Exploring the value of using large third-party artificial intelligence models in epidemiology, with examples using Twitter data

Project Code

MRCPHS24Br Millard

Research Theme

Population Health Sciences

Full Project Description

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Summary

Large language models (LLMs) are an artificial intelligence approach that have recently been shown to have extremely promising ability, for example, for conversing with humans or performing tasks such as summarising or extracting information from text. This project will investigate the potential opportunities and challenges of using LLMs in epidemiological research and explore the use of these models for deriving health traits from Twitter data as an example.

Lead Supervisor

Dr Louise Millard

Lead Supervisor Email

louise.millard@bristol.ac.uk

University Affiliation

Bristol