4 papers
Not Minds, but Signs: Reframing LLMs through Semiotics
Davide Picca
This paper challenges the prevailing tendency to frame Large Language Models (LLMs) as cognitive systems, arguing instead for a semiotic perspective that situates these models with…
Improving Neural Argumentative Stance Classification in Controversial Topics with Emotion-Lexicon Features
Mohammad Yeghaneh Abkenar, Weixing Wang, Manfred Stede +3
Argumentation mining comprises several subtasks, among which stance classification focuses on identifying the standpoint expressed in an argumentative text toward a specific target…
The Semiotic Channel Principle: Measuring the Capacity for Meaning in LLM Communication
Davide Picca
This paper proposes a novel semiotic framework for analyzing Large Language Models (LLMs), conceptualizing them as stochastic semiotic engines whose outputs demand active, asymmetr…
A Survey on Moral Foundation Theory and Pre-Trained Language Models: Current Advances and Challenges
Lorenzo Zangari, Candida M. Greco, Davide Picca +1
Moral values have deep roots in early civilizations, codified within norms and laws that regulated societal order and the common good. They play a crucial role in understanding the…