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Isn't it more complicated than that? "Ouch" can be a lot of things, and that's where a lot of problems crop up in the AI world.

If one of my friends insults another friend, I might say,"OUCH!" I'm not in pain but I might want to express that the insult was a bit much. If someone tries to insult me and it's weak, I could reply with a dry, sarcastic "ouch."

Combine that with facial expression and tone of voice and 'ouch' is highly contextual.

One problem with some of the tools used to take down offensive comments on social media platforms is that they don't get context.

Let's say that 'ouch' is highly offensive and you got into trouble for calling someone an "ouch." If I want to discuss the issue and agree that you were being offensive, I could get into trouble with the ML/AI tools for quoting you.



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