IRC log of rqtf on 2025-01-22

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please title this meeting ("meeting: ..."), jasonjgw
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chair: jasonjgw
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agenda+ Accessibility of machine learning and generative AI.
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agenda+ Miscellaneous topics.
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zakim, next item
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agendum 1 -- Accessibility of machine learning and generative AI. -- taken up [from jasonjgw]
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present+ John_Paton
14:04:04 [janina]
jasonjgw: Notes catch-up discussion just ahead of this call
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scott_h: Josh has additional framing to contribute; focus on reliability qualitative assessment
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scott_h: Once we review we'll move it to github
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present+ Josh
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josh: Yes
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scott_h: Can proceed weekly ...
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jasonjgw: Relating ...
14:06:48 [janina]
jasonjgw: Noted another reasoning model; and we should expect more and more of them ...
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jasonjgw: Improved reasoning appears to be fruitful just now
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jasonjgw: Programming, math tasks, also some more generic testing
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jasonjgw: e.g. OpenAI model that solves problems in an area it was not trained on
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jasonjgw: Suggests we could see a11y support in areas not trained
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present+ Raja
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raja: Some models have become better at atypical speech
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raja: In general AI has become better at this
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jasonjgw: Good news; useful to know
14:09:36 [Joshue108]
thank you raja
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Q+
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ack me
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josh: ack josh
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Will be looking at different domains; e.g. remediation as current doc
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josh: also we will be skeptical
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jasonjgw: Also notes regulatory changes with new U.S. administration
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jasonjgw: However does not affect exdpectations e.g. in E.U.
14:13:04 [Joshue108]
JS: Was there any regulation?
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jasonjgw: Notes Biden Executive Order requiring reporting re safety, etc., has been rescinded
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jasonjgw: Asks whether Australia has made decisions?
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scoDiscussion, but seems on hold pending elections
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present+ scott
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jasonjgw: Anything else we should note today?
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raja: Q: U.S. Government actively trying to remove DEI
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raja: Intellectual disabilities -- there is overlap in DEI
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raja: So hiring practices no longer include DEI goals
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Q+
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raja: difference between inclusivity and accessibility
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jasonjgw: Some ML application?
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raja: Yes
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jasonjgw: So less incentive to make sure models appropriately consider in candidate pool
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raja: Yes, one possibility. Not clear
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raja: What long term impact is we don't yet know
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josh: Yes, many concerns
14:20:39 [Joshue108]
Good points Raja
14:21:10 [janina]
jasonjgw: Traditionally we think of a11y considerations in tech
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jasonjgw: Now have emerging class of apps that are making decisions, or influencing decisions about pwds -- a potential source of discrimination unrelated to UI
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jasonjgw: e.g. eval of video of interviews
14:22:55 [Joshue108]
JS: Has anyone grabbed a copy of Project 2025?
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JS: For the disability access
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JS: Raja - no this is on my to do list
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JS: Would you please?
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A good road map.
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JOC: What is that?
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JS: Its a Heritage foundation report think tank - under prep as the operation plan for the new republication administration would hit the ground running
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So they can function right from the get go.
14:24:48 [janina]
jasonjgw: Notes we sometimes cite relevant regs in W3C docs
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JW: Regarding the intersection of regulation and policy about AI regulation in the EU.
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jasonjgw: Asks Josh about related conversations in E.U.?
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josh Unsure
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Joshue108: On a personal level my son's school is embracing AI as part of the toolset he can use in school
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Joshue108: What they do will likely be damage mitigation
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Joshue108: I'm concerned on impact on young minds
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raja: Will be presenting trying to differentiate AI Accessibility re pedagogy
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raja: e.g. improving English skills with AI assistance
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raja: Universities will decide which classes can and cannot use AI
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raja: currently class by class
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Joshue108: Clarifies university? High school?
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raja: University
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scott: I teach a course at University; It's OK to use AI as long as one declares it's use
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scott: Notes we're using AI to discover undeclared AI use
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scott: For now AI use remains somewhat obvious--so not as problematic as it's likely to become
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jasonjgw: Expecting tutoring apps will become cheaper to develop
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jasonjgw: Expecting interactive dialog approach likely
14:32:34 [janina]
jasonjgw: If there's no script involved, we need to bear in mind with natural lang models; this is different from our previous discussions
14:33:59 [janina]
jasonjgw: Any additional consideration for Josh's next note revision?
14:34:07 [janina]
jasonjgw: OK. Will bring back next week
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zakim, next item
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I see a speaker queue remaining and respectfully decline to close this agendum, jasonjgw
14:34:43 [janina]
jasonjgw: Notes CTAUR is now published and announced
14:36:32 [janina]
Announcement here: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2025JanMar/0000.html
14:36:46 [janina]
scott: Word is spreading fast and lots of compliments already!
14:38:46 [Roy_Ruoxi]
wai news -> https://www.w3.org/WAI/
14:39:09 [Roy_Ruoxi]
w3c news -> https://www.w3.org/news/
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topic: Calendar
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jasonjgw: I'm away the 12th, Scott will facilitate
14:40:59 [janina]
janina: I'm away first week of March
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zakim, end meeting
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As of this point the attendees have been jasonjgw, janina, scott_h, John_Paton, Josh, Joshue, Raja
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I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/01/22-rqtf-minutes.html Zakim
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I am happy to have been of service, jasonjgw; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye
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