Text Classification
Text classification aims to automatically categorize text into predefined categories, driven by the need for efficient and accurate information processing across diverse domains. Current research focuses on leveraging large language models (LLMs) like BERT and Llama 2, often enhanced with techniques such as fine-tuning, data augmentation, and active learning, alongside traditional machine learning methods like SVMs and XGBoost. These advancements are improving the accuracy and efficiency of text classification, with significant implications for applications ranging from medical diagnosis and financial analysis to social media monitoring and legal research. A key challenge remains ensuring model robustness, interpretability, and fairness, particularly when dealing with imbalanced datasets or noisy labels.
Papers
Short text classification with machine learning in the social sciences: The case of climate change on Twitter
Karina Shyrokykh, Maksym Girnyk, Lisa Dellmuth
Backdoor Adjustment of Confounding by Provenance for Robust Text Classification of Multi-institutional Clinical Notes
Xiruo Ding, Zhecheng Sheng, Meliha Yetişgen, Serguei Pakhomov, Trevor Cohen