This 3-part workshop provides an overview of the natural language processing (NLP) domain and its applications. The first session provides an introduction to NLP and its position with respect to other domains, such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and deep learning. We will also cover basic concepts about applications and tasks in NLP and their challenges. We will also have a glimpse at chatGPT.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to
- Understand what natural language processing is with respect to other artificial intelligence domains.
- Identify tasks that can be carried out by applying natural language processing.
- Familiarize yourself with chatGPT.

[This is a 3-part series. Registration for each session is separate]

Prerequisites: None. A general understanding of artificial intelligence would be useful.
This workshop is lecture-based and thus a laptop computer is not necessary, but may be useful to follow the tutorial.

Location: HYBRID. Online via Zoom, or in-person at Burnside Hall room 1104 (11th floor).
Instructors: Ines Arous, Postdoctoral researcher, and Cesare Spinoso-di Piano, Masters student at Mila and McGill.