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Autores principales: Jacas, Joshua, Winchester, Hana, Boyd, Alicia, Johnson, Brittany
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09341
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author Jacas, Joshua
Winchester, Hana
Boyd, Alicia
Johnson, Brittany
author_facet Jacas, Joshua
Winchester, Hana
Boyd, Alicia
Johnson, Brittany
contents Detecting harmful and non-inclusive terminology in technical contexts is critical for fostering inclusive environments in computing. This study explores the impact of model architecture on harmful language detection by evaluating a curated database of technical terms, each paired with specific use cases. We tested a range of encoder, decoder, and encoder-decoder language models, including BERT-base-uncased, RoBERTa large-mnli, Gemini Flash 1.5 and 2.0, GPT-4, Claude AI Sonnet 3.5, T5-large, and BART-large-mnli. Each model was presented with a standardized prompt to identify harmful and non-inclusive language across 64 terms. Results reveal that decoder models, particularly Gemini Flash 2.0 and Claude AI, excel in nuanced contextual analysis, while encoder models like BERT exhibit strong pattern recognition but struggle with classification certainty. We discuss the implications of these findings for improving automated detection tools and highlight model-specific strengths and limitations in fostering inclusive communication in technical domains.
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spellingShingle An Evaluation of LLMs for Detecting Harmful Computing Terms
Jacas, Joshua
Winchester, Hana
Boyd, Alicia
Johnson, Brittany
Computation and Language
Emerging Technologies
Detecting harmful and non-inclusive terminology in technical contexts is critical for fostering inclusive environments in computing. This study explores the impact of model architecture on harmful language detection by evaluating a curated database of technical terms, each paired with specific use cases. We tested a range of encoder, decoder, and encoder-decoder language models, including BERT-base-uncased, RoBERTa large-mnli, Gemini Flash 1.5 and 2.0, GPT-4, Claude AI Sonnet 3.5, T5-large, and BART-large-mnli. Each model was presented with a standardized prompt to identify harmful and non-inclusive language across 64 terms. Results reveal that decoder models, particularly Gemini Flash 2.0 and Claude AI, excel in nuanced contextual analysis, while encoder models like BERT exhibit strong pattern recognition but struggle with classification certainty. We discuss the implications of these findings for improving automated detection tools and highlight model-specific strengths and limitations in fostering inclusive communication in technical domains.
title An Evaluation of LLMs for Detecting Harmful Computing Terms
topic Computation and Language
Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09341