I joined as one of the first hires on the FATE Montreal team. When I found myself in the position of rebuilding the team a few years later, I poured my soul into doing so; this team has meant enormously to me.I am immensely proud of the work we've done over the years & of the impact our work has had
... early work on evaluating text generation systems (e.g., autocomplete, smartreply) and understanding the ways in which such systems can fail (aka red teaming), early work on evaluating the quality of benchmarks and foregrounding critical construct validity issues, ...
I also had the fortune to work with some of the most wonderful students and colleagues, and our little team has done so much rigorous, foundational work over the last 7+ years.
If you want to chat about anything from research, impact, etc please do reach out!
I will also soon likely start looking for short term sabbatical/visiting-like opportunities; so if you know of any such opportunities please do reach out as well.
It will take a minute for me to grieve and rest. I think it might also be the time for me to update my personal website, which has remained frozen in the summer of 2018.
In the next period I am also hoping to gain some perspective, and have chats with folks.
This includes some of the earliest work showcasing how a lack of conceptual clarity about the constructs under use when evaluating, building, or deploying AI systems hinders our ability to reliably operationalize or measure those constructs, ...
Yesterday was my last day at MSR. We recently learned that our roles were eliminated, and with them our little FATE Montreal team.
I joined MSR a bit over 7.5 years ago while on active chemotherapy, and being at MSR has overlapped with so much change in my life.
... early work on foreseeing adverse impacts and performing impact assessments, and so much more. If you work on anything related to these topics you have likely read some of our work. This short video offers an overview of our more recent work on anthropomorphic AI systems: youtu.be/ZnLFDKX0KME?...
The deadline for the 2026 FAccT DC is next Tuesday, February 24! If you are a student working on topics relevant to the FAccT's scope, this is an opportunity to interact with a diverse set of peers and mentors! #facct2026 #facct26 #facct
Details here: facctconference.org/2026/callfor...
The deadline for the 2026 FAccT DC is next Tuesday, February 24! If you are a student working on topics relevant to the FAccT's scope, this is an opportunity to interact with a diverse set of peers and mentors! #facct2026 #facct26 #facct
Details here: facctconference.org/2026/callfor...
