The Language Technologies Institute in Carnegie Mellon University's @scsatcmu.bsky.social lti.cmu.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mufhcwp7ns2oLTI Assistant Professor @daniel-fried.bsky.social has received an NSF CAREER Award for his research on improving interaction and communication between people and AI systems. Congratulations on this achievement, Daniel! https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026-08-28-fried-career-award.html31 Aug 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufhcwp7ns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mp4z4qxqjc2rCMU is rising to the challenge once again, with a team of LTI, @cmu-ece.bsky.social and @cmus3d.bsky.social students competing in the Amazon Nova AI Challenge for the second year in a row. Read about team Pr1smCode, and what makes CMU students so well suited to the task: https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026-06-25-nova-ai-challenge-2026.html25 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4z4qxqjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mlvgjmxb522eCongratulations to MSAII program alum Advaith Sridhar on being accepted into the Y Combinator startup incubator program! Advaith's startup, Matforge, seeks to use AI agents to accelerate material discovery for the semiconductor industry. @scsatcmu.bsky.social15 May 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvgjmxb522ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mldw2hl2cs2yCongratulations to all of the LTI, @scsatcmu.bsky.social and @cmu.edu students celebrating Commencement this weekend. Go forth and build, Tartans! #tartanproud #cmugrad #ltigrad08 May 2026 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldw2hl2cs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mjpi5w5bms2cCongrats to all of the CMU teams recognized in the Laude Institute's Moonshot competition, including one team featuring three LTI faculty members! Read about all of the CMU awardees here: https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2026/april/cmu-teams-recognized-in-moonshots-ai-competition17 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpi5w5bms2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mj5kk3fgbs2g"The tools are having measurable impacts for good and for bad. It's definitely disruptive." The LTI's @daniel-fried.bsky.social believes AI can be a powerful human collaborator – but only after we bridge some communication gaps. Read about how he's working toward that: https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/communication-with-ai-20260407.html10 Apr 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5kk3fgbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mibv4nr3as2fWe’re showing our appreciation for all our students today! Donuts, fresh fruit, and some LTI swag available to all LTI students in the GHC 6th floor Creative Commons until 1pm – come take a break with us!30 Mar 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibv4nr3as2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mhsrioae5k2jCMU's Graduate Certificate in Machine Learning & Data Science Foundations program, led by LTI Prof. Carolyn Rosé and taught by LTI faculty members, was recently named the #2 artificial intelligence graduate certificate program in the nation. Read more: https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026-03-20-mldsf-ranking.html24 Mar 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsrioae5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mhj52tqugk2jMeala-naidheachd* to NACLO in its 20th year! The annual computational linguistics olympiad for middle & high school students, co-founded by LTI Research Professor Lori Levin, was recently featured by @sciam.bsky.social. *Scots Gaelic for "congratulations" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/try-these-language-puzzles-north-americas-biggest-linguistics-competition/20 Mar 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj52tqugk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3me54nffy7k2pAre you interested in learning more about the world of language technology? Are you a pre-doctoral student –⁠ even one from a non-CS background? Our Language Technology for All Internship could be right for you! Apply by Feb. 20 for Summer 2026: https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2026-02-03-lt-for-all.html05 Feb 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3me54nffy7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3mdo7yz2zfs2u"Responsibility should not be optional, external, reactive, or just an afterthought." In a recent LinkedIn Pulse article, LTI director Mona Diab argues that CS education needs a new core axis of thinking and teaching: Responsible Thinking. Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/responsible-thinking-missing-third-axis-computer-science-mona-diab-y4sxc/30 Jan 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdo7yz2zfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3maohpkyrss2fThe LTI will be closed for the holiday break starting today (Dec 23) at 2pm EST. We’ll reopen on Monday, January 5. We wish everyone a joyous and restful holiday season! 🎉🎁❄️23 Dec 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3maohpkyrss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m7aygac3sk2rLTI Professor Alex Waibel was one of twelve global experts invited by Pope Leo XIV to advise on ethical guidelines for AI. Their appeal outlines eleven principles for responsible AI and human-centered design. https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2025-12-05-waibel-vatican-working-group.html05 Dec 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7aygac3sk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m6hur62y622aThe LTI is now accepting applications for teaching-track faculty positions beginning in Fall 2026! If you’re passionate about building scholarly community and shaping the next generation of innovators, we’d love to hear from you. Apply by January 9, 2026: https://lti.cmu.edu/careers/index.html25 Nov 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hur62y622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m6zggfsbvk2xToday is Giving Tuesday, but also #GivingCMUDay. Consider celebrating with us by donating to support LTI students, fellowships, and initiatives! Learn more about Giving CMU Day, and donate, at the link below: https://givenow.cmu.edu/giving-cmu-day-2025 https://t.co/Mf0lZ8PUPQ02 Dec 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zggfsbvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m6hur62y622aThe LTI is now accepting applications for teaching-track faculty positions beginning in Fall 2026! If you’re passionate about building scholarly community and shaping the next generation of innovators, we’d love to hear from you. Apply by January 9, 2026: https://lti.cmu.edu/careers/index.html25 Nov 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hur62y622ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m4dpz52evc2vICYMI: the LTI's Carolyn Rosé has been awarded the Kavčić-Moura Professorship in recognition of her research achievements and support of her future work. Congratulations to a devoted member of the LTI community! https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2025-10-27-rose-professorship.html29 Oct 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dpz52evc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m3phmialec2tThree LTI students (Danqing Wang, Zichun Yu, and @xinranz3.bsky.social) have been announced as part of the inaugural cohort of the @amazon AI Ph.D. Fellowship Program. Congrats to all recipients! https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/2025/amazon-phd-fellows21 Oct 2025 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3phmialec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m3aezunb3k2oCongratulations to our own Maarten Sap on the tremendous honor of being named a 2025 Packard Fellow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3aezunb3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3m36im4xcb22gOur PhD & MLT students took advantage of a beautiful Pittsburgh fall day to explore Mt. Washington’s Emerald View Park. Here’s to making the most of fall break!14 Oct 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36im4xcb22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3lz73krtitk2pHappy Smiley Day, all! The :-) emoticon was first used on this day in 1982 by LTI Professor Emeritus Scott Fahlman. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz73krtitk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ltiatcmu.bsky.social/post/3lynp3heduc2rIncoming LTI assistant professor @akariasai.bsky.social, set to join our faculty in fall 2026, has been named one of @technologyreview.com's 35 Innovators Under 35 for her work in retrieval-augmented generation. Congratulations to Akari on this great honor! https://lti.cmu.edu/news-and-events/news/2025-09-12-asai-35-under-35.html12 Sep 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:st222e4waxxqmui67fslchfj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynp3heduc2r