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by jakelazaroff 2832 days ago
Sure, it's flawed, but that's the point of the post: that assumptions about your dataset can lead to unexpected forms of bias.

> Do you really need to assign a sentiment to very noun known to mankind?

No, but it seems like a simple (and seemingly innocuous) mistake that many programmers can and will make.

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I was just trying to explain in this comment why I think the human moderation solution is solving the wrong problem.