Mastodawn

Good news: languages that are more widespread have a higher complexity. This means that underserved languages are more likely to be learned well using a smaller corpus, which could help a bit with the rich-get-richer problem of LLMs and existing corpora.

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-complex-languages-efficient-communication.html#google_vignette

#llm #smalllanguages #underrepresented #underserved

Study finds complex languages may be more efficient for communication

How do languages balance the richness of their structures with the need for efficient communication? To investigate, researchers at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim, Germany, trained computational language models on a vast dataset covering thousands of languages.

Phys.org

arrakeen_urbanite Feb 11

https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps-forbidden-words-that-will-get-your-paper-flagged-at-nsf-2000559661 Just a depressingly random ample, because I couldn't fit them all in a single toot. #inequality #DiversityAndInclusion #multicultural #female #DiverseGroups #institutional #equity #women #advocates #status #victim #gender #biases #genders #BlackAndLatinx #females #excluded #HateSpeech #marginalized #FosteringInclusivity #trauma #GenderDiversity #SexualPreferences #genders #polarization #CulturalDifferences #bipoc #DiversityEquity #racism #discriminatory #RacialInequality #advocate #EqualOpportunity #FosteringInclusivity #UnderAppreciated #RaceAndEthnicity #HispanicMinority #CulturalHeritage #HateSpeech #diversifying #ethnicity #IncreaseTheDiversity #activists #biased #underserved #EnhanceTheDiversity #underrepresented #BiasesTowards #inclusiveness #SocialJustice #inequities #inclusive #inequitable #EnhancingDiversity #prejudice #ImplicitBias #discrimination #ImplicitBiases #minority #privileges #advocacy #female #RacialDiversity #diversified #females

The List of Trump's Forbidden Words That Will Get Your Paper Flagged at NSF

It's fascism, plain and simple.

Gizmodo

JBRoss Sep 18, 2024

"We speak for those who cannot speak. We have a duty to tell the stories for those who do not have the advantages that we have to tell stories. We must not speak falsely. The stories that we are entrusted to tell are stories of our tribes, or the tribes into which we have been initiated." — Billy Marshall Stoneking — — — #BillyMarshallStoneking #quote #quotes #speak #disadvantaged #stories #tribe #tribes #representation #underserved #entrust #truth

Joseph Lim

Jul 25, 2024

If #socialinstitutions dance too closely with #forprofit MNCs🤔🇸🇬

Income-Allianz deal raises concerns among #public, experts
"former CEO of #NTUC #Income #Cooperative, also weighed in, calling it a "breach of #goodfaith" given tt the #assurance from NTUC Enterprise to remain as #majority #shareholder was used to alleviate concerns about te #corporatisation in 2022.. Insurance Income was founded in 1970 to provide #essential, #affordable #insurance to #underserved #workers"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ntuc-income-insurance-allianz-deal-tan-suee-chieh-tommy-koh-4500751

Income-Allianz deal raises concerns among public, experts; former CEO calls it a 'breach of good faith'

Concerns that Income Insurance will no longer prioritise the needs of Singapore workers are justified since Allianz is a large multinational corporation, one analyst says.

CNA

China Business Forum Jun 14, 2024

#Huawei, in collaboration with #China #Unicom #Guangdong, has successfully conducted the first #5.5G trial live stream from a #rural area in China. This pioneering #trial demonstrated the capabilities of 5.5G #technology in delivering high-speed, high-quality #live #streaming from #remote #locations, showcasing the potential of this #advanced technology to enhance #connectivity in #underserved regions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/huawei-and-china-unicom-guangdong-conduct-first-5-5g-live-stream-trial-from-chinas-countryside/

Huawei and China Unicom Guangdong Conduct First 5.5G Live Stream Trial from

Huawei and China Unicom Guangdong successfully conducted the first 5.5G trial live stream from rural China, showcasing advanced connectivity and digital inclusion. Learn more about this groundbreaking

China Business Forum

Sevtap Savas, PhD Feb 22, 2024

"Everyone"

New blog post

https://strength-in-community.ca/2024/02/22/everyone/

#Canada #Immigration #Immigrants #Underserved #UnderAppreciated

Everyone

Almost 3 weeks since this award ceremony, and I am thinking about it EVERYDAY.Why did this recognition by My East Coast Experience Media boost my morale so much?I kept working on this question.I ca…

Strength in Community

MCDOT Nov 8, 2023

🌟 NEW🌟
MCDOT is soliciting grant applications for the County’s FY 2024 Enhanced Mobility Grants Program from qualified organizations providing direct transportation services in the County.

This program aims to increase access to transportation services for #MontgomeryCoMD residents who are disabled as well as seniors, individuals with limited incomes, and other vulnerable populations, specifically in #underserved communities.

Details▶️ https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/prog/fy24_enhanced_mobility/
#transitTooter #transit #grants

FY24 Enhanced Mobility Grants Program - Montgomery County Office of Grants Management - Grants Application Platform

Giuseppe Michieli Jul 15, 2023

High #Inflation for basic goods in #Italy? Government solution appears to be a farce: 382 euros to be spent in a year (1 euro per day)! and only for families of three in poverty. See details here: https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/social-card-ecco-lista-23-voci-cibi-che-si-possono-acquistare-AFeC3WD?refresh_ce=1 #economy #society #poverty #postfascists #food #foodstamps #underserved #restauration

Social card, ecco la lista delle 23 voci dei cibi che si possono acquistare

È uno strumento «indirizzato a promuovere acquisti di filiere corte e italiane, che sono, per definizione, produzioni di qualità», spiega il ministro Lollobrigida

Il Sole 24 ORE

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈May 17, 2023

#CatholicLeague and Sen. #MarcoRubio launch #holywar against #Dodgers #PrideNight and The #SistersofPerpetualIndulgence

The #Sisters have #ministered to #AIDS #patients in the 1980s and #underserved #groups since then, and #Catholics are apparently angry about this.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.outsports.com/2023/5/16/23726246/dodgers-pride-night-catholic-league-marco-rubio-sisters-perpetual-indulgence

Catholic League, Marco Rubio launch Holy War against Dodgers Pride

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have ministered to AIDS patients in the 1980s and underserved groups since then.

Outsports

beSpacific Feb 2, 2023

Looking to support the cause of making books available for kids around the country - read about: https://busloadofbooks.com/ One family. One nation. One year. A whole heaping #busload of #books. We and our four kids will spend the 2022-2023 school year traveling the country in a school bus/tiny home—visiting Title I schools in all 50 states (+ DC), doing presentations on creativity and collaboration, and giving away 25,000 hardcover #books to #students& #teachers from #underserved communities.