Machine learning-based guilt detection in text

In this study, we introduce guilt detection, a novel task in Natural Language Processing aimed at detecting guilt in text. We also developed a dataset and a set of baseline classifiers for this task. Guilt is a complex emotion that arises when individuals contemplate past wrongdoings or failings to uphold their own moral standards¹. It is frequently felt when people feel responsible for wrongdoing or harm to others, whether real or imagined². It is often accompanied by a desire to correct any perceived interpersonal flaws³.

In text processing, guilt can be detected through linguistic…