Mascha Kurpicz-Briki


2025

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Detecting Bias and Intersectional Bias in Italian Word Embeddings and Language Models
Alexandre Puttick | Mascha Kurpicz-Briki
Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on Gender Bias in Natural Language Processing (GeBNLP)

Bias in Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications has become a critical issue, with many methods developed to measure and mitigate bias in word embeddings and language models. However, most approaches focus on single categories such as gender or ethnicity, neglecting the intersectionality of biases, particularly in non-English languages. This paper addresses these gaps by studying both single-category and intersectional biases in Italian word embeddings and language models. We extend existing bias metrics to Italian, introducing GG-FISE, a novel method for detecting intersectional bias while accounting for grammatical gender. We also adapt the CrowS-Pairs dataset and bias metric to Italian. Through a series of experiments using WEAT, SEAT, and LPBS tests, we identify significant biases along gender and ethnic lines, with particular attention to biases against Romanian and South Asian populations. Our results highlight the need for culturally adapted methods to detect and address biases in multilingual and intersectional contexts.

2024

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Data Augmentation for Multi-Class Eating Disorders Text Classification
Ghofrane Merhbene | Mascha Kurpicz-Briki
Proceedings of the 9th edition of the Swiss Text Analytics Conference

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Evaluating Labor Market Biases Reflected in German Word Embeddings
Leander Rankwiler | Mascha Kurpicz-Briki
Proceedings of the 9th edition of the Swiss Text Analytics Conference