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Current benchmarks for argument summarization overlook the nuance and messiness of online arguments. Omkar Gurjar’s #EMNLP2025 paper ft. @agam-goyal.bsky.social @ceshwar.bsky.social introduces a new benchmark built from naturally-occurring Reddit debates.
📝 go.illinois.edu/emnlp3
AI companions can help you open up… and quietly make you feel more alone... Check out this thoughtful piece by @kous2v.bsky.social on the paradox of ''synthetic friends'' and why design should point people back to people!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/not-...
When one LLM can’t handle all the chaos of online moderation, assemble a team!
Agam Goyal's #EMNLP2025 paper ft. @kous2v.bsky.social, @ceshwar.bsky.social introduces MoMoE, a Mixture of Moderation Experts where models work toward fairer, scalable moderation.
📝https://go.illinois.edu/emnlp2
Journalism shares information, but not always without cost. New paper presented at CSCW by @yian3.bsky.social, Mukhilshankar Umashankar, @ceshwar.bsky.social & Hari Sundaram studies antisocial behavior online shapes what journalists say and what they hold back.
📝https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15061
Another CSCW by Melissa & Wendy studied mental health challenges & tech needs evolve for Alzheimer’s (AD/ADRD) family caregivers. Care isn’t static and design shouldn’t be either.
📝https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3757555 ft. @dwyoo.bsky.social, @ravikarkar.bsky.social, and @kous2v.bsky.social
ICYMI: Moderation isn’t just rules; it’s how communities learn to stay fair.
@vinaykoshy.bsky.social presented Venire @CSCW. It learns Reddit mod decisions to flag borderline cases for group review.
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... ft. @fred-choi.com, YS, Hari, @ceshwar.bsky.social, @kkarahal.bsky.social
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