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Requesting Information about Participation at ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD)
by blmicale＠vt.edu 30 Jul '24

30 Jul '24

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Requesting Information about Participation at ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM8vlnROfoZxk5wswBcC2VzNiBw_cc74H… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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Requesting information about participation in the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2024)
by blmicale＠vt.edu 30 Jul '24

30 Jul '24

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Requesting information about participation in the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2024) To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexG9CH98DaN8uf1mWhzTR0B095K_uN6Cu… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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Fwd: Amazon Trusted AI Challenge
by Naren Ramakrishnan 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

*Relevant for many of you working in LLMs and Trustworthy AI.* Amazon is inviting applications from university student teams for the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge, a global university competition to drive secure innovation in generative AI technology. This year’s challenge focuses on responsible AI and specifically on large language model (LLM) coding security. University students will compete in a tournament-style challenge as either model developer teams or red teams to enhance the AI user experience, prevent misuse, and enable users to build more secure code. Model developer teams will build security features into code-generating models, while red teams will develop automated techniques to test these models. Each round will allow teams to refine their models and techniques based on multi-turn interactions, identifying strengths and weaknesses. Amazon will select up to 10 teams for the competition starting November 2024, which will run through the academic year. Each of the 10 selected teams will receive $250,000 in sponsorship along with monthly AWS credits, and winning teams have a chance to win an additional $700,000 in cash prizes. The Amazon Trusted AI Challenge aims to enhance the safety, reliability, and trustworthiness of LLMs powering AI-assisted software development tools. With the rise of generative AI coding assistants, these technologies demonstrate unprecedented innovative capabilities and offer exciting opportunities to ensure responsible and reliable use. This challenge looks to inspire developers, scientists and researchers to create solutions that enhance AI-assisted coding tools' ability to protect users and systems. Proposals to participate are due Sept. 1, 2024. For more information about the challenge, including rules and frequently asked questions, visit the Amazon Trusted AI Challenge <https://www.amazon.science/trusted-ai-challenge> landing page. You can also email questions directly to amazon-challenge(a)amazon.com <amazon-challenge@amazon.com?subject=Amazon%20Trusted%20AI%20Challenge:%20Question> .

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FW: July 2024 Newsletter - LDC
by Brian Mayer 15 Jul '24

15 Jul '24

More LDC Data. From: Ldc-customers1 <ldc-customers1-bounces(a)ldc.upenn.edu> On Behalf Of Penn LDC Sent: Monday, July 15, 2024 12:15 PM To: Penn LDC <ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu> Subject: July 2024 Newsletter - LDC In this newsletter: LDC at IC2S2 Fall 2024 LDC Data Scholarship Program New publications: MATERIAL Bulgarian-English Language Pack <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.l dc.upenn.edu%2FLDC2024S07&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad97 63f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202412 085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UzpB%2B%2Bj%2FyiQc6H8vZtP2TEWHFsGvwYA7 R0L4UBBzGqs%3D&reserved=0> Dialogs Re-Enacted Across Languages <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.l dc.upenn.edu%2FLDC2024S08&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad97 63f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202423 039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=k9Fv0v9mZXjbY5rF2yy2isTR%2BcPpRJyffpK6 qmvgQIg%3D&reserved=0> _____ LDC at IC2S2 LDC is delighted to be a bronze sponsor for the 10th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2 <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fic2s2-202 4.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad9763f08dca4e9bd4c%7 C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202430598%7CUnknown%7CT WFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3 D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y17c4rqr0G%2Bv%2FmM1VJPPStsRdNBDhJMnSdqQX91zuS0%3D&rese rved=0> ) held this year on Penn's campus July 17-20. The conference will feature research from around the world across a broad range of relevant fields to advance the many frontiers of computational social science. Be sure to visit LDC's table during the poster sessions July 18 and 19 from 1:30-2:30 pm. Fall 2024 LDC Data Scholarship Program Student applications for the Fall 2024 LDC Data Scholarship program are being accepted now through September 15, 2024. This program provides eligible students with no-cost access to LDC data. Students must complete an application consisting of a data use proposal and letter of support from their advisor. For application requirements and program rules, visit the LDC Data Scholarships page <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ldc.u penn.edu%2Flanguage-resources%2Fdata%2Fdata-scholarships&data=05%7C02%7Cmaye r2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad9763f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e 3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202437706%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwM DAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=IpQ1b%2 BnCeQqy4XIL9AofzTcBLlnk8ETXDl9RS%2FuSs5w%3D&reserved=0> . _____ New publications: <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.l dc.upenn.edu%2FLDC2024S07&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad97 63f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202444 698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DJj%2Fk9KN3wsr2QRFJKtbw%2Fa%2FUFngHFuF UsRTyy7dN%2Fo%3D&reserved=0> MATERIAL Bulgarian-English Language Pack was developed by <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.appen. com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad9763f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6 095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202453759%7CUnknown%7CTWF pbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D% 7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oo9xutcSKedRtPIMN5HdsDX3Rf1ACPU0NZ3MfgzNMOA%3D&reserved=0 > Appen for the IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iarpa .gov%2Findex.php%2Fresearch-programs%2Fmaterial&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.e du%7C41214a34f8cd4ad9763f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0 %7C0%7C638566571202465595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIj oiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=42r9Ort%2BZ1lbvc 1KnzovbtaBgzeRHylOvcG5QM%2FYhG4%3D&reserved=0> MATERIAL (Machine Translation for English Retrieval of Information in Any Language) program. It contains 80 hours of Bulgarian conversational telephone speech, transcripts, English translations, annotations, and queries. Calls were made using different telephones (e.g., mobile, landline) from a variety of environments. Transcripts cover approximately 40% of the speech files, and approximately 10% of the speech files were translated into English. This release also includes domain annotations, English queries, and their relevance annotations. The MATERIAL program focused on underserved languages with the ultimate goal to build cross language information retrieval systems to find speech and text content using English search queries. 2024 members can access this corpus through their LDC accounts provided they have submitted a completed copy of the special license agreement. Non-members may license this data for $250. * <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.l dc.upenn.edu%2FLDC2024S08&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad97 63f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202477 298%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=h5QsjSur0Dvw8p%2B2q3kQGa42HOEk3g4i1%2B hGY3KxPc8%3D&reserved=0> Dialogs Re-Enacted Across Languages was developed at the <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.utep. edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmayer2%40vt.edu%7C41214a34f8cd4ad9763f08dca4e9bd4c%7C6 095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C638566571202487309%7CUnknown%7CTWF pbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D% 7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ADixjc%2BGWMTIWkZoEBW3YIohi42WFLsG8BwjE9vb79k%3D&reserved =0> University of Texas at El Paso. It contains 17 hours of conversational speech in English and Spanish by 129 unique bilingual speakers, specifically, short fragments extracted from spontaneous conversations and close re-enactments in the other language by the original speakers, for 3816 pairs of matching utterances. Data was collected in 2022-2023. Participants were recruited from among students at the University of Texas at El Paso; all were bilingual speakers of General American English and of Mexico-Texas Border Spanish. Each speaker pair had a 10 minute conversation in one language. Various fragments from these conversations were chosen for re-enactment, and the original speakers produced equivalents in the other language. Each re-enactment was vetted for fidelity to the original and naturalness in the target language. Also included is metadata about conversations, participants, re-enactments and utterances. 2024 members can access this corpus through their LDC accounts. 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REMINDER: Requesting Information about Participation at the ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval
by blmicale＠vt.edu 11 Jul '24

11 Jul '24

I've invited you to fill out the following form: REMINDER: Requesting Information about Participation at the ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexG9CH98DaN8uf1mWhzTR0B095K_uN6Cu… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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FW: LDC July Special License Agreement
by Brian Mayer 09 Jul '24

09 Jul '24

This is the monthly email I get from LDC. Figured it might be worth sending out to everyone when I get it each month. We have access to all of the datasets they release each month this year. Brian From: Penn LDC <ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu> Sent: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 5:21 PM To: Penn LDC <ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu> Subject: LDC July Special License Agreement Dear Member, This month LDC is releasing two data sets, one of which requires a Special License Agreement (attached): LDC2024S07, MATERIAL Bulgarian-English Language Pack. The MATERIAL Bulgarian-English Language Pack was developed by Appen for the IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) MATERIAL (Machine Translation for English Retrieval of Information in Any Language) program. It contains approximately 80 hours of Bulgarian conversational telephone speech, transcripts, English translations, annotations and queries. Please sign and return the attached agreement that applies to your organization, either the (FP) For-Profit or (NFP) Not-For-Profit version. As with other licenses, this is optional, and can be done at any time. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Best regards, Taylor Membership Office Linguistic Data Consortium University of Pennsylvania T: +1-215-573-1275 E: ldc(a)ldc.upenn.edu <mailto:ldc@ldc.upenn.edu> M: 3600 Market St. Suite 810 Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Requesting information on participation at International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML)
by blmicale＠vt.edu 01 Jul '24

01 Jul '24

I've invited you to fill out the following form: Requesting information on participation at International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbIM23GAz2Kh9I4whycc1gGDaD-QSnuBe… Google Forms: Create and analyze surveys.

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