Metrics

The cost of language: tokenization as a metric of labor

LLMs NLP Translation Tokenisation Metrics Labour Political economy

Paolo Caffoni approaches tokenisation through the epistemological problems of translation

Machine Translation as a Technology of Bordering

Machine Translation Semiotics Language Political Economy Metrics Translation Critical AI Studies Media Theory Automation

The project reconceptualizes machine translation as an epistemic and political process that produces boundaries, hierarchies, and distinct regimes of value