Workshop on Linguistics and Generative AI with Ethical and Social Perspectives

This workshop is organized as a sub-event of a larger unit-visit initiative jointly promoted by the AI Center and the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, in collaboration with the Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) at The Ohio State University.

As part of this initiative, five researchers from The Ohio State University will be visiting the University of Tsukuba. Among them, two doctoral researchers in linguistics will participate in this sub-workshop, which focuses specifically on the interface between linguistics, generative AI, and ethical and social considerations.

Time: Monday, March 2, 2026 13:00–16:55 (JST)

Venue: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences bldg, A-721, University of Tsukuba (with Zoom participation available)

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Language: English

Program: 

13:00-13:30

Registration

13:30–13:40
Opening: Welcome Address: Yuichi Ono (University of Tsukuba)

13:40–14:20
Ashley Lewis (The Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics)
Building Trustworthy AI Dialogue Systems: Addressing Hallucinations

14:20–15:00
Kakeru Yazawa (University of Tsukuba)
Using ASR Technology to Predict Perceived Accentedness and Comprehensibility in L2 Speech

[Coffee Break]

15:20–16:00
Sara Court (The Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics)
Responsible Applications of LLMs for Low-Resource Languages

16:00–16:40
Yuichi Ono (University of Tsukuba)
L1 Fingerprints after AI Editing in L2 Essays: Surface Fluency vs. Deep Linguistic Characteristics

16:40–16:55
General Discussion

16:55–17:00

Concluding Remarks

🔸A small networking reception will follow the workshop.

・Pre-registration form (Participation, Zoom link, Reception, Presentation Materials, and so on)

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Contact: Yuichi Ono  （University of Tskuba）

ono.yuichi.ga(@)u.tsukuba.ac.jp

This workshop is co-organized with the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Global Expansion Program (ISS: Inclusive Smart Society;  https://inclusive-smart-society.edu.tsukuba.ac.jp/ ).