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Matt Lease

@mattlease.bsky.social
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Professor | School of Information | U. of Texas at Austin 🤘. Amazon Scholar| Last Mile 🚚. Co-Director | NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) 🪐. Leadership | UT Good Systems (Responsible AI) 🤖. PI | Protecting Information Integrity 🗞️.

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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#icaiis2026 keynote 8/16/26: “Responsible AI for Science: Assessing Potential Benefits vs. Risks”. Slides: utexas.box.com/v/lease-icai.... @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social @facct.bsky.social Texas Science @texasscience.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Story on our @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social #FAccT2026 paper "How Researchers Navigate Accountability, Transparency, and Trust When Using AI Tools in Early-Stage Research", w/ Sanjana Gautam, Houjiang Liu, & Yujin Choi #TexasAI @facct.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social
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NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Vote to bring our panel “Revolutionizing Astronomy + AI with Next Generation Big Data” to SXSW! Register for a SXSW account & vote by clicking the heart ❤️ - open now til Aug 24! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... @stephajuneau.bsky.social @niall2.bsky.social
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Are you a researcher using (or curious about using) AI tools like ChatGPT, Elicit, or Semantic Scholar in your scientific work? Your insights will help design better tools for researchers like you and guide the future of AI for science. Interested? sign-up here: utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We have developed an AI-powered tool to support your research ideation process. We're inviting researchers to test our tool and share their feedback. #aiforscience #LLM #research #ideas
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Story news.mccombs.utexas.edu/research/to-... Finding Pareto trade-offs in fair & accurate detection of toxic speech: publicera.kb.se/ir/article/v... @utaustin.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social @engagingnews.bsky.social @utischool.bsky.social @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social‬ #TexasAI #YearofAI
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To Spot Toxic Speech Online, Try AI - McCombs News and Magazine
A new tool helps balance accuracy with fairness toward all groups in social media
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NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins (CosmicAI) @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
🚀 CosmicAI is in our first #40forForty campaign! We’re raising funds to support paid summer research internships for undergrads exploring #AI + #astronomy. Every dollar goes to students! Campaign ends May 8 at 10PM CT. Donate here: give.utexas.edu/schools/Univ...
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Quoted in Austin Monthly’s latest piece, “AI Companies Are Turning Gig Workers into Human Farms.” @utaustin.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social y.social @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social @engagingnews.bsky.social #TexasAI #YearofAI
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Join us on campus April 2-3 for our signature annual event. The Good Systems Symposium brings together leaders across disciplines & sectors to explore ethical & responsible AI research & innovation. Free & open to the public. RSVP to hold your spot today: bit.ly/4hY94RL
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
GenAI postdoc opening in our new @CosmicAI_Inst, co-supervised with the amazing @jessyjli.bsky.social & gregdnlp.bsky.social, work with partner @ai2.bsky.social: www.cosmicai.org/jobs/postdoc.... Priority deadline May 1st for full consideration. @utaustin.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social
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CosmicAI Postdoctoral Fellow at UT Austin — LLMs/Generative AI — NSF-Simons CosmicAI Institute
The NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins ( CosmicAI ) seeks highly qualified candidates (within three years of the award of their PhD) for a postdoctoral position with the Explorable Universe ...
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Two Test of Time Awards! One @ #HCOMP2024 w/ Aashish Sheshadri & one @ #ASE2024 w/ @utexasece.bsky.social's Ripon Saha, Sarfraz Khursid, & Dewayne Perry www.ischool.utexas.edu/news/dr-leas... #TexasAI #YearofAI @nsfsimonscosmicai.bsky.social @engagingnews.bsky.social @texasscience.bsky.social‬ ‪
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Dr. Lease Wins Two “Test of Time” Awards in 2024
Professor Matthew Lease, who has taught at the School of Information (iSchool) since 2009, has been recognized with two “Test of Time” awards. These awards recognize the enduring impact of research
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
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Promoting Constructive Deliberation: Reframing for Receptiveness
Gauri Kambhatla, Matthew Lease, Ashwin Rajadesingan. Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2024. 2024.
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Matt Lease @mattlease.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Apply by Jan 6 for @utaustin.bsky.social's premier fellowship for visiting faculty. Our #YearofAI will target AI area. Fellows will receive generous stipends, housing allowances, and $75,000 in discretionary funds. Come join #TexasAI! @texasscience.bsky.social news.utexas.edu/2024/11/11/u...
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UT’s Premier Faculty Fellowship Launches New AI Initiative
AUSTIN, Texas — The Donald D. Harrington Faculty Fellows Program, The University of Texas at Austin’s premier faculty fellowship, is launching a new
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