8 accepted papers
As endangered languages disappear, Machine Learning (ML) increasingly frames their revitalization as a problem of scale, emphasizing more data, larger models, and broader coverage. We posit that scale is not the limiting constraint in endangered language revitalization, and that progress lies in met…
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown proficiency in generating persuasive dialogue, yet concerns about the fluency and sophistication of their outputs persist. This paper presents a multi-LLM communication framework designed to enhance the generation of persuasive data automatically. This framewo…
Large language models (LLMs) have been used to synthesize persuasive dialogues for studying persuasive behavior. However, existing approaches often suffer from issues such as stance oscillation and low informativeness. To address these challenges, we propose reinforced instructional prompting, a met
Endangered languages, such as Navajo—the most widely spoken Native American language—are significantly underrepresented in contemporary language technologies, exacerbating the challenges of their preservation and revitalization. This study evaluates Google’s Language Identification (LangID) tool, wh…
The preservation and revitalization of endangered and extinct languages is a meaningful endeavor, conserving cultural heritage while enriching fields like linguistics and anthropology. However, these languages are typically low-resource, making their reconstruction labor-intensive and costly. This c…
Nüshu is an endangered language from Jiangyong County, China, and the world’s only known writing system created and used exclusively by women. Recent Natural Language Processing (NLP) work has digitized small Nüshu-Chinese corpora, but the script remains computationally inaccessible due to its handw
Indigenous languages remain largely invisible in commercial language identification (LID) systems, a stark reality exemplified by Google Translate’s LangID tool, which supports over 100 languages but excludes all 150 Indigenous languages of North America. This technological marginalization is partic…
Mental manipulation, a significant form of abuse in interpersonal conversations, presents a challenge to identify due to its context-dependent and often subtle nature. The detection of manipulative language is essential for protecting potential victims, yet the field of Natural Language Processing (…