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Current benchmarks for argument summarization overlook the nuance and messiness of online arguments. @gurjar_omkar’s #EMNLP2025 paper ft. @_agam_goyal_ @eshwar_chan @siebelschool introduces a new benchmark built from naturally-occurring Reddit debates. 📝go.illinois.edu/emnlp3

@_agam_goyal_ @harisundaram0 @siebelschool work with Vedant Rathi, William Yeh, @Gabriel72479401 , and Yuan Chen

Another work from #EMNLP2025 asks "Making LLMs less toxic is tough...and what features do you tweak and how? Read @_agam_goyal_, @harisundaram0 et al.'s work from @siebelschool uses Sparse Autoencoders to surface the right knobs and dial toxicity down. 📝aclanthology.org/2025.emnlp-mai…

AI companions can help you open up… and quietly make you feel more alone... Check out this thoughtful piece by @siebelschool's @kous2v on the paradox of ''synthetic friends'' and why design should point people back to people! psychologytoday.com/us/blog/not-ju…

When 1 LLM can’t handle all the chaos of online moderation, assemble a team! @_agam_goyal_'s #EMNLP2025 paper ft. @kous2v, @eshwar_chan @siebelschool introduces MoMoE, a Mixture of Moderation Experts where models work toward fairer, scalable moderation. 📝go.illinois.edu/emnlp2

Journalism shares information, but not always without cost. New paper presented at @ACM_CSCW by Yian Wang, Mukhilshankar Umashankar, @eshwar_chan & @harisundaram0 studies antisocial behavior online shapes what journalists say and what they hold back. 📝arxiv.org/abs/2508.15061

Another @ACM_CSCW: @Mshi24Shi & @wendy915_ studied mental health challenges & tech needs evolve for Alzheimer’s (AD/ADRD) family caregivers. Care isn’t static and design shouldn’t be either. 📝dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.114… ft. @dongwhi_yoo, @MaybeRaviKarkar, @kous2v from @siebelschool

ICYMI: Moderation isn’t just rules; it’s how communities learn to stay fair. Vinay presented Venire @ACM_CSCW. A tool that learns from Reddit mod decisions to flag borderline cases for group review. 📝dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37… ft. Fred, YS, @harisundaram0, @eshwar_chan, @kkarahal

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