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PEACE enhances multimodal large language models (MLLMs) with geologic expertise, enabling accurate interpretation of complex, high-resolution maps. By integrating structured extraction, domain knowledge, and reasoning, it supports critical tasks in disaster risk, resource discovery, and…

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Keeping Humans in the Loop: Human-Centered Automated Annotation with Generative AI

Nick Pangakis, Sam Wolken

International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media | June 2025

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Self-reflecting Large Language Models: A Hegelian Dialectical Approach

Sara Abdali, Can Goksen, Michael Solodko, Saeed Amizadeh, Julie E. Maybee, Kazuhito Koishida

June 2025

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Rigor in AI: Doing Rigorous AI Work Requires a Broader, Responsible AI-Informed Conception of Rigor

Alexandra Olteanu, Su Lin Blodgett, Agathe Balayn, Angelina Wang, Fernando Diaz, Flavio du Pin Calmon, Margaret Mitchell, Michael Ekstrand, Reuben Binns, Solon Barocas

NeurIPS 2025 | June 2025

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Measuring Machine Learning Harms from Stereotypes: Requires Understanding Who is Being Harmed by Which Errors in What Ways

Angelina Wang, Xuechunzi Bai, Solon Barocas, Su Lin Blodgett

2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency | June 2025

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Fireside chat with Jeana Jorgensen and Sarah Bird

May 20, 2025 | Dana Bazazeh, Sarah Bird, Jeana Jorgensen

Dana Bazazeh hosted the WiDS@Microsoft fireside chat with Jeana Jorgensen, Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Learning at Microsoft, and Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of Responsible AI at Microsoft. Jeana Jorgensen is the Corporate Vice President of…

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A Scalable Algorithm for Fair Influence Maximization with Unbiased Estimator

Xiaobin Rui, Zhixiao Wang, Hao Peng, Wei Chen, Philip S. Yu

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE) | May 2025

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AI, Help Me Think—but for Myself: Assisting People in Complex Decision-Making by Providing Different Kinds of Cognitive Support

Leon Reicherts, Zelun Tony Zhang, Elisabeth von Oswald, Yuanting Liu, Yvonne Rogers, Mariam Hassib

CHI 2025 | May 2025

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“It was 80% me, 20% AI”: Seeking Authenticity in Co-Writing with Large Language Models

Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang, Q. Vera Liao, Su Lin Blodgett, Alexandra Olteanu, Adam Trischler

2025 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work | May 2025

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LawFlow: Collecting and Simulating Lawyers’ Thought Processes

Debarati Das, Khanh Chi Le, R. Parkar, Karin de Langis, Brendan Madson, Chad M. Berryman, Robin M. Willis, Daniel H. Moses, Brett McDonnell, Dan Schwarcz, Dongyeop Kang

April 2025