IceTaboo: Offensive Word Database with Commercial Application
The Project, The IceTaboo database is a novel resource for processing offensive words in Icelandic. Developed by a small team at the Language and Technology Lab at
'Our lab is really focused on collaborating with industry. We really want our work to benefit the public.'
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Methodology, The IceTaboo database consists of a list of words in Icelandic that may be considered inappropriate, taboo or loaded in use or meaning. The list inclu
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Outcome, As part of the GreynirCorrect automatic proofreading software, the IceTaboo database is already being used to highlight inappropriate words at the Ice
This screenshot from the correction software interface shows how it appears to users. Here, IceTaboo has flagged the word 'hjúkrunarkona', explai
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According to project leader Agnes Sólmundsdóttir, other Icelandic companies working with text have also shown interest in integrating the correction s
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Views on CLARIN, 'We deposited our database at CLARIN. It’s a really well-respected platform for language technology tools. Our lab and the language technology communi
Anton Karl Ingason, Associate Professor at the University of Iceland, and Director of the Language and Technology Lab
Agnes Sólmundsdóttir, Researc
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