Contribute to Open Sentiment
We are excited to welcome you to the Open Sentiment community! Being in the early phase of development, we need passionate contributors like you to help the project reach its full potential. There are several ways you can make an impact, and every contribution is valuable.
Dataset Research
As the backbone of our tool, the datasets we use need to be comprehensive and accurate. We’re looking for contributors to assist in researching diverse sources of news articles across the political spectrum and from different geographic regions. Your role would involve identifying potential sources, assessing their quality, and providing recommendations.
Dataset Creation
The creation of robust and representative datasets is a challenging but crucial task. Contributors in this area will collaborate to curate and annotate a corpus of news articles. Note the inherent difficulty: we strive to tag articles with their respective political biases, a task fraught with subjectivity. To address this, we are exploring the idea of creating categories based on the model output embeddings, instead of traditional tags like “left-wing” or “right-wing”. This allows us to group and compare news outlets based on their similarity in opinions. It’s a challenging but rewarding area where innovative thinking is welcomed!
Core Tool Development
The heart of the project is the Open Sentiment tool, powered by AI models like Falcon and GPT NeoX. We’re in need of contributors with a background in machine learning to assist with model fine-tuning, testing, and improvement. Your work here will directly shape the capabilities of Open Sentiment.
Model Training/Finetuning
Model training and fine-tuning is an iterative and complex process, and we need machine learning enthusiasts to join us. Your tasks would involve training the models on our datasets, fine-tuning to improve accuracy, and testing the models for validity. This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI models and significantly influence the project’s success.
Documentation & Website Maintainment
We believe in making Open Sentiment accessible and user-friendly. For this, we need web developers and UX/UI designers to enhance the website’s usability, functionality, and aesthetics. If you’re someone who can make complex things look simple, we need you!
Partnerships and Donations
Aside from contributing your skills, you can also support us through partnerships and donations. By forming partnerships, we can leverage collective capabilities to make Open Sentiment even better. Donations, meanwhile, help us sustain the project, expand its reach, and accelerate its development.
Open Sentiment is an ambitious project and we can’t do it without your help. Join us in making unbiased news analysis a reality for everyone!