Effectively Detecting and Responding to Online Harassment with Large Language Models
PositiveArtificial Intelligence
- Recent research has leveraged Large Language Models (LLMs) to effectively detect and respond to online harassment on Instagram, focusing on private messaging rather than public social media platforms. Human labelers were recruited to identify harassment in a dataset of Instagram messages, and the LLM pipeline demonstrated its capability to label these messages accurately while generating superior simulated responses to harassment.
- This development is significant as it showcases the potential of LLMs to enhance user safety on social media platforms, particularly in private messaging contexts where harassment often goes unnoticed. By improving the detection and response mechanisms, Instagram can foster a safer environment for its users.
- The findings highlight ongoing discussions around the reliability of LLMs in sensitive applications, such as hate speech detection and mental health assessments. While LLMs offer advanced capabilities, challenges remain regarding their accuracy and the potential biases in their responses, emphasizing the need for continuous evaluation and improvement in AI technologies.
— via World Pulse Now AI Editorial System
