arXiv AI By Lorenzo Cima, Alessio Miaschi, Amaury Trujillo, Marco Avenuti, Felice Dell'Orletta, Stefano Cresci

Contextualized Counterspeech Can Be More Persuasive Than Generic Counterspeech

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arXiv:2607. 26236v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI-generated counterspeech offers a scalable and effective strategy to mitigate online toxicity by promoting more constructive dialogue.

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