Why Do We Laugh? Annotation and Taxonomy Generation for Laughable Contexts in Spontaneous Text Conversation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16635v2
• Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:50:37 GMT
• Title: Why Do We Laugh? Annotation and Taxonomy Generation for Laughable Contexts in Spontaneous Text Conversation
• Abstract summary: This study developed a taxonomy to classify the underlying reasons for laughable contexts.<n>It also evaluated GPT-4o's performance in recognizing the majority labels of laughable contexts, achieving an F1 score of 43.14%.<n>These findings contribute to the advancement of conversational AI by establishing a foundation for more nuanced recognition and generation of laughter.
• Score: 22.249086790195634
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Laughter serves as a multifaceted communicative signal in human interaction, yet its identification within dialogue presents a significant challenge for conversational AI systems. This study addresses this challenge by annotating laughable contexts in Japanese spontaneous text conversation data and developing a taxonomy to classify the underlying reasons for such contexts. Initially, multiple annotators manually labeled laughable contexts using a binary decision (laughable or non-laughable). Subsequently, an LLM was used to generate explanations for the binary annotations of laughable contexts, which were then categorized into a taxonomy comprising ten categories, including "Empathy and Affinity" and "Humor and Surprise," highlighting the diverse range of laughter-inducing scenarios. The study also evaluated GPT-4o's performance in recognizing the majority labels of laughable contexts, achieving an F1 score of 43.14%. These findings contribute to the advancement of conversational AI by establishing a foundation for more nuanced recognition and generation of laughter, ultimately fostering more natural and engaging human-AI interactions.

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