To Build Our Future, We Must Know Our Past: Contextualizing Paradigm Shifts in Natural Language Processing
Sireesh Gururaja,
Amanda Bertsch,
Clara Na
et al.
Abstract:NLP is in a period of disruptive change that is impacting our methodologies, funding sources, and public perception. In this work, we seek to understand how to shape our future by better understanding our past. We study factors that shape NLP as a field, including culture, incentives, and infrastructure by conducting longform interviews with 26 NLP researchers of varying seniority, research area, institution, and social identity. Our interviewees identify cyclical patterns in the field, as well as new shifts w… Show more
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