Redefining Toxicity: An Objective and Context-Aware Approach for Stress-Level-Based Detection

Most toxicity detection models treat toxicity as an intrinsic property of text, overlooking the role of context in shaping its impact. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, we reconceptualise toxicity as a socially emergent stress signal. We introduce a new framework for toxicity detection, including a formal definition and metric, and validate our approach on a novel dataset, demonstrating improved contextual sensitivity and adaptability.

@article{berezin2025_2503.16072,
  title={ Redefining Toxicity: An Objective and Context-Aware Approach for Stress-Level-Based Detection },
  author={ Sergey Berezin and Reza Farahbakhsh and Noel Crespi },
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.16072},
  year={ 2025 }
}