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SUMMARY:Public Lecture: Bias and the Language of AI
DESCRIPTION:When Robots Rule the World Series\nFree Lecture at the Portage County Public Library\nJames Berry and Vera Klekovkina\, “Bias and the Language of AI” is a discussion of how automatic speech recognition and automatic translation still have significant race and gender biases for humans\, thus posing a question of how future service robots will understand all humans and how they will speak back to us. Will they automatically use a higher register language because of their subordinate positions as human servers? By examining how robots speak in current media representations\, the speakers will reflect on how AI linguistic coding and processing can impact the evolution of natural languages as well as language acquisition and translation by humans. \n  \nSeries sponsored by the University Personnel Development Committee (Research and Creative Activities Grant) and presented by the College of Letters and Science.
URL:https://www.uwsp.edu/calendar/event/public-lecture-grammar-accents-and-multilingualism-of-robots/
LOCATION:Portage County Public Library\, 1001 Main Street\, Stevens Point\, WI 54481\, USA\, Stevens Point\, WI\, 54481
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Town-Gown Relationships in Stevens Point: Building a Better Community Together
DESCRIPTION:How can higher education and local institutions cooperate in building a better Stevens Point? \nCommunity members are invited to a panel presented by the UWSP Center for the Small City.  “Town-Gown Relationships in Stevens Point: Building a Better Community Together” will feature UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Thomas Gibson\, community development leaders\, government officials\, and members of the Portage County Business Council. The event will take place in The Pinery Room at the Stevens Point Public Library\, on Thursday\, April 13 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. \nEach panelist will address three topics: (1) How have town-gown relationships affected their institution and their role; (2) what are some of the problems associated with town-gown relationships in their opinion; and (3) suggest ways to improve town-gown relationships in our community. \nThe roundtable is moderated by Dean of the Colleges of the Letters and Science\, Joshua Hagen. Audience members will be encouraged to join the discussion. \nFor questions\, email Ismaila Odogba: iodogba@uwsp.edu
URL:https://www.uwsp.edu/calendar/event/town-gown-relationships-in-stevens-point-building-a-better-community-together/
LOCATION:Portage County Public Library\, 1001 Main Street\, Stevens Point\, WI 54481\, USA\, Stevens Point\, WI\, 54481
CATEGORIES:Roundtable
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SUMMARY:Resisting Censorship: The Rise of Banned Books and the Importance of Protecting the Freedom to Read and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Recent policies and legislation across the United States have made the reading and teaching of banned books more difficult for classrooms and libraries. In 2021\, the American Library Association reported 729 attempts to censor library resources\, targeting 1\,597 books\, the highest number of attempted book bans in more than 20 years. This poses a number of questions that are very important to our community: What accounts for the rise in book challenges? Why is access to diverse books important in our schools and libraries? What effect do these efforts to ban have on our educational systems at the K-12 and university levels? \nThis year\, the UWSP School of Humanities and Global Studies\, in collaboration with the UWSP University Libraries\, is highlighting the importance of the freedom to read throughout the year with an educational display\, a reading challenge contest for students\, and we close with this panel discussion. \nPlease join this free community panel at the Portage County Library.   \nTo learn more about the impact of book challenges on students’ education\, teachers\, librarians\, and communities\, we hope you can join us for this important discussion with our expert panelists: \nPanelists: \n\nJohn Blakeman\, Professor\, Political Science Department\, UW-Stevens Point\nMindy King\, Libraries Director\, UW-Stevens Point\nNicole Ozanich\, Assistant Director and Youth Services\, Portage County Public Library\nKatelyn Sabelko\, Library Services Manager\, Marathon County Public Library\nRebecca Stephens\, Chair & Professor\, English Department\, UW-Stevens Point\n\nLight refreshments will be served.
URL:https://www.uwsp.edu/calendar/event/resisting-censorship-the-rise-of-banned-books-and-the-importance-of-protecting-the-freedom-to-read-and-learn/
LOCATION:Portage County Public Library\, 1001 Main Street\, Stevens Point\, WI 54481\, USA\, Stevens Point\, WI\, 54481
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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