publications
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Where we are on C-LARA: a Jan 2025 update
We’re now close to the end of the current development cycle for C-LARA, and we should review our priorities before we start on the next one. This post summarises what we’ve done over the last 8-9 months, what we’re currently in the middle of, and what we might do next. What we’ve done Here are Continue reading
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Weekly summary, Oct 24-30 2024
There has been more progress on the new image generation functionality. We submitted an abstract to the 2025 edition of the Conference On Oceanic Languages. Improved image generation I have implemented the idea for improved checking of images that I outlined in last week’s update. When the AI is asked to check whether an image Continue reading
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Biweekly summary, Oct 3-16 2024
The new image generation functionality is now working in standalone mode. We submitted an extended abstract to the ComputEL-8 meeting. Improved image generation The new image generation functionality is now working as standalone code. The basic idea is to create multiple text specifications, then multiple images from each specifications, then use the AI to find Continue reading
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Weekly summary, Sep 12-18 2024
OpenAI have released the new o1 model earlier than expected! This has upended our schedule in a very good way, and I’ve spend most of the week experimenting with it. We have made a bit of progress on some other things as well. O1 model The new o1-preview model, previously known as “Strawberry”, is now Continue reading
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Weekly summary, Sep 5-11 2024
We have made good progress on both adaptation of the reinforcement learning/Chain of Thought idea to C-LARA and support for non-AI languages. A version of the Palgrave Encyclopaedia article has been published as a ResearchGate preprint. Priority list Reinforcement learning and Chain of Thought for MWEs. We have a first version of the core framework in Continue reading
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Weekly summary, Aug 22-28 2024
We are making progress on adapting the reinforcement learning/Chain of Thought idea to C-LARA and on support for non-AI languages. The Melbourne students are continuing to develop their projects, with encouraging results. The Palgrave Encyclopaedia article will be published elsewhere. Priority list Reinforcement learning and Chain of Thought for MWEs. I have been discussing with Francis Continue reading
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Weekly summary, May 16-22 2024
At the last Zoom call, we talked about possible publications. Based on that, and further developments during the week, I’d like to suggest concentrating on the four topics below. They are all things I think we could get done reasonably quickly, and which have a good chance of producing interesting results. Multi-Word Expressions This is Continue reading
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Weekly summary, May 9-15 2024
I have still been focussing mostly on Multi-Word Expressions. I have also added code to let us use OpenAI’s newly released GPT-4o model in C-LARA. Multi-Word Expressions We now have the second part of the MWE processing in place: if you perform the MWE annotation step, then the results are used in the glossing and Continue reading
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New publications
We have had a busy week! Over the last few days, we’ve published a bunch of C-LARA texts in the Oceanic language Iaai, released the second C-LARA progress report, and presented a paper at the ComputEL-7 workshop: Iaai texts It has been an absolute pleasure to help our New Caledonian colleagues Anne-Laure Dotte and Stéphanie Continue reading
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ALTA paper
We just received notification that the paper we submitted to the 2023 edition of the Australasian Language Technology Association workshop has been accepted. Here are the details: The workshop is Nov 29 to Dec 1. Continue reading
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