Hi all, Given the importance of multilingual large language models to political and other communications this event might be relevant to this group. We are co-organizing an in-person symposium in Washington DC with an option for remote participation. Please join us! Impacts of AI on Multilingual and Multiracial Democracy <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impacts-of-ai-on-multilingual-and-multiracial-democracy-tickets-1997058927010> The Multiracial Democracy Project and the Bernard Center for Law & Technology at the George Washington University Law School along with the Center for Democracy & Technology are co-hosting a half-day symposium that will examine the capabilities and limitations of multilingual large language models; how these technologies affect civil rights, opportunity, and dignity; and the policy and governance approaches needed to support a multilingual and multiracial democracy. We will explore these issues with two panel led discussions: Panel 1 - Equal Access and the Limitations of Multilingual AI models: - David Broniatowski — Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy); Deputy Director, NIST-NSF Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS), George Washington University - Camille Harris — Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of San Francisco - Aditya Vashistha — Assistant Professor of Information Science; Director, Cornell Global AI Initiative, Cornell University - Gloria Washington — Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Howard University. - Aliya Bhatia, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Democracy & Technology (Moderator) Panel 2 - Advancing Language Equity and Civil Rights with LLMs - Roy Austin — Director, Howard Law Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Howard University School of Law - Roberta Braga — Founder and Executive Director, Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas - Elizabeth Laird — Director, Equity in Civic Technology, Center for Democracy & Technology - Thema Monroe-White — Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government and Department of Computer Science, George Mason University - Dhanaraj Thakur, Director, Fair Technology Initiative, Multiracial Democracy Project, George Washington University Law School (moderator) More details and registration information are here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impacts-of-ai-on-multilingual-and-multiracial-d... take care, Dhanaraj -- Dhanaraj Thakur (he/him) Director, Fair Technology Initiative, Multiracial Democracy Project <https://www.law.gwu.edu/multiracial-democracy-project> The George Washington University Law School dhanaraj.thakur@law.gwu.edu +12029940287