arXiv ·
This paper introduces a new task: detecting propaganda techniques in code-switched text. The authors created and released a corpus of 1,030 English-Roman Urdu code-switched texts annotated with 20 propaganda techniques. Experiments show the importance of directly modeling multilinguality and using the right fine-tuning strategy for this task.
The National ·
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats issued a statement regarding reports of a bribe from UAE officials to the Trump family. They urged the Biden Administration to investigate these allegations thoroughly and provide Congress with relevant information. The statement highlights concerns about foreign influence and potential illicit financial activities in U.S. politics involving Middle Eastern actors. Why it matters: This political development concerns allegations of corruption involving foreign officials and could impact diplomatic relations between the United States and the UAE, though it is not directly related to artificial intelligence.