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Emily M. Bender
University of WashingtonProfessor, Linguistics
🇺🇸 AmericanBorn 1973
Bender is a linguist known for challenging claims that fluent AI text demonstrates understanding.[1] She co-authored “Stochastic Parrots,” warning of language models’ environmental and social harms. Her Grammar Matrix project provides tools for describing the grammar of diverse languages.
Career & education
Current roleUniversity of Washington2014-presentProfessor, Linguistics
University of Washington2014-presentPreviously
UC Berkeley2000-2001Postdoc
Associate Professor2010-2014
Assistant Professor2004-2010
UC Berkeley2000-2001Education
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations33,158As of Oct 25, '26
citations+5,577Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
Selected contributions
On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜
Examined the environmental costs, biases and risks of misleading fluency in large language models.
References
- On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots (2021)doi.org
Co-authorship, distinction between fluent form and understanding, environmental and social harms. Verified original PDF hosted by University of Washington 2026-10-25.
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