3 papers
cs.CL2025
Modeling Public Perceptions of Science in Media
Jiaxin Pei, Dustin Wright, Isabelle Augenstein +1
Effectively engaging the public with science is vital for fostering trust and understanding in our scientific community. Yet, with an ever-growing volume of information, science co…
cs.HC2025
Who Reaps All the Superchats? A Large-Scale Analysis of Income Inequality in Virtual YouTuber Livestreaming
Ruijing Zhao, Brian Diep, Jiaxin Pei +3
The explosive growth of Virtual YouTubers (VTubers)-streamers who perform behind virtual anime avatars-has created a unique digital economy with profound implications for content c…
cs.CL2025
Beyond Demographics: Fine-tuning Large Language Models to Predict Individuals' Subjective Text Perceptions
Matthias Orlikowski, Jiaxin Pei, Paul Röttger +3
People naturally vary in their annotations for subjective questions and some of this variation is thought to be due to the person's sociodemographic characteristics. LLMs have also…