Using LLMs to Infer Non-Binary COVID-19 Sentiments of Chinese Micro-bloggers
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| author | Hu, Jerry Chongyi Modi, Mohammed Shahid Szymanski, Boleslaw K. |
| author_facet | Hu, Jerry Chongyi Modi, Mohammed Shahid Szymanski, Boleslaw K. |
| contents | Studying public sentiment during crises is crucial for understanding how opinions and sentiments shift, resulting in polarized societies. We study Weibo, the most popular microblogging site in China, using posts made during the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. The study period includes the pre-COVID-19 stage, the outbreak stage, and the early stage of epidemic prevention. We use Llama 3 8B, a Large Language Model, to analyze users' sentiments on the platform by classifying them into positive, negative, sarcastic, and neutral categories. Analyzing sentiment shifts on Weibo provides insights into how social events and government actions influence public opinion. This study contributes to understanding the dynamics of social sentiments during health crises, fulfilling a gap in sentiment analysis for Chinese platforms. By examining these dynamics, we aim to offer valuable perspectives on digital communication's role in shaping society's responses during unprecedented global challenges. |
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| spellingShingle | Using LLMs to Infer Non-Binary COVID-19 Sentiments of Chinese Micro-bloggers Hu, Jerry Chongyi Modi, Mohammed Shahid Szymanski, Boleslaw K. Social and Information Networks Machine Learning Studying public sentiment during crises is crucial for understanding how opinions and sentiments shift, resulting in polarized societies. We study Weibo, the most popular microblogging site in China, using posts made during the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis. The study period includes the pre-COVID-19 stage, the outbreak stage, and the early stage of epidemic prevention. We use Llama 3 8B, a Large Language Model, to analyze users' sentiments on the platform by classifying them into positive, negative, sarcastic, and neutral categories. Analyzing sentiment shifts on Weibo provides insights into how social events and government actions influence public opinion. This study contributes to understanding the dynamics of social sentiments during health crises, fulfilling a gap in sentiment analysis for Chinese platforms. By examining these dynamics, we aim to offer valuable perspectives on digital communication's role in shaping society's responses during unprecedented global challenges. |
| title | Using LLMs to Infer Non-Binary COVID-19 Sentiments of Chinese Micro-bloggers |
| topic | Social and Information Networks Machine Learning |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05423 |