A language & AI research group at SLU
One event.
Many perspectives.
We study how language shapes the stories people tell—and how AI can help us understand them.
and the evidence behind them.
City protects residents by closing riverside park after heavy rain.
Residents lose park access after city closes it following heavy rain.
A city closes a park after heavy rain.
One account emphasizes protection; the other, loss of access. The underlying event is the same.
OUR RESEARCH
Understanding language.
Connecting perspectives.
TRACE AI Lab explores the relationships between events, their descriptions, and the people making sense of them.
Events & framing
How do different accounts of the same event guide our understanding?
02Meaning across languages
How can AI attend to the perspectives expressed across languages and language varieties?
03Evidence & human understanding
How can language technologies help people examine claims and their supporting evidence?
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE QUESTIONS
A research community
built around curiosity.
Our lab brings together Jin Zhao, a Ph.D. student, and research assistants with an interest in language and AI.
Get to know the team