NLP for Social Good Symposium at University of Liverpool -- Closing Remarks

This is the closing remarks that I gave at the NLP for Social Good Symposium at University of Liverpool.

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1. NLP for Social Good Symposium
   Danushka Bollegala
   

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2. Thank you!
   • 6 invited speakers
   
   
   • 160+ pa
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   • Funding/Suppo
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   • Depa
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   • Organisers
   
   
   • Procheta Sen, Tulika Saha
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3. Why talk about Social Good?
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4. Why talk about Social Good?
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5. Is AI Socially Biased?
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6. Why talk about Social Good?
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7. Why talk about Social Good?
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8. I
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10. My take on “existential threats” of AI
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11. My take on “existential threats” of AI
    • What I hear…
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12. My take on “existential threats” of AI
    • What I hear…
    • We will loose our jobs…
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13. My take on “existential threats” of AI
    • What I hear…
    • We will loose our jobs…
    • AI will take over humans…
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14. My take on “existential threats” of AI
    • What I hear…
    • We will loose our jobs…
    • AI will take over humans…
    • NLP is over (with ChatGPT)
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15. My take on “existential threats” of AI
    • What I hear…
    • We will loose our jobs…
    • AI will take over humans…
    • NLP is over (with ChatGPT)
    • My PhD research topic is over…
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16. What we (NLP researchers) should do
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17. What we (NLP researchers) should do
    • Be realistic
    
    
    • Look at the real threats that would otherwise get overlooked
    because of the hyped threats.
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18. What we (NLP researchers) should do
    • Be realistic
    
    
    • Look at the real threats that would otherwise get overlooked
    because of the hyped threats.
    • Be responsible
    
    
    • If you believe there is a non-zero probability of a risk, think what
    you can do to address it.
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19. What we (NLP researchers) should do
    • Be realistic
    
    
    • Look at the real threats that would otherwise get overlooked
    because of the hyped threats.
    • Be responsible
    
    
    • If you believe there is a non-zero probability of a risk, think what
    you can do to address it.
    • Be optimistic
    
    
    • We will get extinct very soon… anyway
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20. Al learns from its mistakes (unlike humans)
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