The paper introduces VEILED-SH, a dataset designed to test AI systems on indirect and culturally situated expressions of self-harm. The authors argue that current benchmarks do not jointly account for cultural variation, application context, and disagreement among practitioners, leaving gaps in how well AI can recognize distress or provide appropriate support.
By focusing on indirect language, the dataset targets situations where AI systems may miss subtle cues or offer responses mismatched to the setting. The inclusion of practitioner disagreement suggests the benchmark is meant to reflect real-world ambiguity rather than assuming a single correct interpretation.
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