“How Large Language Models Work” IEEE OCCS & OC ACM Mtg

Event Details Full Title: How Large Language Models Work (and why that’s why they don’t) We are at the precipice of widespread adoption of natural language processing: large language models will fundamentally change how we use and interact with devices. Through examples, we will discuss how language models can be adapted to be classifiers, summarizers, coders, writers, and conversational assistants, with little to no supervision. We will discuss the basics of neural networks, the text corpus, and the training pipeline that enables language models to behave as these general-purpose AI agents. However, we will show how this very paradigm of language modeling also introduces fundamental limitations in this technology. We will characterize these vulnerabilities in language models and discuss how they affect end-use applications. By the end of the talk, attendees will better understand the capabilities, workings, and limitations of language models. This meeting will be held in person at the Knobbe Martens’ Irvine offices (2040 Main St # 14 Irvine, CA). The doors will open at 6:30 PM for networking. Announcements and the presentation will begin at 7:00 PM. Parking validation will be provided to attendees. About the Speaker Prof. Sameer Singh Dr. Sameer Singh is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He is working primarily on the robustness and interpretability of machine learning algorithms and models that reason with text and structure for natural language processing. Sameer was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington and received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He received the NSF CAREER award, the UCI Distinguished Early Career Faculty award, and the Hellman Faculty Fellowship, and was selected as a DARPA Riser. His group has received funding from Allen Institute for AI, Amazon, NSF, DARPA, Adobe Research, Hasso Plattner Institute, NEC, Base 11, and FICO. Sameer has published extensively at machine learning and natural language processing venues and received conference paper awards at KDD 2016, ACL 2018, EMNLP 2019, AKBC 2020, ACL 2020, and NAACL 2022. More information about Dr. Singh can be found (https://sameersingh.org/) NOTE: This is an IN PERSON meeting. To receive a link to the event’s recording, complete the survey referenced in the header or footer. Co-sponsored by: OC ACM and Knobbe Martens Agenda: 6:30 PM Networking at physical meeting location7:00 PM Announcements and Presentation with Q&A 8:00 PM Follow-up quesitons for presenter and networking 8:30 PM Meeting Adjourned; and possible Start of regular Zoom session with Speaker. 2040 Main St , Ste 14, Irvine, California, United States