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Joint European Conference on Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases

ECML PKDD 2021: Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases pp 259–266Cite as

Ensuring the Inclusive Use of NLP in the Global Response to COVID-19

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Abstract

Natural language processing (NLP) plays a significant role in tools for the COVID-19 pandemic response, from detecting misinformation on social media to helping to provide accurate clinical information or summarizing scientific research. However, the approaches developed thus far have not benefited all populations, regions or languages equally. We discuss ways in which current and future NLP approaches can be made more inclusive by covering low-resource languages, including alternative modalities, leveraging out-of-the-box tools and forming meaningful partnerships. We suggest several future directions for researchers interested in maximizing the positive societal impacts of NLP.

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  1. United Nations Global Pulse, Newyork, UK

    Alexandra Sasha Luccioni, Katherine Hoffmann Pham, Cynthia Sin Nga Lam, Joseph Aylett-Bullock & Miguel Luengo-Oroz

  2. Mila Québec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

    Alexandra Sasha Luccioni

  3. NYU Stern School of Business, New York, USA

    Katherine Hoffmann Pham

  4. Institute for Data Science, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

    Joseph Aylett-Bullock

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Luccioni, A.S., Pham, K.H., Lam, C.S.N., Aylett-Bullock, J., Luengo-Oroz, M. (2021). Ensuring the Inclusive Use of NLP in the Global Response to COVID-19. In: Kamp, M., et al. Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases. ECML PKDD 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1525. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93733-1_18

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