Reposted by Mert İnanLorna Quandt @lornaquandt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025👋 Researchers at Gallaudet University and Northeastern University are seeking participants for a study of ASL learning. Our study will ask you to sign about a few different topics. Participation takes about 30 minutes, and you will be paid $15. Part 1/ 144
Mert İnan @merterm.bsky.social · 09/10/2025🏃♀️💨While waiting for SignGemma to become available... You can check out our first text-based and multimodal LLMs capable of Sign Language Processing (SLP) called SignAlignLM! #SignLanguage #LLM #AIAccessibility @aclmeeting 📜Paper: aclanthology.org/2025.finding... 🧵1/n 110
Reposted by Mert İnanNikhil Krishnaswamy @nikhilkrishnaswamy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Yeah, there's a new pope but did you know there's also a new #NLP workshop at @colmweb.org? The First Workshop on Optimal Reliance and Accountability in Interactions with Generative LMs (ORIGen) will be held October 10 at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal! 121
Reposted by Mert İnanTejas Srinivasan @tejassrinivasan.bsky.social · 16/05/2025LLMs are all around us, but how can we foster reliable and accountable interactions with them?? To discuss these problems, we will host the first ORIGen workshop at @colmweb.org! Submissions welcome from NLP, HCI, CogSci, and anything human-centered, due June 20 :) origen-workshop.github.ioorigen-workshop.github.ioORIGen 2025Workshop on Optimal Reliance and Accountability in Interactions with Generative LMs 0104
Mert İnan @merterm.bsky.social · 08/02/2025‼️ Ever wish LLMs would just... slow down for a second? In our latest work, "Better Slow than Sorry: Introducing Positive Friction for Reliable Dialogue Systems", we delve into how strategic delays can enhance dialogue systems. Paper Website: merterm.github.io/positive-fri... 1155