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| | license: openrail |
| | language: |
| | - is |
| | tags: |
| | - bias-detection |
| | - icelandic |
| | - ner |
| | - socially-responsible-ai |
| | - prejudice-detection |
| | - huggingface |
| | - dataset |
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| | # Lexicon of Icelandic Bias and Toxicity |
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| | **Trigger warning:** This lexicon contains biased, offensive, and harmful language. |
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| | ## Lexicon Description |
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| | This lexicon is composed of 2,106 Icelandic expressions, including both single words and short multiword phrases, that reflect bias, stigma, or inflammatory language. These expressions were manually compiled from a variety of public sources, including IceTaboo, comment sections on Icelandic blogs and discussion forums, and right-wing Icelandic media platforms. Each expression was categorized in one of 14 bias-related categories: Addiction (101), Disability (95), Origin (288), General (255), LGBTQIA (193), Looks (129), Personal (121), Profanity (86), Religion (209), Sexual (154), Social (175), Stupidity (98), Vulgar (44), and Women (158). |
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| | ## Intended Uses & Limitations |
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| | ### Intended Use |
| | - Research on bias detection in Icelandic text |
| | - Training and evaluation of bias-aware NLP models |
| | - Educational purposes for raising awareness of bias in language |
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| | ### Limitations |
| | - This lexicon is not an exhaustive list of harmful language in Icelandic. |
| | - Some words might be appropriate in one context but harmful in another. |
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| | ## Ethical Considerations |
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| | This lexicon is released under the **[BigScience OpenRAIL-D License](https://www.licenses.ai/ai-licenses)**, which allows free use with responsible-use restrictions. |
| | Prohibited uses include: |
| | - Harassment or discrimination |
| | - Generating disinformation or hateful content |
| | - Surveillance targeting individuals or groups |
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| | The lexicon includes harmful language and should be handled with care. Trigger warnings are recommended for any public deployment. |
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| | ## Citation |
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| | Will be added. |
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