be/ex3nOAwuTuo?t=689 (5/7)
Last was an important talk by Trina Reynolds-Tyler and Tarak Shah on using participatory #AI to analyze #Chicago#police data at @FAccT 2023. The combination of the work and approach to providing transparency and holding power to account is impressive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPXUq-sVpQ (7/7) #FAccT2023
First was the last day of the #NBER's income and wealth conference (FYI some of the work here was presented in other NBER sessions). The opener by Ezra Oberfield on #inequality and economic growth, which was able to replicate many of the macro trends observed in the US in recent decades with a simple model, was particularly thought-provoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgu3-EtWG6k&t=47s (2/5) #economics
First was an engaging first day of #NBER's economic growth workshop. A particular standout was the opener by Pascual Restrepo on which jobs are targeted for #automation, making explicit the fact that automation is within our control rather than a natural process. Highly recommend the whole event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pwk2crPhWo&t=2s (2/6) #economics
Okay, thanks to the call by Stacia Garr on LinkedIn, here it is:
My top talks from my #AcademicRunPlaylist on the topics of AI, ethics, and people analytics (broadly defined) from the last year (182 talks in total) 🎉
Next was a fantastic discussion with Gina Poe on the cognitive #neuroscience of #sleep at the #LearningSalon. This is the best talk on the function and benefits of sleep I've ever heard, and the Q&A following the initial talk is extremely rich as well. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5HaIlwjN4 (6/9)
Another looong day! But luckily my dog hung out with me outside between calls and I was able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/7)
First was a rapid-fire session of talks on using #AI for #medicine and #personality detection with Kaveri Thakoor, Max Topaz, and Sandra Matz at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University. While there wasn't a ton of time to get into the ethical implications of these applications, some of that is covered in the Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQElXQsuPEc (2/7) #AIEthics
Next was an interesting talk by @Prakharg on enhancing #LLM reliability at the @allen_ai. This talk gets into using natural language as an explicit tool for designing dialogue behavior, and while I'm not sure if this is the best interface for LLMs I could see this being used for explanation in a variety of contexts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGYXxQFgmY (3/7)
An INCREDIBLY busy Saturday for me, but at least while I was walking the dogs and shuttling kids to activities I was able to listen to some great talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)
First was a fantastic discussion on the BLS' May #jobs, wages, and unemployment report at the Burnes Center for Social Change with Seth Harris, Alicia Modestino, and @aaronsojourner. This is my go-to for interpretation of this monthly report, and as always the conversation did not disappoint. If you are interested in understanding the state of the labor market in the US, I highly recommend this conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxQKDhI4y7k (2/6) #economics
Next was a powerful talk by Joan Donovan on #ethics and #misinformation at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Donovan takes us on a grand tour of disinformation, the dark corners of the internet, and the implications for policy and practitioners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSMzVEKIpk (4/6)