Good news: languages that are more widespread have a higher complexity. This means that underserved languages are more likely to be learned well using a smaller corpus, which could help a bit with the rich-get-richer problem of LLMs and existing corpora.
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-complex-languages-efficient-communication.html#google_vignette
https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trumps-forbidden-words-that-will-get-your-paper-flagged-at-nsf-2000559661 Just a depressingly random ample, because I couldn't fit them all in a single toot. #inequality #DiversityAndInclusion #multicultural #female #DiverseGroups #institutional #equity #women #advocates #status #victim #gender #biases #genders #BlackAndLatinx #females #excluded #HateSpeech #marginalized #FosteringInclusivity #trauma #GenderDiversity #SexualPreferences #genders #polarization #CulturalDifferences #bipoc #DiversityEquity #racism #discriminatory #RacialInequality #advocate #EqualOpportunity #FosteringInclusivity #UnderAppreciated #RaceAndEthnicity #HispanicMinority #CulturalHeritage #HateSpeech #diversifying #ethnicity #IncreaseTheDiversity #activists #biased #underserved #EnhanceTheDiversity #underrepresented #BiasesTowards #inclusiveness #SocialJustice #inequities #inclusive #inequitable #EnhancingDiversity #prejudice #ImplicitBias #discrimination #ImplicitBiases #minority #privileges #advocacy #female #RacialDiversity #diversified #females
"We speak for those who cannot speak. We have a duty to tell the stories for those who do not have the advantages that we have to tell stories. We must not speak falsely. The stories that we are entrusted to tell are stories of our tribes, or the tribes into which we have been initiated." — Billy Marshall Stoneking — — — #BillyMarshallStoneking #quote #quotes #speak #disadvantaged #stories #tribe #tribes #representation #underserved #entrust #truth
If #socialinstitutions dance too closely with #forprofit MNCs🤔🇸🇬
Income-Allianz deal raises concerns among #public, experts
"former CEO of #NTUC #Income #Cooperative, also weighed in, calling it a "breach of #goodfaith" given tt the #assurance from NTUC Enterprise to remain as #majority #shareholder was used to alleviate concerns about te #corporatisation in 2022.. Insurance Income was founded in 1970 to provide #essential, #affordable #insurance to #underserved #workers"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ntuc-income-insurance-allianz-deal-tan-suee-chieh-tommy-koh-4500751
#Huawei, in collaboration with #China #Unicom #Guangdong, has successfully conducted the first #5.5G trial live stream from a #rural area in China. This pioneering #trial demonstrated the capabilities of 5.5G #technology in delivering high-speed, high-quality #live #streaming from #remote #locations, showcasing the potential of this #advanced technology to enhance #connectivity in #underserved regions. https://cnbusinessforum.com/huawei-and-china-unicom-guangdong-conduct-first-5-5g-live-stream-trial-from-chinas-countryside/
"Everyone"
New blog post
https://strength-in-community.ca/2024/02/22/everyone/
#Canada #Immigration #Immigrants #Underserved #UnderAppreciated
🌟 NEW🌟
MCDOT is soliciting grant applications for the County’s FY 2024 Enhanced Mobility Grants Program from qualified organizations providing direct transportation services in the County.
This program aims to increase access to transportation services for #MontgomeryCoMD residents who are disabled as well as seniors, individuals with limited incomes, and other vulnerable populations, specifically in #underserved communities.
Details▶️ https://mcmdgrants.smapply.org/prog/fy24_enhanced_mobility/
#transitTooter #transit #grants
High #Inflation for basic goods in #Italy? Government solution appears to be a farce: 382 euros to be spent in a year (1 euro per day)! and only for families of three in poverty. See details here: https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/social-card-ecco-lista-23-voci-cibi-che-si-possono-acquistare-AFeC3WD?refresh_ce=1 #economy #society #poverty #postfascists #food #foodstamps #underserved #restauration
#CatholicLeague and Sen. #MarcoRubio launch #holywar against #Dodgers #PrideNight and The #SistersofPerpetualIndulgence
The #Sisters have #ministered to #AIDS #patients in the 1980s and #underserved #groups since then, and #Catholics are apparently angry about this.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
Looking to support the cause of making books available for kids around the country - read about: https://busloadofbooks.com/ One family. One nation. One year. A whole heaping #busload of #books. We and our four kids will spend the 2022-2023 school year traveling the country in a school bus/tiny home—visiting Title I schools in all 50 states (+ DC), doing presentations on creativity and collaboration, and giving away 25,000 hardcover #books to #students& #teachers from #underserved communities.
CPUC releases map of #underserved areas across California for state #broadband funding. 634 unserved locations in SF, 2,952 in Alameda, 4,000 in Contra Costa, 1,848 in San Mateo, 5,020 in Santa Clara, 7,077 in Solano County. https://cpucpriorityareasmap.vetro.io/map#8.63/37.8739/-121.6856
It feels like we are in free-fall.
