You can get more info on my research interests on my website: najoung.kim
And some of the bigger picture thoughts that might not be evident from individual publications here: bsky.app/profile/najo...
And some of the bigger picture thoughts that might not be evident from individual publications here: bsky.app/profile/najo...
Here are the slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
SLD Plenary - Najoung Kim [external share]
Whence insights? The value of delineating human and machine CogSci Najoung Kim (Boston University) Society for Language Development Annual Symposium November 6, 2025 1
docs.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You can get more info on my research interests on my website: najoung.kim
And some of the bigger picture thoughts that might not be evident from individual publications here: bsky.app/profile/najo...
And some of the bigger picture thoughts that might not be evident from individual publications here: bsky.app/profile/najo...
I also want to mention that the lang x computation research community at BU is growing in an exciting direction, especially with new faculty like @amuuueller.bsky.social, @anthonyyacovone.bsky.social, @nsaphra.bsky.social, &
@profsophie.bsky.social! Also, Boston is quite nice :)
@profsophie.bsky.social! Also, Boston is quite nice :)
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I also want to mention that the lang x computation research community at BU is growing in an exciting direction, especially with new faculty like @amuuueller.bsky.social, @anthonyyacovone.bsky.social, @nsaphra.bsky.social, &
@profsophie.bsky.social! Also, Boston is quite nice :)
@profsophie.bsky.social! Also, Boston is quite nice :)
I'm recruiting through Linguistics (Deadline: Jan 7), CS & CDS (Deadlines: Dec 15).
Find more info here: najoung.kim/students/
Find more info here: najoung.kim/students/
For Students
BU Linguistics / CS
najoung.kim
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I'm recruiting through Linguistics (Deadline: Jan 7), CS & CDS (Deadlines: Dec 15).
Find more info here: najoung.kim/students/
Find more info here: najoung.kim/students/
Reposted by Najoung Kim
Here are the slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
SLD Plenary - Najoung Kim [external share]
Whence insights? The value of delineating human and machine CogSci Najoung Kim (Boston University) Society for Language Development Annual Symposium November 6, 2025 1
docs.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here are the slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
Here are the slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
SLD Plenary - Najoung Kim [external share]
Whence insights? The value of delineating human and machine CogSci Najoung Kim (Boston University) Society for Language Development Annual Symposium November 6, 2025 1
docs.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here are the slides: docs.google.com/presentation...
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
For context the intended audience is Lang Dev researchers who are attending a session on "what can LLMs tell us about human language".
If you have any thoughts I'd love to hear them!
i was a bit nervous about it but so happy that it was generally well received, even from folks who are usually skeptics! it meant a lot. will share slides soon and hopefully a position paper too, watch this space 👁
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
i was a bit nervous about it but so happy that it was generally well received, even from folks who are usually skeptics! it meant a lot. will share slides soon and hopefully a position paper too, watch this space 👁
so awesome to have spoken alongside Virginia Valian and Ethan Wilcox, and a pre-talk conversation with them was really helpful! people should do this more
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
so awesome to have spoken alongside Virginia Valian and Ethan Wilcox, and a pre-talk conversation with them was really helpful! people should do this more
Required qualifications: BA, hands-on engineering experience, and interest in research. Please help spread the word and share with people who might be a good fit! 🪄
Unfortunately only open to US citizens/permanent residents/independent work auth holders.
Unfortunately only open to US citizens/permanent residents/independent work auth holders.
July 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Required qualifications: BA, hands-on engineering experience, and interest in research. Please help spread the word and share with people who might be a good fit! 🪄
Unfortunately only open to US citizens/permanent residents/independent work auth holders.
Unfortunately only open to US citizens/permanent residents/independent work auth holders.
The first part of this effort was RExBench: bsky.app/profile/najo...
There will be some freedom of scope for the second part of the project within the theme of research agent evaluation - the RA will contribute to scoping the project along with the team as well.
There will be some freedom of scope for the second part of the project within the theme of research agent evaluation - the RA will contribute to scoping the project along with the team as well.
Seeing an experiment and thinking "but have they tried X? what if we do Y?" is a key part of research and a start to new discoveries. RExBench tests if coding agents can implement new extensions.
It complements recent evals (eg PaperBench from OpenAI
) on replication! See 👇 for details
It complements recent evals (eg PaperBench from OpenAI
) on replication! See 👇 for details
Can coding agents autonomously implement AI research extensions?
We introduce RExBench, a benchmark that tests if a coding agent can implement a novel experiment based on existing research and code.
Finding: Most agents we tested had a low success rate, but there is promise!
We introduce RExBench, a benchmark that tests if a coding agent can implement a novel experiment based on existing research and code.
Finding: Most agents we tested had a low success rate, but there is promise!
July 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The first part of this effort was RExBench: bsky.app/profile/najo...
There will be some freedom of scope for the second part of the project within the theme of research agent evaluation - the RA will contribute to scoping the project along with the team as well.
There will be some freedom of scope for the second part of the project within the theme of research agent evaluation - the RA will contribute to scoping the project along with the team as well.
Excited this is finally out and ❤️ to our team @nedwards99.bsky.social @yukyunglee.bsky.social Audrey Mao and Yulu Qin! of course @sebschu great as always 🙏🙏
July 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excited this is finally out and ❤️ to our team @nedwards99.bsky.social @yukyunglee.bsky.social Audrey Mao and Yulu Qin! of course @sebschu great as always 🙏🙏
thanks Matt, means a lot!! 😊
May 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
thanks Matt, means a lot!! 😊