Better_AI_Meetup on Language as an Ally: Benchmarking LLMs for Small Languages and Using Natural Language Supervision for Improving ML Results

Join us for Better _AI_Meetup – a space for AI designers, builders and believers in a better world with AI.

The 15th edition of Better AI Meetup will be held in Brno! The university in Brno has a deep focus on modern technologies – and a sizeable Slovak diaspora. We will be talking about different aspects of language models and their role.

In the first presentation, Martin Fajčík from FIT at VUT, Brno will introduce the very first benchmark for LLMs in the Czech language: BenCzechMark. Small languages are not well-represented in large language models, which creates specific challenges when using them in real-life applications – and proper benchmarking can help choose the right model for the job.

In the second part of the evening, Jakub Špaňhel from Innovatrics will show us how they used natural language supervision to increase accuracy and robustness in the process usually done only via image processing – liveness checks and deepfake detection. In this case, machine learning benefits from natural language supervision even in image-related tasks.

Agenda:

  • 5:00 pm Introduction
  • 5:05 pm Martin Fajčík, FIT Brno – On the Evaluation of Czech LLMs with BenCzechMark and Beyond
  • 5:30 pm Jakub Špaňhel – Securing Digital Onboarding: The Role of Natural Language in Machine Learning for Identity Verification
  • 5:55 pm Q&A
  • 6:30 pm Closing

The presentations and discussion will be, as always, in English. Learn more about the Better_AI_Meetup here.