Words at work: New directions in natural language processing with Ted Briscoe

Summary

MBZUAI's Professor Ted Briscoe is working on an educational technology initiative with IBM to support Arabic literacy in the Gulf by providing personalized feedback on student writing. He is also developing a question-answering system for Abu Dhabi Global Market to help companies understand local regulations. The Q&A system aims to assist smaller companies in establishing offices in Abu Dhabi by providing affordable access to regulatory information. Why it matters: These projects apply NLP to address practical needs in education and business, fostering Arabic literacy and easing regulatory compliance for SMEs in the UAE.