MERMAID: A dataset and framework for multimodal meme semantic understanding

• Main Authors: TOH, Shaun, KUEK, Adriel, CHONG, Wen Haw, LEE, Roy Ka Wei
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Memes; Multimodal; Semantic Extraction; Databases and Information Systems; Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces; Mental and Social Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/8746; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/9749/viewcontent/MERMAID_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Memes are widely used to convey cultural and societal issues and have a significant impact on public opinion. However, little work has been done on understanding and explaining the semantics expressed in multimodal memes. To fill this research gap, we introduce MERMAID, a dataset consisting of 3,633...