Multi-Model Framework for Sentiment Annotation: A Use Case of Multilingual Wikipedia

Włodzimierz Lewoniewski, Milena Stróżyna, Izabela Czumałowska


Abstract
In this work, we investigate whether data annotation can be automated using state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), while maintaining high consistency and reliability. We propose a multi-model, multi-run framework in which several LLMs act as annotators and their outputs are aggregated using a strict consensus criterion to improve annotation robustness and reduce model-specific biases.

The proposed approach is evaluated on a multilingual sentiment analysis task using lead sections of Wikipedia articles covering diverse topics in five languages. The resulting annotations are assessed using intra-model consistency, cross-model agreement, and standard inter-annotator agreement metrics. Additionally, we conducted human evaluation.

The described framework enables scalable and reproducible data annotation, and the resulting dataset is publicly released to support further research.
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2026.findings-emnlp.1830
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Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2026
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October
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2026
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Budapest, Hungary
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Hung-Yi Lee, Sunipa Dev, Jessy Li, Desmond Elliott
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Findings
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Association for Computational Linguistics
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39079–39090
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https://aclanthology.org/2026.findings-emnlp.1830/
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10.18653/2026.findings-emnlp.1830
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Włodzimierz Lewoniewski, Milena Stróżyna, and Izabela Czumałowska. 2026. Multi-Model Framework for Sentiment Annotation: A Use Case of Multilingual Wikipedia. In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2026, pages 39079–39090, Budapest, Hungary. Association for Computational Linguistics.
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