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Combining LLM-based data augmentation via GPT-4 with parameter-efficient fine-tuning using DistilBERT and LoRA improves sentiment classification performance on imbalanced datasets while maintaining low training complexity. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To improve sentiment classification accuracy on heavily imbalanced social media data using large language model augmentation and computationally efficient transformer fine-tuning.

September 2, 2026Applied AI LettersOpen Access

Sentiment Analysis of Imbalanced Dataset Through Data Augmentation and Generative Annotation Using DistilBERT and Low‐Rank Fine‐Tuning

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HNHossein Nekkouei Nasrabadi MMMohammad Hossein Moattar

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Experimental study demonstrates improved sentiment classification in imbalanced social media data, indicating the utility of generative augmentation with parameter-efficient transformer tuning.

Key Points

To improve sentiment classification accuracy on heavily imbalanced social media data using large language model augmentation and computationally efficient transformer fine-tuning.
Generated synthetic tweets and positive annotations via GPT-4 using paraphrasing and back-translation through Italian to balance 10 negative categories in the Twitter US Airline Sentiment dataset.
Encoded augmented samples into sentence embeddings using DistilBERT fine-tuned with Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) and classified sentiments with a SoftMax layer.
Validated classification performance using a held-out test set and 10-fold cross-validation.
Achieved strong classification performance across positive, neutral, and negative sentiment classes while substantially reducing training computational complexity.
Successfully improved dataset balance and interpretability through generative semantic counterpart labeling of predefined negative airline categories.

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Nasrabadi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e29ec562ede874ec6d54 https://doi.org/10.1002/ail2.70043

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September 2, 2026Applied AI LettersOpen Access

Sentiment Analysis of Imbalanced Dataset Through Data Augmentation and Generative Annotation Using DistilBERT and Low‐Rank Fine‐Tuning

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Authors

HNHossein Nekkouei Nasrabadi MMMohammad Hossein Moattar

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Overview

Experimental study demonstrates improved sentiment classification in imbalanced social media data, indicating the utility of generative augmentation with parameter-efficient transformer tuning.

Key Points

To improve sentiment classification accuracy on heavily imbalanced social media data using large language model augmentation and computationally efficient transformer fine-tuning.
Generated synthetic tweets and positive annotations via GPT-4 using paraphrasing and back-translation through Italian to balance 10 negative categories in the Twitter US Airline Sentiment dataset.
Encoded augmented samples into sentence embeddings using DistilBERT fine-tuned with Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) and classified sentiments with a SoftMax layer.
Validated classification performance using a held-out test set and 10-fold cross-validation.
Achieved strong classification performance across positive, neutral, and negative sentiment classes while substantially reducing training computational complexity.
Successfully improved dataset balance and interpretability through generative semantic counterpart labeling of predefined negative airline categories.

Cite This Study

Nasrabadi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e29ec562ede874ec6d54 https://doi.org/10.1002/ail2.70043

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