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*New* UW CSSS Seminar on Social and Statistical Foundations of AI Foundation Models (10/08/25)

Please join us for our next speaker in the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences Seminar Series. Wednesday, October 8th at 12:30pm, Zaid Harchaoui, Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Washington will give a seminar titled: Social and Statistical Foundations of AI Foundation Models

This seminar will be offered as a hybrid session. Below please find the abstract and information about joining in-person or on Zoom.

Abstract: This talk will explore multiple fascinating facets of centralized and decentralized modeling approaches in machine learning and AI, including large language, vision, and multimodal models. We will in particular discuss disparities in predictive models as well as imbalances in data collections.

 

Zoom Link & Meeting ID:  916 1200 4486

*New* IPUMS Updates on Data

IPUMS has just published updates on new data from IPUMS.  There are recent releases from IPUMS International, IPUMS CPS, IPUMS Global Health.  There is also a new blog post on how to access International Census Data Tables in R.

IPUMS INTERNATIONAL

IPUMS International has added 21 new harmonized variables. The new variables cover household amenities (e.g., private or shared toilet, availability of a stove), characteristics of the statistical operation and sample design reported in the sample descriptions documentation, and work — including a new occupation variable following ISCO-2008.

IPUMS CPS

IPUMS CPS has released the 2025 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) data. This release also includes new variables on 5-year migration status, and variables added to the ASEC in 2025 on telework and child care.

IPUMS GLOBAL HEALTH

IPUMS PMA has released new household and female data for six countries: Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, and Nigeria. You can find these data in the Person – Family Planning unit of analysis in the online data dissemination system. All but Ethiopia surveys are data from Phase 4 of longitudinal panel data, and can be accessed as “Longitudinal – Wide” files.