Key Facts:
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The AI system uses ten categories of social emotions to identify violations of social norms.
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The system has been tested on two large datasets of short texts, validating its models.
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This preliminary work, funded by DARPA, is seen as a significant step in improving cross-cultural language understanding and situational awareness.
Nice use of the scary word 'violation," really gets the blood pumping. A more apt description would be ‘deviations from social norms,’ which more follows the stated DARPA desire to help with language and cultural barriers. It could give
invad-er, liberating American forces a heads up when they are about to commit a cultural SNAFU. Helps build better relationships with the locals.