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The Ethics of Data Curation: On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots
October 7, 2021 @ 5:30 pm
A comprehensive analysis of large language models and their impact by Emily Bender and Timnit Gebru, et al.
The discussion of this important essay will be led by co-facilitators Kath Bode (Data History, ANU) and Matthew Stone (Computer Science, RU).
Primary Reading: Emily Bender, Timnit Gebru, et al. “On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?”
Critical AI’s main focal point for Fall 2021 is our Ethics of Data Curation workshop (to be held over Zoom), the product of a National Endowment for the Humanities and Rutgers Global sponsored international collaboration between Rutgers and the Australian National University. The lead organizers for the series are Katherine Bode and Baden Pailthorpe at ANU and Lauren M.E. Goodlad at Rutgers. All of the workshops and associated talks are free and open to the public but space is limited so please register well in advance (see schedule and registration links below).
October 7, 2021 5:30PM