Less Is Moral: A CHARMing Framework for Moral Foundations Detection in Endorsement Behaviour

A new framework, CHARM, has been developed to improve the detection of moral foundations in online endorsement behavior. This framework aims to overcome limitations of existing systems, such as poor cross-domain generalization and reliance on costly Large Language Models (LLMs), by integrating rationale alignment and hate-speech awareness into a lightweight fine-tuned LLM.

The ability to accurately detect moral foundations in online communications is critical for understanding public sentiment, managing brand reputation, and mitigating the spread of harmful narratives. This framework offers a more robust and efficient method for such analysis, potentially influencing strategic communication and risk management approaches in the digital sphere.

Existing moral foundation detection systems exhibit poor cross-domain generalization.

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