Beatrice Savoldi will come to Turin for a seminar / lesson as part of the course of Ethics in NLP (Master degree in Language Technologies and Digital Humanities).
Feel free to join if you are interested in the topic!
Where: Aula 3.06 Thin Client (terzo piano) – Via Sant’Ottavio 54 – Via Sant’Ottavio – 54 – Torino
Title: Hi Guys or Hi folks? Navigating Gender Bias and Inclusive Language in Translation Technologies.
When: 11:00-12:30 March 15, 2024
Abstract: Societal gender asymmetries and inequalities can be embedded in our communication practices and perpetuated in language technologies, including Machine Translation (MT) systems used as scale. In this presentation, we will delve into the current landscape of MT and gender bias, as well as current proposals towards more inclusive language.
By focusing on English-Italian as an exemplar language pair, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities — both theoretical, technical but also linguistic — in fostering a more equitable automatic translation.
Short bio: Beatrice Savoldi is a postdoc researcher at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) within the MT research unit, where she mainly works
on trustworthy and gender inclusive translation technologies. Beatrice carried out a joint international PhD at the University of Trento
and Augsburg with a dissertation on gender bias in Machine Translation, which was awarded the 2023 best thesis Research Prize
from the Augsburg University Foundation. Her research interests broadly encompass ethical and social considerations of language technologies.