12 Aug 2022 17 New Faculty Members Will Help Bocconi Blend Knowledge Many of the scholars arriving in September work at the boundary between multiple disciplines, where innovation is most vibrant
30 Jun 2022 When Machines Learn Prejudices When called upon to complete neutral sentences, popular language models most often use hurtful words if the subject is a woman rather than a man, and even more so if the subject is LGBTQIA+
23 Jun 2022 Machines Get It Wrong: How to Avoid that Woman and Gay Are Mistaken as Bad Words Systems to automatically detect online hate can classify terms used to identify victims of homophobic or misogynistic attacks, such as gay or woman, as offensive. A new tool succeeds in mitigating the problem
27 Jun 2022 How to Make Language Technologies More Inclusive Dirk Hovy suggests a fairer way for automatic translation systems to deal with modern pronouns and advocates technologies that adapt to the users, instead of the opposite
21 Jun 2022 Pride: STEM Disciplines Fight Algorithmic Bias Expert knowledge is needed to build mathematical models of discrimination in artificial intelligence systems in order to detect it, and identify possible solutions. A workshop at the University on June 27
16 Jun 2022 Computer Science to Aid Oncology Research Francesca Buffa is among the coordinators of a research project on biomarkers in glioblastoma patients financed by Fondazione Celeghin