Researchers to present NLP ethics discourse paper at ACL2026 BATCH workshop

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-03 03:50

Researchers will present their work titled "The Umbrella Coup: Alignment, LLMs, and the Misdirection of Ethics Discourse in NLP" at the BATCH workshop during ACL2026. The presentation is a collaboration involving Clémentine Bleuze, Fanny Ducel, Aurélie Névéol, and Karën Fort, with Emily M. Bender also associated with the work. AI

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Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social · 2026-07-03 03:50

Heading to #ACL2026 to present at the BATCH workshop. Joint work with Clémentine Bleuze, Fanny Ducel, Aurélie Névéol, and Karën Fort:

Heading to #ACL2026 to present at the BATCH workshop. Joint work with Clémentine Bleuze, Fanny Ducel, Aurélie Névéol, and Karën Fort: The Umbrella Coup: Alignment, LLMs, and the Misdirection of Ethics Discourse in NLP See you there? ☂️☂️☂️