4 papers
LLMs are not stochastic parrots: Evidence for meaning-mediated abstraction from conlang-like tasks
Julia Witte Zimmerman, Calla G. Beauregard, Tabia Tanzin Prama +3
The strong version of the stochastic parrot argument claims that, although large language models (LLMs) may exceed rote regurgitation, they cannot move beyond statistical pattern m…
Who Brought Easter Eggs to Eid? Auditing LLM-Generated Cultural Translation of Math Word Problems Across Languages and Regions
Parisa Suchdev, Juniper Lovato
Large language models are increasingly used to adapt math word problems for personalized learning at scale, but it remains an open question whether those adaptations are consistent…
Detecting sub-populations in online health communities: A mixed-methods exploration of breastfeeding messages in BabyCenter Birth Clubs
Calla Beauregard, Parisa Suchdev, Ashley M. A. Fehr +7
Parental stress is a nationwide health crisis according to the U.S. Surgeon General's 2024 advisory. To allay stress, expecting parents seek advice and share experiences in a varie…
More Data Types More Problems: A Temporal Analysis of Complexity, Stability, and Sensitivity in Privacy Policies
Juniper Lovato, Philip Mueller, Parisa Suchdev +1
Collecting personally identifiable information (PII) on data subjects has become big business. Data brokers and data processors are part of a multi-billion-dollar industry that pro…