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Phil Chodrow, assistant professor of computer science will examine large language models (LLMs) power modern chatbots and text generators. How do they work and what do they mean for human society? We’ll begin by describing next-token-prediction and reinforcement learning with human feedback, the two technical tasks that underlie contemporary LLMs. The full description of this talk can be found right here.

Sharad Joshi, associate professor in the Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) program, examines the multiple strategies through which terrorists exploit conditions created by natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and tsunamis (amongst other such catastrophes). These strategies include participating in disaster relief activities with the expectation that it will lead to increased fundraising and enhanced recruitment. The full description of this talk can be found right here. 

Please join Anderson Professor of Environment and Biosphere Studies Molly Costanza-Robinson for a talk entitled “Sources and Ecological Consequences of Salting Vermont’s Streams.”

Talk Description: I will share work from an ongoing collaborative project in which we seek to understand the magnitude, source(s), and ecological consequences of elevated salt levels in Lake Champlain Basin streams.

For more information and to register please visit the Faculty at Home website.

Please join Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science Murray Dry for a talk entitled “The Presidency and the Constitution: The Founders’ Views and the State of the Office and its Powers Today.” Talk Description: This talk takes its points of departure from two books on the American presidency that were published in 2020. The first is “After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency”, by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith. The authors provided a roadmap for reform of the presidency in the post-Trump era.

Senior Committee Hot Cocoa Bar! Come to Davis Library for hot cocoa and support the 2017 and 2017.5 Memorial Scholarship Fund! Sponsored by the Senior Committee.

“Words with a View” presented by Omri Lior Omri Lior started the series “Words with a View” in 2007. Ever since, he has been documenting prominent Israeli poets, writers, their lives and creative processes. Omri studied at San Diego State University and Hebrew Literature at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. His films are shown at film festivals, cultural centers, universities, and on television.

Celebrate the installation of Chaos Xaxis, a sculpture by artist Jedd Novatt, with a ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m. and a reception immediately following.

Breakfast for Bread Loaf Guests