Towards AI-Aided Human-Supervised Linguistics

The colloquium seeks to explore the dynamic evolution of linguistic research and its synergies with artificial intelligence technologies, delving into the intersecting realms of these fields.

Discussion Topics

• The evolving role of linguists: Today and in the near future.
• The future of linguistic research infrastructure: Advancements in language corpora, user interfaces, and linguistic annotation.
• Reevaluating the authenticity of linguistic data.
• Transformations in language education: Adapting to change and integration of AI technologies in language teaching.
• The future of “non-English” languages and “non-English” LLMs.

Programme and Guests

The colloquium is set to occur approximately from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Programme

• George Mikros (Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha) – presentation
• Dominik Lukeš (University of Oxford) – presentation
• Miloš Jakubíček (Masaryk University, Brno, Lexical Computing) – presentation
• Anna Marklová (Humboldt University, Berlin)
• Rudolf Rosa (Charles University, Prague)
• Xinying Chen (University of Ostrava)
• Ondřej Tichý (Charles University, Prague)
• Václav Cvrček (Charles University, Prague)
• Dominika Kováříková (Charles University, Prague)
• Jiří Milička (Charles University, Prague) – presentation

Venue

The colloquium will be held in the main building of the Faculty of Arts, located at Palachovo náměstí 2, in room P-201.

Organizers

• Jiří Milička
• Dominika Kováříková
• Václav Cvrček

The colloquium is being organized by the Institute of the Czech National Corpus at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. It is under the auspices of the Center for Digital Humanities.

Registration

While the event is free of charge, it's designed as a genuine colloquium, meaning it's meant for focused discussions in a smaller group. Therefore, unfortunately, it's only open to invited guests.

Please RSVP by August 4th to confirm your attendance.