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Conceptual Questions in Developing Expert-Annotated Data

Overview

In this paper, we argue that nuanced expert annotation often requires a significant rethinking of the traditional paradigms of data annotation. In a small pilot study, we find that even the most highly trained experts demonstrate significant heterogeneity in their evaluation of the document-level coherence of bespoke contracts. The outcomes of our study provide preliminary considerations of how paradigms of document annotation should fully utilize expert annotations in bespoke contexts.

Abstract

In this paper, we argue that nuanced expert annotation often requires a significant rethinking of the traditional paradigms of data annotation. In a small pilot study, we find that even the most highly trained experts demonstrate significant heterogeneity in their evaluation of the document-level coherence of bespoke contracts. The outcomes of our study provide preliminary considerations of how paradigms of document annotation should fully utilize expert annotations in bespoke contexts.