Harmful speech detection by language models exhibits gender-queer dialect bias

R Dorn, L Kezar, F Morstatter, K Lerman - … of the 4th ACM Conference on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Trigger Warning: Profane Language, Slurs Content moderation on social media platforms
shapes the dynamics of online discourse, influencing whose voices are amplified and …

COMMUNITY-CROSS-INSTRUCT: Unsupervised Instruction Generation for Aligning Large Language Models to Online Communities

Z He, MD Chu, R Dorn, S Guo, K Lerman - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.12074, 2024 - arxiv.org
Social scientists use surveys to probe the opinions and beliefs of populations, but these
methods are slow, costly, and prone to biases. Recent advances in large language models …

Feelings about bodies: Emotions on diet and fitness forums reveal gendered stereotypes and body image concerns

C Sánchez, MD Chu, Z He, R Dorn, S Murray… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The gendered expectations about ideal body types can lead to body image concerns,
dissatisfaction, and in extreme cases, disordered eating and other psychopathologies …

OATH-Frames: Characterizing Online Attitudes Towards Homelessness with LLM Assistants

J Ranjit, B Joshi, R Dorn, L Petry… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Warning: Contents of this paper may be upsetting. Public attitudes towards key societal
issues, expressed on online media, are of immense value in policy and reform efforts, yet …

Safe Spaces or Toxic Places? Content Moderation and Social Dynamics of Online Eating Disorder Communities

K Lerman, MD Chu, C Bickham, L Luceri… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Social media platforms have become critical spaces for discussing mental health concerns,
including eating disorders. While these platforms can provide valuable support networks …