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New APRiL benchmark tests Chinese social awareness in large language models

Researchers have introduced APRiL, a new benchmark designed to evaluate the social awareness of large language models, specifically in Chinese contexts. The benchmark comprises 2,196 evaluation instances across six categories and two tasks: Social Scenario Analysis, which assesses understanding of social cues and conflicts, and Socially Aware Response, which tests the ability to generate appropriate replies. Experiments with 12 models demonstrated a consistent gap between understanding and response generation, indicating that while improved scenario analysis can enhance responses, poor analysis may degrade them. AI

IMPACT This benchmark aims to improve the nuanced social understanding and response generation capabilities of LLMs in Chinese contexts.

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New APRiL benchmark tests Chinese social awareness in large language models

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Tian Lan, Han Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yahan Yu, Jiang Li, Yugo Murawaki ·

    APRiL: An Open-ended Benchmark for Chinese Social Awareness in Large Language Models

    arXiv:2610.20785v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models are increasingly used in social interactions, where appropriate responses require recognizing implicit cues, inferring mental states, identifying conflicts, and considering potential consequences. However, exis…