Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

tokenizer unfairness: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Natural language processing

the uneven number of tokens needed to encode the same content in different languages, raising cost and latency for speakers of some languages.

In natural language processing, tokenizer unfairness refers to the uneven number of tokens needed to encode the same content in different languages, raising cost and latency for speakers of some languages. This meaning comes from Petrov (2023) in arXiv.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how tokenizer unfairness sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

cost4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs latency4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs natural3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Petrov, A., La Malfa, E., Torr, P. H. S., & Bibi, A. (2023). Language Model Tokenizers Introduce Unfairness Between Languages. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2305.15425

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct