Cognitive Science Colloquium

Tiago Torrent is a Cognitive Linguist working on Natural Language Understanding within the framework of Frame Semantics and Construction Grammar. Torrent is head of the FrameNet Brasil Computational Linguistics Lab, PI of ReINVenTA, and Professor of the Graduate Program in Linguistics at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. He is Research Productivity Grantee of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), and Guest Professor at the Department of Swedish, Multilingualism and Language Technology at the University of Gothenburg.

Title: Frame-Based Models of Linguistic Cognition for Social Impact: Insights from the Data to Stop GBV Initiative

Abstract: This talk explores the potential of domain-specific framenets in the semantic analysis of open-text fields in e-medical records, aiming to identify early patterns of gender-based violence (GBV) before escalation. I compare the performance of a frame-based AI model with two alternatives: one relying solely on demographic data and another leveraging a large language model (LLM). The results highlight the superior performance of the frame-based approach, emphasizing the value of human-curated, perspectivized models of linguistic cognition. These findings underline the critical role of interpretable and responsible AI in addressing pressing societal challenges, such as GBV prevention.

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