Probing Pre-Trained Language Models for Cross-Cultural Differences in Values

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Autori principali: Arora, Arnav, Kaffee, Lucie-Aimée, Augenstein, Isabelle
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author Arora, Arnav
Kaffee, Lucie-Aimée
Augenstein, Isabelle
author_facet Arora, Arnav
Kaffee, Lucie-Aimée
Augenstein, Isabelle
contents Language embeds information about social, cultural, and political values people hold. Prior work has explored social and potentially harmful biases encoded in Pre-Trained Language models (PTLMs). However, there has been no systematic study investigating how values embedded in these models vary across cultures. In this paper, we introduce probes to study which values across cultures are embedded in these models, and whether they align with existing theories and cross-cultural value surveys. We find that PTLMs capture differences in values across cultures, but those only weakly align with established value surveys. We discuss implications of using mis-aligned models in cross-cultural settings, as well as ways of aligning PTLMs with value surveys.
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spellingShingle Probing Pre-Trained Language Models for Cross-Cultural Differences in Values
Arora, Arnav
Kaffee, Lucie-Aimée
Augenstein, Isabelle
Computation and Language
Language embeds information about social, cultural, and political values people hold. Prior work has explored social and potentially harmful biases encoded in Pre-Trained Language models (PTLMs). However, there has been no systematic study investigating how values embedded in these models vary across cultures. In this paper, we introduce probes to study which values across cultures are embedded in these models, and whether they align with existing theories and cross-cultural value surveys. We find that PTLMs capture differences in values across cultures, but those only weakly align with established value surveys. We discuss implications of using mis-aligned models in cross-cultural settings, as well as ways of aligning PTLMs with value surveys.
title Probing Pre-Trained Language Models for Cross-Cultural Differences in Values
topic Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.13722