Culturally Yours: A new tool for understanding cultural references in text
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MBZUAI researchers have developed "Culturally Yours," a reading assistant that highlights and explains culturally-specific items on webpages to help users understand unfamiliar terms. The tool addresses the "cold-start problem" by asking users for demographic information to personalize the identification of potentially unfamiliar cultural references. It was presented at the 31st International Conference on Computational Linguistics in Abu Dhabi. Why it matters: This tool can help bridge linguistic and cultural gaps, particularly for underrepresented languages and cultures, and aid businesses in reaching diverse audiences.