Congratulations to Assistant Professor Soujanya Poria for his winning paper at 2024 NAACL

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Soujanya Poria for his award-winning paper at 2024 Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL). His paper named “Understanding the Capabilities and Limitations of Large Language Models for Cultural Commonsense”, won the award under the “Social Impact” category. The project was supported by MOE Tier-2 grant.

Citation of the Award: This paper tackles a crucial and timely issue regarding cultural biases in LLMs, providing profound insights and potential pathways for future research that could significantly impact the reliability and fairness of Al systems. By exposing cultural biases inherent in LLMs, the paper underscores the urgent need for developing culturally-aware language models to mitigate societal biases and foster inclusivity in Al technologies.