
Fall Term 2023
The CDS Brownbag HS23 will be dedicated to the topic of Large Language Models for the Behavioral Sciences.
Language models like GPT-4 and co. are set to transform how we conduct research and acquire knowledge. In the HS23 CDS Colloquium, we're diving deep into the exciting opportunities and critical challenges associated with these models. We're keen on understanding how these tools can enhance teaching and research in behavioral sciences, covering a spectrum of applications from clinical and educational realms to many other professional settings. In addition, we'll tackle head-on the crucial issues of bias, inequality, and fairness that come along with these applications. To provide a practical, hands-on approach, we're setting up a series of bootcamps covering the research cycle to better comprehend the practical implications and uses of large language models.
Date | Time | Topic | Presenter | Location |
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Tuesday 19-Sep | 12:00-13:00 | Welcome and Introduction to "LLMs for the Behavioral Sciences” | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 26-Sep | 12:00-13:00 | Journal Club: LLMs for the Behavioral Sciences The journal club session's questions can be found on ADAM. Literature (available on ADAM): Required
Optional (recommended)
| Alexandra Bagaïni | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Tuesday 03-Oct | 12:00-13:00 | Tutorial: Introduction to using LLMs | Zak Hussain | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Tuesday 10-Oct | 12:00-13:00 | Reading & Writing Bootcamp | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 17-Oct | 12:00-13:00 | Journal Club: Ethics of LLM development and application Literature (available on ADAM):
| Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 17-Oct | 18:00-19:30 | |||
Tuesday 24-Oct | 12:00-13:00 | Break | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 31-Oct | 12:00-13:00 | Cookies & R | Yunrui Liu | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Tuesday 07-Nov | 12:00-13:00 | Coding Bootcamp | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Friday 10-Nov | Evening | "Thinking of AI" | ||
Tuesday 14-Nov | 12:00-13:00 | Talk: LLMs in Clinical Psychology Literature (available on ADAM):
| Loreen Tisdall | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Tuesday 21-Nov | 12:00-13:00 | Journal Club: LLMs in Clinical Psychology Literature (available on ADAM):
| Loreen Tisdall | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Tuesday 28-Nov | 12:00-13:00 | Presentation Bootcamp | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 05-Dec | 12:00-13:00 | Student Presentations | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 12-Dec | 12:00-13:00 | Student Presentations | Rm 00.010 // Zoom | |
Tuesday 19-Dec | 12:00-13:00 | Student Presentations | Rm 00.010 // Zoom |
Brown Bag: The CDS brownbag (colloquium) takes place in the form of weekly one-hour group meetings and is a forum for discussion and training for MSc students and CDS staff members.
Hackathons: MSc students and CDS members are welcome to participate in programming hackathons aimed at developing data-analysis skills (data visualization, programming, statistical modeling). Whenever necessary and desired, students can receive prior training (e.g., during the CDS brown-bag colloquium or through additional workshops) to ensure a productive hackathon. Hackathons can cover different areas of current interest and past examples include hackathons aimed at exploring the topics of diversity, sustainability, or risk perception.
If you have any questions related to CDS events, please contact Laura Wiles.
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Other events
MSc students and CDS members are also invited to take part in sessions and workshops of related interdisciplinary networks. Please check their individual websites for details.