“Religion is often characterized as a home for the right, but I am continually inspired by the religious left, by ordinary people who wear their faith not as a suit of armor guarding against the ‘other’ but as a big coat warming us as we navigate an icy world.”
- @thatrabbicohen.bsky.social

This is still such a masterful review essay. #sorrynotsorry www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

"despite these obstacles, Arab users benefit from the peculiar nature of the Arabic language and continue to resist oppressive practices through creative strategies that challenge the power and accuracy of algorithmic systems."

"current NLP tools (Alotaiby et al., 2009; Al-Shaibani and Ahmed, 2023). These challenges complicate the development and implementation of algorithms for content moderation, translation and other linguistic applications, often leading to errors and biases in automated systems. On the other hand...

Ah may his memory be a blessing. Saw him live in Meknes in 2004! 😭💔

Probably between 1-1.5 inches? That is encouraging!

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Vague soundbites for their funding recipients to use?

I didn't see your original reply!